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Browse Catalogue of Stack's May 2005 New York Auction Limited to: United States Coins → U. S. Gold Commemoratives Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → United States Coins → U. S. Gold Commemoratives → U. S. Commemorative Gold Dollars Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1511 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $700.00 - but for a tiny obverse rim nick. Bold light yellow-gold lustre enriches both sides, amplifying the appeal of this handsome coin's full strike. 1512 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Jefferson. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $500.00 Glowing canary-yellow lustre covers this sharply detailed coin, a glass finds faintest friction on the high points of the obverse. 1513 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. McKinley. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $750.00 - or finer. Sharply struck with complete lustre complementing a wealth of fine detail for outstanding visual quality and appeal. 1514 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. McKinley. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $500.00 Rich and appealing overall lustre provides outstanding appeal. Close study finds traces of light wiping long ago. 1515 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. McKinley CH AU $420.00 Choice About Uncirculated, on the cusp of full Mint State. A careful strike is highlighted by this coin's wealth of detail, only a faint rub keeps if from a higher category. 1516 1904 Lewis & Clark Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $950.00 This pleasing coin's wonderfully lustrous, powerfully reflective flash highlights a strike of exceptional quality. 1517 1904 Lewis & Clark Exposition CH AU $650.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Boldly struck and offering flashing lustre with a few superficial hairlines. 1518 1904 Lewis & Clark Exposition AU $700.00 About Uncirculated. This coin shows light wear on the cheeks, a few hairlines can be observed in the partly lustrous fields. 1519 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $11,000.00 Essentially pristine surfaces are laved in wholesome lustrous gold. This coin's strike suggest an ancient carved gem in its nearly medallic precision. A wonderful example of this very scarce issue and sure to please even the most advanced collector. 1520 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $900.00 Full and flashing bright lemon-gold provides bold charm, a glass finds a few light hairlines of the most inconsequential kind. 1521 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,300.00 Free of actual wear but subtly cleaned long ago, lustre now forms an intriguing halo around the explorers' busts. 1522 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition AU $850.00 About Uncirculated and nearly in the Choice category. Splendid detail, faint hairlines define this pleasantly lustrous example. 1523 1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $800.00 - and boasting the powerful eye appeal of Gem. A wealth of unbroken red-gold lustre adds another dimension to this coin's exacting strike. 1524 1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $900.00 - or somewhat finer. Deep and satisfying lustre covers this tiny coin, which can only be a hairline or two from a higher grade. Accompanied by an original black-imprint descriptive envelope of the Official Coin & Medal Department, Service Building, P.P.I.E., San Francisco. 1525 1916 McKinley Memorial. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $425.00 - virtually in the Choice category. Bright lustre is rich and full, complementing a very precise impression of the dies. 1526 1917 McKinley Memorial. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $2,800.00 Here is a coin of altogether exceptional quality, featuring creamy orange-gold lustre with hints of richer rose and amber toning. Well struck for this low relief design which usually comes rather flatly defined. PCGS MS65. 1527 1917 McKinley Memorial. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $3,000.00 An altogether exceptional strike results in unusually full detail on this example of the scarce second date of this Commemorative, one of only 5,000 struck. This was among the final works of Mint Engravers Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan and was criticized at the time of issue for its low relief head and minimally detailed Memorial. 1528 1917 McKinley Memorial. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $2,800.00 Marvelously smooth, mark-free fields are redolent in satiny mint lustre of a salmon and gold hue. Strike is crisp and eye appeal is bold on this ever popular small commemorative gold coin. PCGS MS65. 1529 1917 McKinley Memorial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $750.00 - with solid claims to Gem. Another delightfully high quality strike boasts unusually full detail on both sides. Fields boast nearly prooflike gleam for added visual appeal. This is a wonderful example of a scarce date offering vastly better than average quality for the issue. 1530 1917 McKinley Memorial. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $1,400.00 Luxuriant flashing lustre creates exceptional overall flash. A glass finds an obverse rim nick at 8:00. 1531 1922 Grant with Star. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $3,750.00 This is an essentially pristine example of one of the long-recognized rarities of the entire classic Commemorative series, one of only 5,000 struck. This coin boasts immaculate gleaming gold surfaces with a single diffuse copper spot in the trees right of the exquisitely detailed log cabin. 1532 1922 Grant with Star. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $3,000.00 - virtually fully Choice. Thoroughly satisfying frosty lustre saturates this crisply struck example, distinguished by an exceptionally vivid obverse star. This is a delightful example of a classic early commemorative variety and is sure to attract determined bidder interest. 1533 1922 Grant. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $1,400.00 An exceptionally deep strike gives this near-Gem its meticulous detail, its great beauty increased by virtually flawless red-gold lustre of great depth and appeal. Here is a sometimes lightly struck Commemorative at its best, one of 5,016 struck and almost as elusive as its more publicized With Star variety. 1534 1922 Grant. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $2,200.00 - nearly fully Choice. A meticulous strike results in remarkably thorough detail of Grant's hair and foliage in the tree above his birthplace. This coin is a perfect Type example for any quality commemorative collection. Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → United States Coins → U. S. Gold Commemoratives → U. S. Commemorative Gold Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1535 1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $4,750.00 - with solid claims to Gem. Rich and luxuriant frosty gold lustre creates forceful appeal, freedom from annoying marks further enhances this beautiful example. 1536 1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $4,500.00 - or virtually so. Bright and frosty yellow lustre, hints of faint friction can be searched out on the highest points. 1537 1915'S' Panama-Pacific Exposition AU $1,100.00 About Uncirculated. Light wear can be detected on the high points, handling gives some hairlines to the fields. 1538 1926 Sesquicentennial. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $3,250.00 A strike of medallic perfection is enhanced by the richest red-gold lustre imaginable. This radiant coin would be the ideal example of this generally low-relief commemorative for any high-quality collection, combining wholly exceptional beauty and appeal. PCGS MS65. 1539 1926 Sesquicentennial. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $550.00 - and approaching Choice. Impressive full gleaming lustre accompanies a bold strike with very distinct rays behind Independence Hall makes this an above-average example. 1540 1926 Sesquicentennial AU $305.00 About Uncirculated. This lightly circulated example shows minimal evidence of brief circulation with a pleasing light red-gold lustre recalling cleaning long ago. Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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