The June 4, 2000, Dr. Jon Kardatzke Collection Parts II & III, Sale 5
Lot 2008
1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. MS-61. Light swirling hairlines but still a nice appearance. No abrasions at all, and good color.
Lot 2009
1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. AU-50 Semi-Prooflike. Despite the wear (was it a pocket piece?), this one has almost no marks, just little hairlines on the still somewhat glittery surfaces.
Lot 2010
1922 Grant Dollar, with star. Sharpness of VF-20 but repaired. This one may have been a jewelry piece as the surfaces have the pebbly look usually seen on such coins, but the edge does not have bezel marks. A filler to be inspected by potential bidders of this scarce coin.
Lot 2011 
1922 Grant Dollar, no star. MS-64. A near gem that boasts full frosty luster and splendid eye appeal. The devices are well struck and the surfaces very well preserved. One for a collector to love.
Lot 2012
1904 Lewis and Clark Dollar. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned and repaired. The obverse was buffed down to remove something at the center, both sides are hairlined. A filler.
Lot 2013
1905 Lewis and Clark Dollar. MS-60. A visually appealing coin, with semi-prooflike surfaces and lovely golden toning, but some faint hairlines keep it out of the Gem class. Despite the mintage, this is scarcer than the 1904 of the same design.
Lot 2014
1905 Lewis and Clark Dollar. AU-55. Slightly mishandled, but still nearly mint state.
Lot 2015
1903 Louisiana Purchase-Jefferson Dollar. MS-60. A perfect mate to the McKinley Dollar. Same wonderful mint bloom and bold strike, same satiny luster, same lack of marks of any kind. What probably happened, somebody bought these two at the Fair and wiped them ages ago. Hairlines or not, these are little jewels.
Lot 2016
1903 Louisiana Purchase-Jefferson Dollar. EF-45. Lightly circulated, and there are some minor pin scratches on the reverse at the top.
Lot 2017
1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. A glass notes some minor scrapes and ticks that break the original luster. Nearly a gem and well struck on McKinley and with the usual die wear over EXPOSITION.
Lot 2018
1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. MS-60. A wonderful looking coin with booming luster, until you notice all the faint hairlines. Nary a mark of any size, however, and boldly struck. Check out the Jefferson Head for the mate to this (both came to us from the same owner). Somebody gonna like this one!
Lot 2019
1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned. The fields may have been lightly polished.
Lot 2020 
1916 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Satiny luster throughout and with exceptional mint color. A glass will be needed to see any signs of contact on the surfaces.
Lot 2021 
1916 McKinley Dollar. MS-64. A little jewel with wonderful satiny gold surfaces and a strike so bold that the rims seem dished.
Lot 2022
1916 McKinley Dollar. PCI graded MS-60 Prooflike. The obverse fields are a bit prooflike, as sometimes seen on this issue. Minor hairlines from a higher grade, and still untoned.
Lot 2023
1917 McKinley Dollar. MS-60. Nice and original.
Lot 2024 
1915-S Panama-Pacific Set including the box of issue. A complete five piece set of these famous commemorative coins including the original box of issue. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated. The half dollar has been lightly cleaned, with resulting hairlines in the fields but has retoned to a lovely tawny gold color. The one dollar gold coin has nice surfaces, but a touch of weakness in the strike on the letters TED of UNITED, the quarter eagle has some minor pin scratches on obverse. The $50 round has been lightly tooled on the edge, perhaps to remove some minor marks, and then the surfaces were cleaned. The design elements are quite strong, and this coin has probably just been mishandled, or was briefly used as a pocket piece. Finally, the $50 octagonal has also been cleaned, with moderate hairlines visible on the surfaces. All are well struck, and make a nice matched set that can be handled with less care than a gem mint state set.
These were struck to commemorate the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Only 483 of $50 rounds were struck, and 645 of the $50 octagonals. As many went to non collectors, these coins were often mishandled, as seen here, at some time in the past. Popular because this is the only $50 commemorative issued of the period, and with lovely allegorical designs of Minerva and the owl on the large pieces, and splendid designs on the small gold coins and the half dollar as well. The box of issue shows some wear, with the lid slightly bent and the clasp no longer working. No doubt it has been opened and closed many times over the last 85 years to show the sparkling large gold coins inside. The purple velvet insert remains fresh, and the lid is boldly printed identifying the coins. Lot of 5 coins and the box of issue.
Lot 2025
1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nearly a gem that quite frankly could easily be graded so as there are virtually no handling marks, and the color ranges from coppery-gold to bright yellow. Another fresh commemorative that will always be treasured for the superb design and rarity in high grade.
Lot 2026
1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. Sharpness of MS-60 but repaired. Solder on the edge and reverse rim. Struck on a cracked planchet.
Lot 2027 
1915-S Panama-Pacific $2.50. PCGS graded MS-65. A splendid gem in every way, surfaces, luster and strike. Gentle swirl lines are visible from when the original dies were prepared and polished, as seen on all specimens. The obverse is designed by Charles E. Barber and depicts Columbia riding sidesaddle on a hippocampus, she holds a caduceus, possibly alluding to Col. Gorgas's medical triumph over malaria and yellow fever epidemics (which had previously halted earlier attempts at completing the Panama Canal). On the reverse, the design is by George T. Morgan, which depicts a Roman style military standard and an eagle. Always popular with collectors, and seldom found in full gem condition.
Lot 2028 
1915-S Panama-Pacific $2.50. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty luster and untoned. One of the more lovely designs used on a commemorative coin, and always popular with collectors. We note a breath of weakness on the eagle's feathers on the reverse.
Lot 2029
1915-S Panama-Pacific $2.50. AU-50. We've net-graded an almost Uncirculated coin because of some fine scratches and minting flaws. But it's far from ugly.
Lot 2030 
1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck by the dies and aged by choice coppery toning on both sides. One tick mark on Liberty, and another on the building from full gem. Far better than usually encountered, even in this high grade.
Lot 2031
1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50. MS-64. Choice and original, with average luster overlaid by a delicate sunset hue of toning. Clean on Liberty, with few signs of handling. Nearly a gem and very tough to find this nice.
Lot 2032
1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50. MS-63. A few handling marks scattered on both sides, but still very choice.
Lot 2033 
1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50. PCGS graded AU-58 Very PQ. Full frosty luster and well struck and preserved. This one must have gone through PCGS on a bad day, as we think it could easily have graded mint state. You decide what its worth, and if its worth submitting again.
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