Choice Uncirculated
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 Astounding 1866 $20 Gold MS64 ★ Deep Mirror Proof like  US $385,000.00
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 Ultra Rare 1799 $10 CAPPED BUST LIBERTY NGC MS62 Gold Eagle Choice graded coin US $42,500.00
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 1907 SAINT GAUDENS $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE WIRE RIM VERY RARE HIGH QUALITY CHOICE US $32,000.00
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 1907 SAINT GAUDENS $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE WIRE RIM VERY RARE HIGH QUALITY CHOICE US $29,500.00
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 12 ST GAUDENS $20 GOLD COINS MS 61 PCGS INVESTMENT GRADE QUALITY US $23,736.00 |
 1859 D GOLD G$1 NGC MS 62 US $14,175.00
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 1907 Twenty Dollar Gold High Relief Wire Edge PCGS Genuine Filed Rims GEM US $11,950.00
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 1857 S $20 SSCA SPIKED SHIELD PCGS MS 64 CASE CERT US $11,595.00
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 Hoard of 10 $10 Liberty Head Gold Coins PCGS MS62 US $11,550.00
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 Very PQ 1908 $5 INDIAN PCGS MS65 five dollar Half Eagle Philadelphia gold coin US $11,499.00
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 1876 S LIBERTY $20 NGC MS 63 US $11,497.50
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 1872 MINT ERROR CALIFORNIA FRACTIONAL GOLD PCGS D S REV BG 1049 EXTREMELY RARE US $11,350.00
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 1836 CLASSIC $2 1 2 NGC MS 63 US $10,447.50
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 1897 $250 LIBERTY PCGS PR64 DCAM Philadelphia Quarter Eagle Proof gold coin US $9,850.00
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 1855 C $1 TYPE 2 Gold BU Charlotte MS Uncirculated Dollar VERY RARE US coin US $9,750.00
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 $3 1881 PCGS AU55 A VERY CHOICE AU CAC US $9,750.00
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 1913 S Indian Gold Half Eagle ICG MS63 RARE BU Uncirculated Coin US $15,275.00
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 1910 S ST GAUDENS $20 NGC MS 65 US $8,925.00
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 CoinStats 1922 S $20 SAINT PCGS MS64 San Francisco St Gaudens gold Double Eagle US $8,550.00
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 1807 Capped Bust $5 Gold Coin Almost Uncirculated AU US $8,500.00
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 Set of 4 SAINTS PCGS MS63 1923 1924 1925 1926 St Gaudens $20 gold Double Eagles US $8,249.00
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 1842 D $5 gold Liberty head PCGS Genuine Large Date US $7,395.00
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 Lustrous 1913 $20 SAINT PCGS MS64 St Gaudens Gold Double Eagle graded coin US $6,950.00
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 1908 D ST GAUDENS $20 PCGS MS 65 US $6,562.50
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 Set of 3 SAINTS OGH holders PCGS MS63 1922 1923 1924 $20 St Gaudens gold coins US $6,149.00
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 With Motto 1908 D $20 SAINT PCGS MS65 Denver St Gaudens gold coin Secure Plus US $5,849.00
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 1911 $20 SAINT NGC MS64 plus graded St Gaudens Double Eagle gold coin US $5,579.00
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 1889 CC Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 CHOICE BU RARE Carson City Gold Coin US $12,895.00
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 $5 1914 PCGS MS64 TERRIFIC CAC US $5,250.00
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 1877 CC CARSON CITY United States $20 Gold Liberty NGC AU DETAILS US $4,995.00
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 Scarce 1920 $20 SAINT PCGS MS64 OGH Philadelphia St Gaudens Choice Graded coin US $4,949.00
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 1810 $500 Capped Bust GoldLarge Date Large 5Choice AUlayaway available US $4,875.00
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 1846 C LIBERTY $500 US GOLD COIN AU VERY RARE US $4,850.00
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 4 19001901 1902 $10 Liberty Gold PCGS MS62 MINT US $4,550.00
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 2009 Ultra High Relief $20 Gold Double Eagle UHR PCGS 1oz MS70 US $4,400.00
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 1872 S Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 CHOICE BU RARE Date Beauty US $16,795.00
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 Set of 2 $20 LIBERTY 1896 1897 PCGS MS62 gold Double Eagle coins OGH holders US $4,249.00
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 LOOK 1851 D Liberty Head $1 Gold BU MS Mintage Only 9882 VERY RARE US $3,999.00
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 Five Coin Liberty Head Gold Set $1 to $20 Pieces US $3,999.00
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 Gem MS65 $10 Indian gold PCGS US $3,995.00
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 Rare 1910 San Francisco $5 US Indian Head Genuine Vintage Gold Choice BU Coin US $3,895.00
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 1922 S $20 GOLD PCGS MS63 ST GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE $5000 Choice BRIGHT US $3,782.50
