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A single variety exists - Winter 17-N Douglas Winter's "Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint 1838-1861" also indicates the rarity is 7th of 20. He states, "The 1853-D quarter eagle is scarce in all grades. It is seen most often in VF to XF range..." Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933" echos the rarity, stating, "As the tiny mintage suggests, the 1853-D quarter eagle must be considered rare in any grade. Perhaps fewer than 100 coins still survive in all grades."
A single variety exists - Winter 17-N Douglas Winter's "Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint 1838-1861" also indicates the rarity is 7th of 20. He states, "The 1853-D quarter eagle is scarce in all grades. It is seen most often in VF to XF range..." Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933" echos the rarity, stating, "As the tiny mintage suggests, the 1853-D quarter eagle must be considered rare in any grade. Perhaps fewer than 100 coins still survive in all grades."
A single variety exists - Winter 17-N Douglas Winter's "Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint 1838-1861" also indicates the rarity is 7th of 20. He states, "The 1853-D quarter eagle is scarce in all grades. It is seen most often in VF to XF range..." Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933" echos the rarity, stating, "As the tiny mintage suggests, the 1853-D quarter eagle must be considered rare in any grade. Perhaps fewer than 100 coins still survive in all grades."
A single variety exists - Winter 17-N Douglas Winter's "Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint 1838-1861" also indicates the rarity is 7th of 20. He states, "The 1853-D quarter eagle is scarce in all grades. It is seen most often in VF to XF range..." Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933" echos the rarity, stating, "As the tiny mintage suggests, the 1853-D quarter eagle must be considered rare in any grade. Perhaps fewer than 100 coins still survive in all grades."
A single variety exists - Winter 17-N Douglas Winter's "Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint 1838-1861" also indicates the rarity is 7th of 20. He states, "The 1853-D quarter eagle is scarce in all grades. It is seen most often in VF to XF range..." Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933" echos the rarity, stating, "As the tiny mintage suggests, the 1853-D quarter eagle must be considered rare in any grade. Perhaps fewer than 100 coins still survive in all grades."
First obtainable San Fransisco half eagle. Diagnostic (die chip?) at star 13 dentils is common to all 1855-S half eagles I've seen. Walter Breen in his monographs and encyclopedia suggests that multiple obverses exist with dates high or very high, however I haven't seen his " date placed very high, with tops of 5's weak, and 1 almost touching bust..." variety. The mint mark is located between the VE in FIVE although there appears to be slight differences in tilt and again from what I've seen this tilt difference is miniscule at most. Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" state, "The moderately high mintage of 61,000 coins fails to truly convey the rarity of the 1855-S half eagle. This issue saw extensive commercial usage and most of the surviving coins are heavily circulated or damaged."
First obtainable San Fransisco half eagle. Diagnostic (die chip?) at star 13 dentils is common to all 1855-S half eagles I've seen. Walter Breen in his monographs and encyclopedia suggests that multiple obverses exist with dates high or very high, however I haven't seen his " date placed very high, with tops of 5's weak, and 1 almost touching bust..." variety. The mint mark is located between the VE in FIVE although there appears to be slight differences in tilt and again from what I've seen this tilt difference is miniscule at most. Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" state, "The moderately high mintage of 61,000 coins fails to truly convey the rarity of the 1855-S half eagle. This issue saw extensive commercial usage and most of the surviving coins are heavily circulated or damaged."
First obtainable San Fransisco half eagle. Diagnostic (die chip?) at star 13 dentils is common to all 1855-S half eagles I've seen. Walter Breen in his monographs and encyclopedia suggests that multiple obverses exist with dates high or very high, however I haven't seen his " date placed very high, with tops of 5's weak, and 1 almost touching bust..." variety. The mint mark is located between the VE in FIVE although there appears to be slight differences in tilt and again from what I've seen this tilt difference is miniscule at most. Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" state, "The moderately high mintage of 61,000 coins fails to truly convey the rarity of the 1855-S half eagle. This issue saw extensive commercial usage and most of the surviving coins are heavily circulated or damaged."
First obtainable San Fransisco half eagle. Diagnostic (die chip?) at star 13 dentils is common to all 1855-S half eagles I've seen. Walter Breen in his monographs and encyclopedia suggests that multiple obverses exist with dates high or very high, however I haven't seen his " date placed very high, with tops of 5's weak, and 1 almost touching bust..." variety. The mint mark is located between the VE in FIVE although there appears to be slight differences in tilt and again from what I've seen this tilt difference is miniscule at most. Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" state, "The moderately high mintage of 61,000 coins fails to truly convey the rarity of the 1855-S half eagle. This issue saw extensive commercial usage and most of the surviving coins are heavily circulated or damaged."
First obtainable San Fransisco half eagle. Diagnostic (die chip?) at star 13 dentils is common to all 1855-S half eagles I've seen. Walter Breen in his monographs and encyclopedia suggests that multiple obverses exist with dates high or very high, however I haven't seen his " date placed very high, with tops of 5's weak, and 1 almost touching bust..." variety. The mint mark is located between the VE in FIVE although there appears to be slight differences in tilt and again from what I've seen this tilt difference is miniscule at most. Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" state, "The moderately high mintage of 61,000 coins fails to truly convey the rarity of the 1855-S half eagle. This issue saw extensive commercial usage and most of the surviving coins are heavily circulated or damaged."
Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" states, "The 1867 half eagle has nearly the same mintage as the 1866 issue and is of similar rarity. This date is very rare in all grades, with the typical specimen being heavily circulated." Breen considers the 1867 half eagle to be "Very rare" in his "Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins" David Aker's "Analysis of Auction Records - Volume IV - Half Eagles" opines, "With respect to both mintage and frequency of appearance, the 1867 is of almost identical rarity to the 1866. The known business strikes of this date are almost always well worn and VF or EF specimens are typical." His average grade is listed as VF-33.
Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" states, "The 1867 half eagle has nearly the same mintage as the 1866 issue and is of similar rarity. This date is very rare in all grades, with the typical specimen being heavily circulated." Breen considers the 1867 half eagle to be "Very rare" in his "Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins" David Aker's "Analysis of Auction Records - Volume IV - Half Eagles" opines, "With respect to both mintage and frequency of appearance, the 1867 is of almost identical rarity to the 1866. The known business strikes of this date are almost always well worn and VF or EF specimens are typical." His average grade is listed as VF-33.
Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" states, "The 1867 half eagle has nearly the same mintage as the 1866 issue and is of similar rarity. This date is very rare in all grades, with the typical specimen being heavily circulated." Breen considers the 1867 half eagle to be "Very rare" in his "Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins" David Aker's "Analysis of Auction Records - Volume IV - Half Eagles" opines, "With respect to both mintage and frequency of appearance, the 1867 is of almost identical rarity to the 1866. The known business strikes of this date are almost always well worn and VF or EF specimens are typical." His average grade is listed as VF-33.
According to Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins", "The 1907-D eagle represents a classic example of why mintage figures should be discounted when determining rarity. In this case, the mintage of more than one million pieces makes the 1907-D eagle appear common, when it is really a semi-scarce date. Most Mint State examples are at the low end of the scale, making the search for high-grade examples even more difficult. In fact, the finest certified examples are a mere six MS65 pieces certified by NGC." Likewise, David Aker's "United States Gold Coins - An Analysis of Auction Record - Volume V - Eagles 1795-1933" states, "I am sure that most collectors, looking only at the mintage figures, assume that the 1907-D is at least as common as the 1906-D. This is not at all the case, however, as the auction data clearly shows. The 1907-D is two to three times as rare as the 1906-D and that ratio is probably low when comparing gem quality specimens since gems of the 1907-D are very scarce and similar quality examples of the 1906-D are quite common. This date does not deserve its "common date" status and I consider it to be an underrated issue." Aker's average grade for the 1907-D eagle is EF46." Q. David Bowers' "Red Book" - "A Guide Book of Gold Eagle Coins" echos the above, with "Most are MS-60 to MS-63, with MS-64 being scarce and anything higher being especially elusive."
According to Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins", "The 1907-D eagle represents a classic example of why mintage figures should be discounted when determining rarity. In this case, the mintage of more than one million pieces makes the 1907-D eagle appear common, when it is really a semi-scarce date. Most Mint State examples are at the low end of the scale, making the search for high-grade examples even more difficult. In fact, the finest certified examples are a mere six MS65 pieces certified by NGC." Likewise, David Aker's "United States Gold Coins - An Analysis of Auction Record - Volume V - Eagles 1795-1933" states, "I am sure that most collectors, looking only at the mintage figures, assume that the 1907-D is at least as common as the 1906-D. This is not at all the case, however, as the auction data clearly shows. The 1907-D is two to three times as rare as the 1906-D and that ratio is probably low when comparing gem quality specimens since gems of the 1907-D are very scarce and similar quality examples of the 1906-D are quite common. This date does not deserve its "common date" status and I consider it to be an underrated issue." Aker's average grade for the 1907-D eagle is EF46." Q. David Bowers' "Red Book" - "A Guide Book of Gold Eagle Coins" echos the above, with "Most are MS-60 to MS-63, with MS-64 being scarce and anything higher being especially elusive."
According to Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins", "The 1907-D eagle represents a classic example of why mintage figures should be discounted when determining rarity. In this case, the mintage of more than one million pieces makes the 1907-D eagle appear common, when it is really a semi-scarce date. Most Mint State examples are at the low end of the scale, making the search for high-grade examples even more difficult. In fact, the finest certified examples are a mere six MS65 pieces certified by NGC." Likewise, David Aker's "United States Gold Coins - An Analysis of Auction Record - Volume V - Eagles 1795-1933" states, "I am sure that most collectors, looking only at the mintage figures, assume that the 1907-D is at least as common as the 1906-D. This is not at all the case, however, as the auction data clearly shows. The 1907-D is two to three times as rare as the 1906-D and that ratio is probably low when comparing gem quality specimens since gems of the 1907-D are very scarce and similar quality examples of the 1906-D are quite common. This date does not deserve its "common date" status and I consider it to be an underrated issue." Aker's average grade for the 1907-D eagle is EF46." Q. David Bowers' "Red Book" - "A Guide Book of Gold Eagle Coins" echos the above, with "Most are MS-60 to MS-63, with MS-64 being scarce and anything higher being especially elusive."
