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Categories  •  Stack's March 2005 The Morrison Family and Lawrence C. Licht Collections U. S. Gold Commemorative Coins U. S. Commemorative Gold Dollars
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Lot # Description GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
1283 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $3,000.00
1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. This handsome near-Gem's...
This handsome near-Gem's razor-sharp strike is joined by the richest red-gold lustre for compelling beauty. Examination with a glass finds a tiny copper spot on the reverse.
1284 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $2,600.00

Another satiny smooth example that has greenish-gold toning with an obverse copper spot. Really quite nice for the grade.
1285 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $400.00

A third. Fully struck surfaces retain pleasing honey gold lustre. Close magnification reveals a few trivial hairlines that are hardly a distraction.
1286 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. McKinley. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $2,200.00
1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. McKinley. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A nearly pristine...
A nearly pristine example that has great lustre and very well preserved surfaces. Sharply struck with wonderful eye appeal.
1287 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. McKinley. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,300.00

Another. Fully lustrous and displaying an exacting strike, this thoroughly pleasing Gold Dollar shows a couple of minor hairlines under a glass.
1288 1904 Lewis and Clark. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $9,000.00
1904 Lewis and Clark. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Greenish-gold toning over surfaces that exhibit...
Greenish-gold toning over surfaces that exhibit cartwheel lustre. A wonderfully appealing coin.
1289 1904 Lewis and Clark. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $1,400.00

Another. Both busts are minutely detailed and stand boldly forth from distinctly prooflike fields offering the boldest gleam.
1290 1905 Lewis and Clark. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $12,000.00
1905 Lewis and Clark. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A pleasing prooflike example showing fields of...
A pleasing prooflike example showing fields of a more uniform overall lustre.
1291 1905 Lewis and Clark. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $5,000.00

Another. Attractive cartwheel lustre gives this coin nice appeal. A scratch on the date side is this coin's major detraction.
1292 1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $3,000.00
1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Full, assertive deep gold lustre...
Full, assertive deep gold lustre drenches this especially bold example of a design not always found this sharply detailed.
1293 1915'S' Panama Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $1,500.00
1915'S' Panama Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Another lovely satiny coin...
Another lovely satiny coin with nice surfaces and excellent lustre. Well struck and just a few light hairlines from the Gem category.
1294 1916 McKinley Memorial. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $4,000.00
1916 McKinley Memorial. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A pretty coin with attractive lustrous...
A pretty coin with attractive lustrous surfaces. Sharply struck in greenish gold.
1295 1916 McKinley Memorial. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $850.00

- on the cusp of fully Choice. Another. A minutely detailed strike shows this Morgan design at its seldom-seen best. Lustre is satisfying and delightfully complete on either side.
1296 1917 McKinley Memorial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $2,400.00
1917 McKinley Memorial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Gorgeous, cartwheel-reflective prooflike fields...
Gorgeous, cartwheel-reflective prooflike fields make this virtual Gem a truly exceptional visual standout.
1297 1917 McKinley Memorial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $2,600.00
1917 McKinley Memorial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Another with nicely reflective surfaces that...
Another with nicely reflective surfaces that give this coin wonderful eye appeal. A couple of tiny nicks on the cheek are this coin's major detraction.
1298 1922 Grant with Star. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $3,000.00
1922 Grant with Star. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Deeply glowing gold lustre complements a...
Deeply glowing gold lustre complements a wonderfully detailed strike. The star is particularly crisply impressed and the coin is kept from higher grade only by a tiny copper spot atop the log cabin on the reverse.
1299 1922 Grant with Star. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $3,000.00
1922 Grant with Star. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated despite a shallow nick on Grant's face. Another....
- despite a shallow nick on Grant's face. Another. Deep green-gold toning over satiny surfaces. Well struck and lustrous.
1300 1922 Grant. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $2,800.00
1922 Grant. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated with claims to the Gem category. Pleasing lustre over...
- with claims to the Gem category. Pleasing lustre over well preserved surfaces. A well struck coin that has excellent eye appeal.
1301 1922 Grant. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $2,000.00
1922 Grant. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Another. Here is a thoroughly satisfying example of this...
Another. Here is a thoroughly satisfying example of this gold commemorative, boasting a wealth of pleasing lustre and meticulous detail resulting from an exacting impression of the dies.
Categories  •  Stack's March 2005 The Morrison Family and Lawrence C. Licht Collections U. S. Gold Commemorative Coins U. S. Commemorative Gold Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold)
Lot # Description GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
1302 1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $7,000.00
1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Full frosty yellow-gold lustre...
Full frosty yellow-gold lustre saturates this unusually well-struck example of Charles E. Barber's Columbia and hippogriff design.
1303 1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $5,000.00

