Houston Money Show Auction

Light silvery gray with a few clouds of slightly darker gray. Lightly cleaned but there are no notable marks and there are traces of mint frost in pr

Bright silver with frosty devices and reflective fields. Essentially flawless except for a few tiny ticks in the field before the portrait. The Pitt

Light brown and tan with minor reflectivity in the fields. No marks or other defects. Sharply struck. The Pittman provenance is noted on the PCGS l

A flawless one-ounce piece of .999 fine silver that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Bank of Beijing. Certificate #2064267-008

One ounce of fine silver honoring the birthday of Bei Bei the panda, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Great Wall of China. Looks flawless. Certi

A 1.1-ounce (31.1 gram) medal of fine silver sold at the 2016 ANA Convention in Anaheim, California. Flawless. Includes the official Certificate of

Same as the preceding lot but without the official Certificate of Authenticity. Looks flawless. Certificate #4400142-033

A flawless one-ounce piece of .999 fine silver that commemorates the World Money Fair in Berlin. Certificate #4527773-003

A beautiful high relief piece with pandas on the obverse and the Great Wall of China on the reverse. Massive and flawless. Certificate #4508841-023

Glossy medium steel gray with slightly lighter silvery gray in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the only flaw is a chip out of the edge o

Type with nothing below the king. Glossy chocolate blending to darker steel and olive brown in protected areas. Sharpness VF20 but there is a dull s

Type with "Sea Beasts" below king. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the devices. Looks smooth to the unaided eye but a glass...

Glossy light brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. Smooth devices with minor roughness in protected areas. Listed on page 38 in the 2023...

Struck in copper plated bath metal. About 25-30% of the copper plating remains and there are a few small splashes of brassy toning on the reverse. M

Choice frosty bright golden tan with brown toning on the highpoints. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices

Several points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity. The only marks are some small planchet chips around the rims. Slightly glossy dark

A sharp, choice example that some call Proof. Medium reddish brown. Listed as brass on the old envelope but looks more like bronze. Produced by Alf

Sharpness close to mint state but there are shallow planchet laminations on the reverse with small patches of dark planchet slag. Very sharply struck

Ten points sharper with a small planchet void on the rim at the bottom of the reverse and traces of very fine verdigris on both sides. Glossy olive b

Glossy chocolate brown with frost in protected areas. Flattened at the top of the obverse and bottom of the reverse. Prior owners have claimed this

Glossy light to medium steel brown. Smooth and free of defects, just worn. Choice for the grade. Late die state with obvious swelling in the center

Glossy chocolate brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. Looks smooth but a glass reveals microscopic granularity in the fields and protect

Slightly sharper but a glass reveals very fine roughness in some of the protected areas. No marks, just light wear on the devices. Glossy chocolate

Grades are F-VF sharpness net VG10 for minor defects. All have a clear date and readable legends. Listed on page 42 in the 2023 "Redbook.&quo...

Struck in copper at the Pottiers Mint. Slightly rough but not too bad. Later die state with a long die break from the middle of the nose. Not a fla

Struck in billon silver at the Lyon Mint. Dark olive and silvery gray. Glossy with microscopic granularity under the glossy toning. No marks or oth

Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel with a splash of reddish brown toning covering the lower third of the obverse. The reddish area contains trac

Five points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity. No marks or verdigris. Olive brown and steel with lighter highpoints. See page 42 in

Slightly sharper but there are a few rim dents on an otherwise smooth, attractive piece. Glossy light to medium brown blending to chocolate in protec

Glossy light to medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. The only mark is a short, light scratch at the bottom of the second P in POPUL

Slightly sharper with areas of fine porosity on both sides. No verdigris or notable marks. The 60 is weak but the rest of the date and all of the le

Strasbourg mint. Frosty bright silvery gray with darker gray toning on the highpoints. Nicely struck and free of defects with just a touch of fricti

Grades are VG to XF. Includes three dated 1775 and one Britons Happy Isle (Atkins-60). The first 3 have a readable date, the last is undated. Lot o

Includes 14 halfpennies and one farthing. Some have a date but most are rough. Inspection recommended. Lot of 15 coins. Certificate # From the Ne

Slightly sharper with areas of fine roughness on both sides. No verdigris and the only mark is a minor planchet clip over EX in REX (as struck). Sli

A few points sharper but dull from uniform extremely fine granularity. No verdigris. A light scratch in the field before the chin is the only mark.

Sharpness F12 but dented and bent. Otherwise quite nice (surprisingly) with glossy medium brown toning and a clear date. A popular date for Machin...

Sharper, especially on the reverse, but there are fine hairline scratches on both sides, mostly on the obverse. Reasonably smooth but a glass reveals

Sharpness F15 but covered with fine planchet striations mixed with granularity. No marks or verdigris. Rather glossy medium brown and chocolate. Th

Significantly sharper but there are myriad fine scratches on both sides. The scratches do not break the toning but they are visible to the unaided ey

Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine roughness and the planchet is slightly bent. No marks or verdigris, and the toning is a rather attractive slight

Sharpness near VF25 but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a tiny punch in the center of the reverse. Slightly glossy

Glossy light olive and steel brown. Smooth and quite nice except for some obvious dull dents at the throat on the obverse and on the chest of the sea

The obverse is weaker, the reverse is stronger. Both sides are mostly smooth but do show some small pits. No verdigris or contact marks. The date i

Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown. A premium Machin's halfpenny except for a hole that was punched through the shield from reverse ...

Glossy light to medium brown with puffs of olive brown on both sides. Looks smooth to the unaided eye but there are microscopic planchet voids in the

Sharpness VF25 but covered with fine to moderate granularity on all but the highpoints. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. No marks or verd

Ten points sharper but lightly corroded, strongest on the left side of the obverse. No marks or verdigris. Medium olive brown and steel. The date a

Glossy light to medium chocolate with a splash of steel over the knee of the seated figure. Most of the planchet is smooth and attractive but there i

Sharpness EF40 but covered with light to moderate roughness. No verdigris but there are some planchet flaws including two fissures left of the head,