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Auction 296 | Lot 5040 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1893 25C Isabella Quarter MS69 NGC. Like the 1892-1893 Columbian Half Dollar, the Isabella Quarter was produced to help raise funds for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The lobbying party for this Quarter was the Exposition's Board of Lady Managers, and the design was executed by Charles E. Barber. A rendition of Isabella of Castilla, Queen of Spain and the patron of Christopher Columbus, dominates the obverse. The reverse depicts a fictitious woman kneeling with a distaff and spindle--a symbol of woman's industry. Survivors of the 24,214 business strikes distributed are difficult to locate in grades above the MS64 level of preservation, and are rarely offered finer than MS66.

We have neither seen nor heard of a finer 1893 Isabella Quarter, and we doubt that one exists. The surfaces display a cornucopia of rainbow colors that yield to antique-copper shades as the surfaces turn away from the light. The luster is simply breathtaking with a vibrant, frosty texture. A razor sharp strike and pristine features round out this coin's list of positive attributes. Not surprisingly, this is the single finest Isabella Quarter known to the major grading services (4/02). (PCGS# 9220)

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Grade MS69

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $46,000.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5130 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1893 Isabella Quarter AU58 ANACS, richly detailed with abundant luster and lightly iridescent yellow-violet patina; and a 1926 Sesquicentennial Quarter Eagle AU58 ANACS, well struck and lustrous, a tiny scratch near the Y in LIBERTY. (Total: 2 coins) (PCGS# 9220)

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Grade AU58

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $575.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5132 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1893 25C Isabella Quarter MS62 ANACS. A highly lustrous example that has attractive golden-brown patina at the borders. Well struck with a few minor abrasions in the reverse field. (PCGS# 9220)

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Grade MS62

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Sold For: $488.75

Auction 296 | Lot 5133 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1893 25C Isabella Quarter MS62 ANACS. Milky steel-violet patina deepens to reddish-orange about the obverse periphery. (PCGS# 9220)

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Grade MS62

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $460.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5135 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1893 25C Isabella Quarter MS63 NGC. Golden-brown peripheral patina surrounds the sea-green fields. A well struck representative that has a few wispy slide marks on the obverse. (PCGS# 9220)

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Grade MS63

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $529.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5136 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1893 25C Isabella Quarter MS63 ANACS. Rich sea-green and golden-brown patina. A well struck and lustrous Commemorative that has a few light abrasions in the fields. (PCGS# 9220)

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Grade MS63

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Sold For: $632.50

Auction 296 | Lot 5137 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1893 25C Isabella Quarter MS64 PCGS. A bold striking that is accented on the obverse in rich coppery-rose and turquoise toning while a more uniform steel-gray tint covers the reverse. (PCGS# 9220)

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Grade MS64

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $833.75

Auction 296 | Lot 5138 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1893 25C Isabella Quarter MS66 PCGS. This wholly original example is exceptionally well preserved for the type. The richly frosted surfaces are bathed in copper-gray toning with whispers of electric-blue color in a few areas around the rims. Sharply brought up with nary a distracting blemish to report. (PCGS# 9220)

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Grade MS66

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $3,047.50

Auction 296 | Lot 5041 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar MS67 PCGS. Once in a great while a coin comes along that has the ability to rejuvenate even the most jaded numismatist. To the collector of Commemorative silver this may be such a coin. Starting with the surface quality, we have never seen a more impeccably preserved Lafayette. Even the abrasion plagued areas on the cheeks of Washington and Lafayette have come away virtually unscathed. The toning scheme is a swirling mixture of lilac-gray and emerald-green through the centers along with peripheral accents of rose and orange. Simply stated, those assembling a high grade set of silver Commemoratives would do well to consider this Superb Lafayette Dollar as a candidate to be the cornerstone of their set. Population: 5 in 67, 0 finer (5/02). (PCGS# 9222)

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Grade MS67

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Sold For: $59,800.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5141 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net AU50. Lilac patina in the centers, with cobalt-blue color at the margins. The portraits have a few miniscule contact marks, and the luster is subdued. The first appearance of a U.S. President on a non-pattern coin. (PCGS# 9222)

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Grade AU50

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $230.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5142 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU55. A lightly hairlined example that has faint grape-purple patina. Washington has a couple of minor abrasions on the cheek. (PCGS# 9222)

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Grade AU55

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $235.75

Auction 296 | Lot 5143 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar MS64 PCGS. The Lafayette Dollar is an interesting commemorative issue. Funded in great part by contributions from schoolchildren in the United States, the statue depicted was installed in 1908. In Bowers' book on commemoratives (page 115) he says the statue is in the Tuileries adjacent to the Louvre. However, in two recent trips to the City of Lights a thorough investigation of the Tuileries has failed to bring the statue to light. Does anyone know of its present whereabouts?

