Category Archives: Full Head

Hansen Collection Morgan Dollars at David Lawrence Rare Coins

Sunday Auction #1245 from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is now live and features over 425 total lots – including more than 75 No Reserve lots and over 25 Vault Values. Included in the variety of PCGS-, NGC-, and CAC-approved items are an expertly preserved 1788 Massachusetts Cent NGC MS65 BN ex: Newman; a popular […]

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Standing Liberty Quarters Worth Money

  By Steven Cochran for Gainesville Coins …… Virtually all Standing Liberty quarters are worth more than their melt value (roughly $5). Many of them are worth hundreds of dollars, in fact. The Standing Liberty quarter does not get the publicity that the Mercury dime or the Walking Liberty half dollar does, but it still […]

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Full Head Standing Liberty Quarter Rarity Featured in Stack’s Bowers August 2022 Showcase Auction

By Christopher Maisano – Numismatist, Stack’s Bower Galleries …… Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to be offering this 1926-D Standing Liberty quarter, a significant condition rarity due to its overall excellent quality. Lightly toned about the rims, and essentially brilliant in the centers, this coin was among the highlights of the Standing Liberty quarters from […]

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US Coin Profiles – Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 1 1916-1917

Charles Barber’s quarter dollar design was introduced in 1892, a beneficiary of the provision of the Mint Act of 1890, which allowed for the design of a coin to be changed every 25 years. Though not mandated by law, Barber’s designs for the dime, the quarter, and the half dollar were set aside in 1916. […]

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Jeff Garrett: A Guide to Coin Strike Character Rarities

Certain US coins with specific designations can fetch a premium price among collectors   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) …… When I started collecting rare coins about 45 years ago, there was only modest interest in later-date 20th-century coins. Anyone who has collected Jefferson nickels, Mercury dimes, Roosevelt dimes, and Franklin half […]

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US Coin Profiles – Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 1, 1916-1917

Description: Charles Barber’s quarter dollar design was introduced in 1892, a beneficiary of the provision of the Mint Act of 1890 which allowed for the design of a coin to be changed every 25 years. Though not mandated by law, Barber’s designs for the dime, quarter, and half dollar were set aside in 1916. Mint […]

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High-End Sets Usually a Bargain — This One Was Stunning

As you can see, I won this Jefferson nickel set in a Capitol Coin Auction on Proxibid. The set was described as special, and because I trusted auctioneer Brad Lisembee’s numismatic skills, I bid $300, with the set coming in a hundred less than my maximum

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Heritage Auctions: 18th Century Rarities Pace $8.5 Million Results in Dallas

Three coins from the earliest days of the United States Mint highlighted the results as Heritage’s October 3-5 US Coins Signature Auction in Dallas realized a total of $8.5 million USD. All prices realized include a 17.5% Buyer’s Premium. The clear highlight of this auction was a 1794 silver dollar, graded VF25 by PCGS, which […]

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Heritage Auctions – Finest 1918/7-S Standing Liberty Quarter Ever Offered at Auction

1918/7-S 25C FS-101 MS67 NGC No issue in the entire Standing Liberty quarter series is as much of a rarity in high grade as the 1918/7-S. The overdate was not discovered until nearly two decades after its creation, by which time collectors’ best chance of finding an example was to pluck a worn piece from […]

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