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 1839 Head of 1838 Liberty Gold Eagle $10 CHOICE AU EXTREMELY Rare Gold Coin US $12,575.00
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 Gem MS65 $5 Liberty Gold PCGS US $3,495.00
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 Near Gem $5 Indian Gold MS64 PCGS US $3,495.00
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 1898 S $10 PCGS MS63 $10 Liberty Gold US $3,350.00
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 Ultra Gem MS66 St Gauden $20 Double Eagle PCGS US $3,295.00
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 LIBERTY HEAD $20 GOLD 1904 NGC 62PL PROOFLIKE INCREDIBLE LUSTER REFLECTIVE SURF US $3,250.00
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 1891 S $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE LIBERTY COIN PCGS MS63 US $3,235.00
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 1876 $20 GOLD Liberty Double Eagle DMPL CHOICE UNCIRCULATED RARE US $3,150.00
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 1807 $5 BUST LEFT GOLD CERTIFIED NGC NCS XF DETAILS US $3,095.00
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 RARE 1855 S AU Gold $3 Princess US Coin Almost Uncirculated US $2,999.99
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 Near Gem MS64 $20 Liberty Double Eagle PCGS US $2,995.00
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 1841 C LIBERTY $500 US GOLD COIN AU VERY RARE US $2,995.00
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 1888 Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 GEM BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $12,785.00
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 1876 S Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 GEM BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $10,675.00
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 1904 $20 Gold Liberty Type 3 MS62 PCGS CAC 4r US $2,900.00
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 1894 $20 LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE CHOICE BU GOLD COIN US $2,897.75
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 1884 S $5 HALF EAGLE NGC MS64 CLOSEOUT FROSTY SHARP RARE LOW POP 18 2 SLEEPER US $2,888.00
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 Rare 1906 D $10 LIBERTY PCGS MS64 choice Denver Gold Eagle coin US $2,875.00
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 1875 S Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 CHOICE BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $11,675.00
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 1890 Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 GEM BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $8,785.00
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 1904 LIBERTY HEAD $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE HIGH QUALITY CHOICE APPEALING BEAUTIFUL US $2,800.00
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 1884 CC CARSON CITY United States $20 Gold Liberty NGC AU DETAILS US $2,795.00
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 1899 $20 NGC MS60 CAC 1899 Double Eagle $20 Liberty US $2,750.00
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 1861 Indian Three Dollar $3 Gold Coin CHOICE BU RARE Coin US $8,495.00
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 1876 S Liberty Gold Double Eagle GEM BU RARE MS Coin US $12,685.00
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 1862 Indian Gold Three Dollar $3 Coin CHOICE BU RARE Key Date Coin US $7,265.00
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 Gem MS65 St Gauden $20 Double Eagle PCGS US $2,695.00
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 1877 S Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 GEM BU RARE Gold Coin US $12,485.00
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 1878 $20 Liberty Type III 3 MS 61 NGC 1 US $2,600.00
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 1899 LIBERTY HEAD $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE HIGH QUALITY CHOICE APPEALING BEAUTIFUL US $2,600.00
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 1897 LIBERTY HEAD $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE HIGH QUALITY CHOICE APPEALING BEAUTIFUL US $2,600.00
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 1895 LIBERTY HEAD $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE HIGH QUALITY CHOICE APPEALING BEAUTIFUL US $2,600.00
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 Rare 1897 $10 LIBERTY PCGS MS64 Philadelphia Choice graded Gold Eagle coin US $2,599.00
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 $20 LIBERTY HEAD 1904 Coronet GOLD Piece in NGC 63 SUPER HIGH LUSTER US $2,575.00
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 PQ rare 1894 $10 LIBERTY PCGS MS64 choice Philadelphia Gold Eagle certified coin US $2,549.00
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 1903 $20 LIBERTY PCGS MS64 Philadelphia Gold Double Eagle Choice Graded coin US $2,499.00
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 Near Gem MS64 St Gauden $20 Double Eagle PCGS US $2,495.00
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 Choice MS63 $20 Liberty Double Eagle PCGS US $2,495.00
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 1927 $20 Gold Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS63 US $2,495.00
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 1888 United States $20 Liberty Head Gold Eagle BU US $2,495.00
