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Foreword

Being a coin enthusiast and history buff, the Pleez B. Seated Collection marks the culmination of my life long passion for collecting 19th century US coins. To me, this challenging set is a time capsule that marks fascinating events and periods in our past spanning 52 years from 1839 to 1891. The California Gold Rush, our Civil War, Lincoln's assassination, the Wild West antics and demise of Jesse James and General Custer's Last Stand are but a few. This set is true Americana and I have thoroughly enjoyed building it, coin by coin.

Inventory

All coins from this collection have been sold.

Foreword

Description coming soon.

Inventory

All coins from this collection have been sold.

Foreword

This set was formed without a single, premeditated plan; rather, it evolved from an ongoing study of seated coinage and from a combination of three smaller and more focused sets. The starting point was a pair of sets I began assembling in 2006: a set of no drapery seated quarter die varieties and a pre-1853 date and mint seated half dollar set. As those sets were essentially completed and upgrades became more and more difficult, I went on to start a type set that included half dimes, dimes and dollars. The intent was to include one great example representing each of the major design types of Liberty Seated silver coinage. While searching for type set examples I got hooked on the earliest designs of each seated denomination: no drapery half dimes, dimes, and quarters, and the small letters half dollars. I decided to include all silver issues minted in 1837-1840 in the set. The eleven years devoted to forming the set as it exists today featured a great deal of buying, selling, upgrading, re-grading, and submitting to CAC. As I continued to learn and study the specific issues in the set, the inclusion criterion for new purchases evolved into a binary "hell yes" or no and I reached a point where it was a very rare event for me to find a coin for sale that I like better for its grade than the one in my set. To be included a coin had to grab my attention immediately, continue to impress under close examination with a glass, and then still make me love it after I had owned it for a few months. Eventually, the exercise became exclusively about quality rather than completeness and coins in the set that didn’t pass the "hell yes" or no test were parted with, even if no replacement was available. It's been great fun, and I hope the set speaks for itself, but it is time to move on. I hope the new owners enjoy these coins as much as I have.

Inventory

Photo Date Grade TPG Variety GFRC Rating Price Description Buy
Seated 25C 1861S 1861-S
VF20
PCGS
11628839
Briggs 1-A
Choice $2750 Rare San Francisco Date, Choice Original, Mountain View Collection.. This is a well preserved 1861 San Francisco strike and key date in the Liberty Seated quarter series. Mintage is 96,000 with few saved by Western frontier citizens. The mintage went into circulation and remained there until well worn or lost. The number of AU survivors is incredibly low with no Mint State examples certified by PCGS. This CAC approved specimen offers moderate wear with natural light gray surfaces. A thoroughly pleasing offering that will garner attention from Seated quarter specialists. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.4 (2005-2011) holder with CAC approval. Ex. Saw Mill Run Collection.