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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 |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
1283 |
1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$3,000.00 |
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. |
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1284 |
1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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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. |
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1285 |
1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Brilliant Uncirculated
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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. |
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1286 |
1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. McKinley. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$2,200.00 |
A nearly pristine example that has great lustre and very well preserved surfaces. Sharply struck with wonderful eye appeal. |
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1287 |
1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. McKinley. Brilliant Uncirculated
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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. |
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1288 |
1904 Lewis and Clark. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$9,000.00 |
Greenish-gold toning over surfaces that exhibit cartwheel lustre. A wonderfully appealing coin. |
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1289 |
1904 Lewis and Clark. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$1,400.00 |
Another. Both busts are minutely detailed and stand boldly forth from distinctly prooflike fields offering the boldest gleam. |
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1290 |
1905 Lewis and Clark. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$12,000.00 |
A pleasing prooflike example showing fields of a more uniform overall lustre. |
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1291 |
1905 Lewis and Clark. Brilliant Uncirculated
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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. |
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1292 |
1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$3,000.00 |
Full, assertive deep gold lustre drenches this especially bold example of a design not always found this sharply detailed. |
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1293 |
1915'S' Panama Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$1,500.00 |
Another lovely satiny coin with nice surfaces and excellent lustre. Well struck and just a few light hairlines from the Gem category. |
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1294 |
1916 McKinley Memorial. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$4,000.00 |
A pretty coin with attractive lustrous surfaces. Sharply struck in greenish gold. |
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1295 |
1916 McKinley Memorial. Brilliant Uncirculated
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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. |
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1296 |
1917 McKinley Memorial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$2,400.00 |
Gorgeous, cartwheel-reflective prooflike fields make this virtual Gem a truly exceptional visual standout. |
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1297 |
1917 McKinley Memorial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$2,600.00 |
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. |
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1298 |
1922 Grant with Star. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$3,000.00 |
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. |
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1299 |
1922 Grant with Star. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$3,000.00 |
- despite a shallow nick on Grant's face. Another. Deep green-gold toning over satiny surfaces. Well struck and lustrous. |
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1300 |
1922 Grant. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$2,800.00 |
- with claims to the Gem category. Pleasing lustre over well preserved surfaces. A well struck coin that has excellent eye appeal. |
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1301 |
1922 Grant. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$2,000.00 |
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. |
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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 Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) |
Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
1302 |
1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$7,000.00 |
Full frosty yellow-gold lustre saturates this unusually well-struck example of Charles E. Barber's Columbia and hippogriff design. |
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1303 |
1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$5,000.00 |
- with claims to the Choice category. Another. Satiny surfaces that display greenish-gold toning. Typically struck for this issue. |
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1304 |
1926 Sesquicentennial. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$7,500.00 |
- 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. |
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1305 |
1926 Sesquicentennial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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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. |
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1306 |
1926 Sesquicentennial. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$1,700.00 |
- and close to the Choice category. A third. Lovely lustrous surfaces that have just a minimum of bagmarks. |
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Categories • Stack's March 2005 → The Morrison Family and Lawrence C. Licht Collections → U. S. Gold Commemorative Coins → Modern Gold Commemorative Coin |
Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
1307 |
2002 Winter Olympics. $5.00. Superb Gem Brilliant Proof
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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. |
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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 |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
1308 |
Panama-Pacific Leather Coin Case and Cardboard Box, 1915
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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 |
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1309 |
1915'S' $50.00. Octagonal. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$35,000.00 |
- 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 |
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1310 |
1915'S' $50.00. Round. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$37,500.00 |
- 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 |
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1311 |
1915'S' $2.50. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$4,500.00 |
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. |
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1312 |
1915'S' $1.00. Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$5,250.00 |
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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