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 1873 Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 GEM BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $10,685.00
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 1910 Indian Gold Quarter Eagle $250 NGC MS64 RARE Uncirculated Coin US $3,075.00
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 1879 S Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 CHOICE BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $10,285.00
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 1855 $300 PRINCESS US GOLD COIN CHOICE ORIGINAL BU US $2,450.00
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 1926 $20 St GAUDENS Certified MS 65 Gold Coin Your choice PCGS or NGC US $2,450.00
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 1908 D Indian Gold Eagle $10 GEM BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $7,275.00
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 1886 Liberty Gold Eagle $10 ICG MS63 RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $3,965.00
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 1913 S Indian Gold Eagle $10 CHOICE BU RARE Key Date Gold Coin US $8,275.00
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 1904 $20 Gold Liberty Type 3 MS63 PCGS 0r US $2,424.51
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 1900 LIBERTY HEAD $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE HIGH QUALITY CHOICE APPEALING BEAUTIFUL US $2,400.00
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 Near Gem MS64 $10 Indian Eagle USGold PCGS on Sale US $2,395.00
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 1876 S United States $20 Liberty Head Gold Eagle CHOICE BU TYPE 2 US $2,395.00
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 1883 S Gold Double Eagle $20 Liberty Head PCGS Graded MS 61 US $2,379.00
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 1874 GOLD $ T 3 LGE HEAD INDIAN NGC MS66 SCARCE 66 SLEEPER VIBRANT FROSTY GEM US $2,378.00
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 ★ 1883 Liberty Gold Eagle $10 PCGS MS63 RARE Coin ★ US $2,345.00
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 1894 Liberty Gold Eagle $10 PCGS MS64 RARE Gem Uncirculated Coin US $2,965.00
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Finest Known Coins Collection
Some people collect only the finest example known of particular coins (called Finest Known coins), paying some very impressive premiums for that privilege. For example, a coin worth $50 in Choice Uncirculated condition could be worth $5,000 (or even $50,000) in Superb Uncirculated condition. Recently, a 1970 cent sold for $30,000 in MS-70. (You can buy the same coin in MS-69 for $30.) Of course, you might question the soundness of paying $30,000 if the owner had to resell it anytime soon.
Finest Known does not always mean fine quality, however. Many of the earliest U.S. coins are not available in Uncirculated condition, and the finest example known may rate a grade of only Extremely Fine, if that. Only a few coins, most of them modern, are known in the top grade of 70 on the Sheldon-Breen grading scale.
The Sheldon-Breen grading scale rates the condition of coins using a scale from 1 to 70, with 1 being the worst condition and 70 being the best. For the most part, 70 is a theoretical grade representing absolute perfection.
Even coins of the same denomination from the same year may have wildly different Finest Known examples. For example, the finest 1865 $10 gold pieces graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) are two examples at the MS-63 (Choice Uncirculated) level. By the same token, the finest PCGSgraded 1865-S $10 gold piece is a single AU-53 (About Uncirculated). This is the opposite of what collectors expect to find, because more than four times as many $10 gold pieces were minted at San Francisco as Philadelphia in 1865. What it really means is that fewer of the 1865-S $10 gold pieces were saved, because most of the major collectors at the time lived in the eastern United States, and only a few of them were concerned with collecting coins with different mintmarks (the tiny letters on coins that tell where a coin was made).
Therefore, a collection of Finest Knowns may contain coins ranging from Extremely Fine (circulated) all the way to Superb Uncirculated. Although the appearance and quality of the coins in such a set won't be uniform, you can bet that any numismatist worth his salt would drool over it!
Collecting only Finest Known coins carries one huge financial risk — that a better coin may come along tomorrow. Imagine paying $69,000 for a 1953-S half dollar graded PCGS MS-66 with full bell lines, as someone did in January 2001. (Full bell lines refers to the design lines in the Liberty Bell that appear only on the very sharpest Franklin half dollars minted from 1948 to 1963 — poorly made examples have no, or only partial, bell lines.) What will happen to that person's investment if an MS-67 full bell lines, or even another MS-66 full bell lines, shows up tomorrow? Think it can't happen? Keep in mind that there was a time when no MS-66 full bell lines examples had yet been graded. And there are still thousands of ungraded 1953-S half dollars out there!
Collecting Finest Known world coins can be particularly treacherous because far fewer world coins have been submitted to grading services and, as far as we've seen, very little Condition Census research exists for world coins.
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