- with claims to the Choice category. Another. Satiny surfaces that display greenish-gold toning. Typically struck for this issue.
1304 1926 Sesquicentennial. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $7,500.00
1926 Sesquicentennial. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly full Gem. Exceptionally appealing...
- nearly full Gem. Exceptionally appealing canary-yellow lustre is essentially flawless on this virtual Gem. Strike is full and satisfying, the rays around Independence Hall are especially vivid.
1305 1926 Sesquicentennial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $550.00

Another. A lightly toned example that has nice lustre and is well struck for this issue. A couple of scattered marks, otherwise this coin would be a Gem.
1306 1926 Sesquicentennial. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,700.00

- and close to the Choice category. A third. Lovely lustrous surfaces that have just a minimum of bagmarks.
Categories  •  Stack's March 2005 The Morrison Family and Lawrence C. Licht Collections U. S. Gold Commemorative Coins Modern Gold Commemorative Coin
Lot # Description GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
1307 2002 Winter Olympics. $5.00. Superb Gem Brilliant Proof SUP GEM BR PF $110.00

A blazing coin with deep mirrored fields and extremely frosty motifs. A real beauty that is as perfect as it was the moment it left the dies. This is the highest possible grade a coin can achieve! NGC PF70 ULTRA CAMEO.
Categories  •  Stack's March 2005 The Morrison Family and Lawrence C. Licht Collections U. S. Gold Commemorative Coins Set of Panama-Pacific Exposition Commemorative Coins
Lot # Description GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
1308 Panama-Pacific Leather Coin Case and Cardboard Box, 1915 CH AU $750.00

Essentially Choice About Uncirculated and About Uncirculated. Case is 125 x 113 x 15mm, shiny black leather with gold edged lid, brass hinges and hasp. Immaculate purple velvet inner lid bears a 6-line gold-stamped exposition identification including AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS/ STRUCK AT SAN FRANCISCO MINT. Purple velvet board has die-cut openings for each coin, a black-imprint card stock insert...  more
1309 1915'S' $50.00. Octagonal. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $35,000.00
1915'S' $50.00. Octagonal. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated, virtually in the Choice...
- virtually in the Choice category. The distinctive octagonal shape linked this issue to the famous $50 'Slugs' struck during the Gold Rush by U.S. Assayer Augustus Humbert. This example presents flawless corners, lovely lustrous surfaces testify to this coin's delightful quality. Close study under a glass finds one or two hairlines in the reverse field that are hidden in the deep lustre and...  more
1310 1915'S' $50.00. Round. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $37,500.00
1915'S' $50.00. Round. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly fully Choice. This...
- nearly fully Choice. This massive Gold coin displays a wonderfully sharp strike, and its lustre is rich and full. Systematic examination and enough effort reveal a couple of very inconspicuous hairlines. Zerbe planned a mintage of 3,000 pieces, but for some unknown reason, only 483 round examples were actually sold, all others melted. Here is a commemorative that will reward the closest...  more
1311 1915'S' $2.50. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $4,500.00
1915'S' $2.50. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. An exacting strike provides...
An exacting strike provides bold detail on the face and figure of Columbia and her caduceus. The defiant eagle boasts unusually full feathers, all laved in deep gold lustre. A faint mark or two alone keep this coin from the Gem category.
1312 1915'S' $1.00. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $5,250.00
1915'S' $1.00. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Here is a truly exceptional...
Here is a truly exceptional example of a tiny Gold commemorative seldom encountered with such a near-perfect combination of exquisite frosty pale gold lustre and vivid strike. Fine detail of facial features and dolphin's fins recall a careful strike.
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