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Session Three - Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 5:00 pm
F
INEST
PCGS G
RADED
1903
Enlargement
2176
1903 Louisiana Purchase-Jefferson Dollar
.
PCGS
graded MS-67+ PQ.
CAC APPROVED.
Bountiful mint
luster mingles with vivid copper-red color on both sides of
this captivating Superb Gem example. Silky smooth in
sheen, and sure to please even the most discerning bidder.
Pop 1; none finer at PCGS.
(
PCGS # 7443
)
Estimated Value .............................................$12,500-UP
2177
1903 Louisiana Purchase-Jefferson Dollar
.
PCGS graded
MS-66
. Luxuriant orange-gold color is seen over each side with
light accents of frost everywhere. Keen-edged devices are dis-
played throughout, including Jefferson's wig. Jefferson, by the
way, was a red head with thinning hair according to paintings
done at the time of his Presidency. He wore a wig (as pictured)
which was traditional with both men and women of the wealth-
ier classes in post-colonial America. (
PCGS # 7443
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,400 - 1,500
2178
1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar
.
PCGS graded
MS-65
. Rich orange-gold toning. A dual-commemorative issue
for the Louisiana Purchase as well as to honor the fallen (assas-
sinated) President William McKinley, who was shot in 1901 and
died several weeks later. (
PCGS # 7444
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,200 - 1,250
Enlargement
2179
1916 McKinley Dollar
.
PCGS graded MS-67
. This smooth-
looking Superb Gem is draped in billowy mint luster and capti-
vating rose-gold color with mint-green accents at the outer
areas. Impressive technical quality and eye appeal for both the
type as a whole and the individual issue. The sale of the McKin-
ley dollars aided in paying for a memorial building at Niles,
Ohio, the fallen president's birthplace. The obverse shows a
profile of McKinley and was designed by Charles E. Barber; the
reverse, with the memorial building was designed by George T.
Morgan.
Pop 86; 1 finer in 67+
. (
PCGS # 7454
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,500 - 2,700
Enlargement
2180
1917 McKinley Dollar
.
PCGS graded MS-67 PQ
. The sec-
ond year of this popular commemorative design, the 1917
McKinley Memorial gold dollar is less available than its 1916
counterpart. The two issues were created to provide funding for
the McKinley Birthplace Memorial in Niles, Ohio. The present
example is a spectacular Superb Gem, with intricate detail evi-
dent on all design elements and lustrous, unmarked surfaces.
Reddish-gold and green-gold colors combine when the coin is
viewed under a light.
Pop 65; 3 finer in 67+
. (
PCGS #
7455
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$3,400 - 3,600
2181
1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar
.
PCGS graded MS-64
. A
fully lustrous butter-gold commemorative that has exemplary
preservation for the designated grade. From a mintage of only
15,000 pieces. (
PCGS # 7449
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $700 - 750
2182
1915-S Panama-Pacific $2.50
.
NGC graded MS-65
.
Splendid orange-gold patina mingles with billowy mint frost on
both sides of this attractive and expertly preserved Gem. Just a
couple of microscopic milling marks are noted.
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,300 - 2,400
2183
1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50
.
PCGS graded MS-65
. A
brightly lustrous specimen that deserves a fine collection. Bold
yellow-gold with red accents and excellent eye appeal. (
PCGS
# 7466
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,300 - 2,400
2184
1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50
.
PCGS graded MS-64
. Well
struck with attractive yellow-golden patina. Just a couple of
minor marks are seen with magnification on the obverse.
(
PCGS # 7466
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $650 - 700
