All eyes will be on our auction next week when we present The Cherry Blossom Collection. There are just 39 coins in this spectacular collection, but what an exceptional group of coins! The rarest of the rare, the finest of the fine. All but one of the coins are gold, and the other 38 coins are nothing short of fantastic by any standards. Indeed, 26 of the gold coins are high-grade Proofs, mostly with Cameo details and low populations, and 10 of the coins are certified as tied for finest known or are the finest known within their date and designation.
The extraordinary list of coins is as follows:
1892 Morgan Dollar. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1883 Quarter Eagle. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1886 Quarter Eagle. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC). (CAC).
1893 Quarter Eagle. Proof-65 Deep Cameo (PCGS).
1897 Quarter Eagle. Proof-65 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1898 Quarter Eagle. Proof-68 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1901 Quarter Eagle. Proof-68 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1901 Quarter Eagle. Proof-66 Deep Cameo (PCGS). CAC. Secure Holder.
1888 Three Dollar Gold. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1879 Flowing Hair Stella. Proof-65 Deep Cameo (PCGS).
1893 Half Eagle. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1894 Half Eagle. Proof-67* Ultra Cameo. The finest Proof of the date certified by NGC.
1903 Half Eagle. Proof-67+ Cameo (PCGS) (CAC). The finest certified of the date by PCGS.
1893 Eagle. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1899 Eagle. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1906 Eagle. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC). Tied for finest Proof of the date certified by NGC.
1912 Eagle. Proof-68 (NGC). The finest Proof of the date seen by NGC.
1880 Double Eagle. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC). The finest Proof of the date seen by NGC.
1892 Double Eagle. Proof-65 Deep Cameo (PCGS).
1899 Double Eagle. Proof-65 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
1899 Double Eagle. Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS)
1900 Double Eagle.Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS) (CAC). Tied for finest Proof of the date by PCGS.
1903 Double Eagle. Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS). Tied for finest Proof of the date by PCGS.
1904 Double Eagle. Proof-65 Ultra Cameo (NGC). Finest Proof of the date certified by NGC.
1904 Double Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS).
MCMVII High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Wire Rim. MS-66 (PCGS).
MCMVII High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Wire Rim. MS-66 (PCGS).
MCMVII High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Wire Rim. MS-65 (NGC).
MCMVII High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Flat Rim. MS-66 (PCGS).
1907 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Arabic Numerals. MS-66 (PCGS).
1914-D Double Eagle. MS-66 (PCGS).
1922-S Double Eagle. MS-65 (NGC).
1924 Double Eagle. MS-65 (PCGS).
1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Gold. Round format. MS-66 (NGC).
1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Gold. Round format. MS-66 (NGC).
1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Gold. Octagonal format. MS-65 (PCGS).
While the rest of the world has the cherry blossoms of Washington, D.C., on their minds, numismatists will be enthralled by our Cherry Blossom Collection in our upcoming Baltimore sale. We hope to see you there, or join us for online bidding. Either way, the bidding will be fast and furious as this world-class million dollar collection takes front and center. What better start to your springtime celebration?
