Uncirculated Choice
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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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 1875 S Liberty Gold Double Eagle GEM BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin US $14,685.00
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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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The Man Who Stashed $200 Million In Silver Dollars
Upon the death of 77-year-old Lavere Redfield in 1974, the IRS seized his estate. During their search a false wall was discovered and knocked down, revealing a cache of over four hundred 1,000 coin bags, or 400,000 silver dollars - which weighed a staggering 11 tons! (A regular bank vault couldn’t hold them all.) The estate was valued around $200 million, and to this day remains one of the largest private silver dollar collections ever found, known as the “Redfield Hoard”.
Because of the vast number of coins, the exact inventory of the Redfield Hoard of silver dollars was unknown. Amazingly, over 350,000 of the silver dollars were uncirculated, still in mint condition. At auction, there were so many coins the lot could not be properly examined by potential bidders. The whole collection went to the top bidder for a mere $7.3 million…
LaVere Redfield was born into poverty in Utah, in 1897. In his early twenties he made a meager living, digging potatoes in Idaho. From there he went on to manage a department store.
After careful saving, he began making investments. During the depression, in 1929 he moved to Los Angeles, learned about the stock market and became a stock broker, later gaining a reputation for gleaning the true value of stocks. He would buy blocks of stocks that no one else wanted - earning him the nickname "the junk man”. His investments paid off handsomely; some of his stocks became extremely valuable.
Upon acquiring an impressive amount of capital in 1935, (still the Depression era) from trading oil and mining stocks and real estate, he moved to Reno. There he purchased land and a large stone house, and began his hobby of collecting silver dollars. Periodically he would go to the bank and buy bags of 1,000 silver dollars. At the time, US silver dollars could be bought for $1 and sold by most banks. And as all the casinos in Reno used silver dollars, the banks kept a ready supply on hand.
Redfield didn’t trust banks for saving his money, preferring to store the silver dollars at home. He would collect them in his pickup truck and stash them in the basement, probably dropping the bags down the old coal chute. Many of the coins were mint condition, uncirculated. Others were badly marked, from rubbing against each other during transit. Before long word got out about his love of silver dollars, and he was robbed a few times. Probably due to the robberies he began purchasing coins from banks further afield. Occasionally he would sell a few bags of silver dollars, when he felt the timing was right.
He gained a reputation as an eccentric during this period, partly due to his mistrust of banks, but also due to his choice of clothing – worn old jeans and cheap shirts - continuing to drive an old dilapidated pickup truck, known to be a notoriously poor tipper in the casinos, and often spending afternoons at the library watching free movies!
Story has it that he once paid for land at a tax auction with $65,000 in cash – carried in a shopping bag! He also opted to spend some time in jail, to avoid paying fines.
In 1960 Redfield was indicted, for non payment of $335,000 in income taxes. Rather than spend money on an attorney, he defended himself, was found guilty and served eighteen months of a five-year sentence.
Estimates reveal that at one time he had a cache of over 600,000
silver dollars. When his house was burglarized in 1963, reportedly
approximately 100,000 silver dollars were taken, which probably encouraged him to build the false wall, to hide his stash.
Where are the Redfield silver dollars now?
Almost four decades later, they might be anywhere. Every now and then a silver dollar turns up in a special holder with Redfield’s name on it – the only way they can be distinguished from other old US silver dollars. The exciting thing is, that it is still possible, when purchasing old silver dollars, that you might be holding one of the original silver dollars lovingly collected by LaVere Redfield!
If you are interested in acquiring silver dollars for your own collection, visit: http://numisone.com/jotibryant
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