This piece is mostly brilliant with just the faintest trace of golden patina around the margins. A couple of nicks on the jugate busts on the obverse prevent a full Gem grade. (PCGS# 9222)

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Grade MS64

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $2,185.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5144 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar MS64 ANACS. Peripherally toned in antique-copper and cobalt shades, the centers are mostly silver-gray in sheen. This is a suitably lustrous coin for the grade with only a few wispy abrasions toward the centers. (PCGS# 9222)

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Service ANACS

Grade MS64

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $1,840.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5145 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar MS64 NGC. Another Choice Uncirculated representative of this widely collected design. The satiny, silver-gray surfaces have a somewhat muted appearance and are framed in varying degrees of golden-orange toning. (PCGS# 9222)

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Grade MS64

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $1,725.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5146 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar MS65 PCGS. A challenging Commemorative issue to locate with well preserved surfaces, this piece is far better than the typically offered BU or Select quality representative. Untoned save for the lightest blushes of golden iridescence, both sides are free of all but one or two not overly distracting abrasions. The luster is softly frosty in texture. (PCGS# 9222)

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Grade MS65

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $8,050.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5147 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1921 Alabama--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU50, sunflower-gold surrounds the devices, decent detail; 1921 Missouri 2x4--Rim Filed, Cleaned--ANACS, UNC Details, Net AU55, good detail though heavily cleaned with lintmarks on the front left obverse; and a 1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU55, array of cobalt blue and other rainbow colors radiate around the devices, nice detail with reflective surfaces. (Total: 3 coins) (PCGS# 9224)

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Grade AU50

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $517.50

Auction 296 | Lot 5148 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1921 50C Alabama MS65 PCGS. Highly lustrous and brilliant with clean features overall. The Alabama is one of the keys to the commemorative series and has been highly prized by specialists for decades. (PCGS# 9224)

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Grade MS65

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $1,667.50

Auction 296 | Lot 5149 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1921 50C Alabama MS66 PCGS. Untoned with strong cartwheel luster, the strike is exquisite and the surfaces have only a few obverse ticks that are hardly worthy of mention. Extensive die polishing lines (as struck) on the obverse with a faint die crack (also as produced) through the reverse eagle. A brilliant example that would improve nearly any Commemorative collection. Population: 36 in 66, 0 finer (1/02). (PCGS# 9224)

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Grade MS66

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $4,370.00

Auction 296 | Lot 5150 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1921 50C Alabama 2x2 MS64 PCGS. This commemorative representing the centennial of the state of Alabama is a nice lustrous example. The impressive strike brings out many nice characteristics and devices on the coin. (PCGS# 9225)

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Grade MS64

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Auction 296 | Lot 5152 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1921 50C Alabama 2x2 MS65 PCGS. Otherwise plain Alabama Halves were stamped with a 2x2 identifier in the right obverse field to signify Alabama as the 22nd state to be admitted to the Union. The coins became instant rarities and have been highly sought after ever since the year of issue. Excellent mint luster characterizes this clean, problem-free example. (PCGS# 9225)

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Grade MS65

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Jul 30, 2002

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Auction 296 | Lot 5153 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1936 50C Albany MS65 PCGS. A well struck and lustrous Gem that has light olive-brown patina. Impressively preserved and attractive. (PCGS# 9227)

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Grade MS65

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Jul 30, 2002

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Auction 296 | Lot 5154 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1936 50C Albany MS66 ANACS. A lustrous, carefully preserved, and well struck Gem that has a blush of yellow-green patina. (PCGS# 9227)

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Grade MS66

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $373.75

Auction 296 | Lot 5155 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1936 50C Albany MS66 NGC. A sharp strike and good luster. (PCGS# 9227)

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Grade MS66

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Sold For: $402.50

Auction 296 | Lot 5043 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1937 50C Antietam MS69 NGC. Struck to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Antietam, examples of this Half Dollar are a mainstay in our auctions in lower grades. At the MS69 level of preservation, this coin is a major numismatic rarity with just two pieces at NGC and none at PCGS (4/02). Portraits of Major General George B. McClellan, commander of the Union Army of the Potomac and General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, adorn the obverse. The reverse depicts the bitterly contested Burnside Bridge over Antietam Creek, at which Brigadier General Robert Toombs' Brigade repulsed the Union corps of General Ambrose E. Burnside.

This is a tab toned example with rich crimson-lilac and olive-green colors over the obverse and around the reverse periphery. Sharply struck with not even a single distraction, the surfaces are awash in warm frosty luster. Among the several awe-inspiring Silver Commemoratives that we are offering in this sale, and a coin that is sure to inspire spirited bidding among specialists. (PCGS# 9229)

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Grade MS69

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $15,007.50

Auction 296 | Lot 5156 » Classic Commemoratives » Commemorative Silver

1937 50C Antietam MS64 ANACS. A lustrous near-Gem that has light apricot-gold patina. Well struck and exquisitely preserved aside from faint slide marks on the portrait of Lee. (PCGS# 9229)

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Grade MS64

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Jul 30, 2002

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Sold For: $414.00