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| 510 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2014 on 07/18/2014 | $390.00 |
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1925-S California MS-62, 1936 Bridgeport MS-63, and a 1937 Roanoke...
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Why the California grades only MS-62 will seem obscure given the attractive presentation, until one uses a loupe to discover faint, feathery hairlines darting about from an old, inadvertent wipe. The... |
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| 542 | The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013 | $800.00 |
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1925-S California, 1935 Connecticut, and 1936 Wisconsin, all PCGS...
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Eunice Peters Estate. A bit better as commemorative types, each member of this trio displays superb frosty luster, and all are in PCGS green-label holders, helping to ensure surface stability. The... |
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| 1324 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/26/2013 | $615.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-65.
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Clem Stevens Collection. Possibly underrated at MS-65, this California features much nicer luster than usual for the type, with coruscating brilliance throughout. There are simply no marks to be... |
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| 1061 | The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012 | $475.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-65.
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In any grade, the 1925-S California is one of the tougher silver commemoratives, with high grade examples particularly desirable. This coin is graded MS-65 by NGC, and seems to be an exceptional... |
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| 192 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $750.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-66.
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Aesthetic quality is best acknowledged with the aid of a loupe, as that allows full appreciation of the lovely, vivid rainbow toning that follows an inner path with relation to the obverse rim. ... |
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| 437 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010 | $1,000.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-66.
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(Ex. Heritage 4/30/2009:3349, formerly NGC/CAC SN 3214432-001) As is the case with many of the commemorative issues, luster exhibited by a 1925-S California half is much different from the frosty... |
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| 384 | The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009 | $625.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-65.
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Persistent cartwheel luster successfully fights through a blanket of patina that displays alternately as peach-gold color, or dusky magenta-blue, depending on how the coin is tilted. An absolutely... |
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| 385 | The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009 | $900.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-66.
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Clearly superior to the typical gem, the radiant fields beam with luxurious aluminum sheen, tinged along the right margin with honey-gold accents. The reverse is intensely white. |
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| 393 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/24/2009 | $975.00 |
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1925-S California. PCGS MS-66.
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Blinding white brushed-aluminum luster blazes off this very gem California commemorative. Hardly the slightest trace of tone appears on either side, save a limited supply of tobacco accents confined... |
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| 1125 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2009 on 02/13/2009 | $500.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-64.
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Unusually nice surface quality (despite grading just MS-64 at NGC) furnishes brilliance and dappled, original ocean-blue and cola-gold colors. The California Diamond Jubilee has a peculiar mint... |
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| 371 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2008 on 02/08/2008 | $330.00 |
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1925-S California Diamond Jubilee, PCGS MS-64
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Curious sassafras color partially layers most of this steely, glinting coin. A moderate array of carbon spots pepper parts of the obverse, but overall, this coin has intriguingly good eye appeal. ... |
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| 1149 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2007 on 02/09/2007 | $220.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-63.
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This popular issue's shimmering lustrous surfaces are enhanced by sumptuous russet toning augmented by tinges of turquoise and crimson. A few ticks, die striations, and hairlines are noted beneath... |
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| 1566 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $390.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-64.
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I dare you to find another Commemorative that is a pretty as this one. As a matter of fact, the word pretty doesn't do this coin justice, so let us call it exquisite. Banded rainbow hues of magenta,... |
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| 1567 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $370.00 |
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1925-S California. PCGS MS-64.
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Original mint bloom covers 100% of this Commemorative. Under the bloom are clean fields, sharp devices, and rolling luster. Housed in a first generation PCGS holder. |
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| 1568 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $230.00 |
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1925-S California. PCI MS-64.
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This blazing white California Commemorative has minimal marks, a strong strike, and rolling luster. This is a super coin that will slide nicely into any Commemorative collection. |
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| 1569 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $900.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-65.
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This a stellar example of a popular Commemorative issue. The obverse and reverse are both dripping with luster and are attractively toned. It is housed in a very old NGC holder and could be a... |
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| 1570 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $1,200.00 |
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1925-S California. NGC MS-66.
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An intertwining opulent array of magenta, russet, and blue embellish its rich surfaces. A meager number of speckles are practically concealed by the dominance of these displayed hues. The prominent... |
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| 1571 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $525.00 |
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1925-S California. PCI MS-67.
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Dark russet tones with hues of turquoise, magenta, and violet cover fully lustrous fields and superbly struck devices. The coin are in an MS-67 holder, but you should look at this coin before bidding... |
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| 913 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006 | $0.00 |
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1925-S California NGC MS-65.
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I just do not know what it is, but I do not trust the bear on the reverse of this coin. I guess it is because it looks like he is trying to sneak up on the prospector on the obverse. Seriously... |
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| 914 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006 | $360.00 |
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1925-S California. MS-65.
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This may be one of the coolest commemoratives made in this cataloger's opinion. This example is fully struck, problem free, full of luster, and blazing white. |
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