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The following items have been selected for their particular
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1964 25¢
Trial Token MS65 One of only nine
produced, this was a test alloy produced by Dupont for the
United States Mint as a replacement for the 90% silver being
phased out that year. While this composition in particular
was not approved, Dupont proceeded to produce all of the quarter
planchets for the year 1965. |
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1837 Feuchtwanger
Cent MS65 The
Feuchtwanger
Cent
was an attempt by Lewis Feuchtwanger during the 1830-40's to
help alleviate the shortage of small denomination coinage.
Made of argentan, more commonly known as
German
Silver, the coins were produced of an alloy of copper, nickel,
zinc, tin, and trace metals.
This cent design was presented to Congress in 1837 for approval
as legal coinage. Despite Congress' denial, Feuchtwanger
continued to produce and circulate these tokens out of his New
York City pharmacy by the thousands until 1844. |
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1833 25¢ PF65★ Cameo
Proof
As rare as the famous
1913 Liberty Nickel, at a fraction of the
price. Only six examples are known to exist and this is
the finest one. The 1913 Liberty fetched $5.2 million in a
recent
auction. An 1838 example of this quarter fetched
$184,000 in January 2007 at the Heritage auction (see chart
here).
According to the NGC census, NGC has graded two of these such
coins. One is a PF-65 Cameo, while this is a PF-65★
Cameo.
You can read about NGC's ★ designation
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1932-S 25¢ MS62
A highly
sought-after issue of the 1932 quarter, this coin is in stunning
shape and exhibits full mint luster. As rare as the
1932-D, but at the moment, only being sold for a third of the
price.
This coin is currently sub-$1000 priced, which is
difficult to locate just about anywhere. |
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Citations: Some coin descriptions taken from
Wikipedia
articles.
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