Here is a list of them: Most Morgan dollar branch mint proofs are thought to be, by many just DMPL Most of these are very theoretical The 1854 s double eagle is a presentation strike? 1851-O Three Cent Silver. 1839-O Seated Dime. 1876-CC Seated Dime. 1891-O Seated Dime. 1894-S Barber Dime. 1875-S Twenty Cent Piece. 1855-S Arrows Seated Quarter. 1838-O Bust Half Dollar. 1839-O Bust Half Dollar. 1852-O Seated Half Dollar. 1855-S Arrows Seated Half Dollar. 1876-CC Seated Half Dollar. 1879-O Morgan Dollar. 1883-O Morgan Dollar. 1883-CC Morgan Dollar. 1884-CC Morgan Dollar 1893-CC Morgan Dollar. 1895-O Morgan Dollar. . 1921-S Morgan Dollar, Zerbe Proof. 1855-S Three Dollar. 1844-O Half Eagle. 1844-O Ten Dollar. 1854-S Double Eagle. 1856-O Double Eagle. 1907-D Double Eagle.
I have owned some of these in NGC holders. My favorites are the 1891-O dime (unique) and 1875-S 20C (common by Seated BMP standards).
Have any pics- one thing I learned from the roll searches post your results page was "If you have no pictures, it is not true"
Chapter 1 Branch Mint Proofs Section 1 New Orleans 1851-o Trime (3-cent Silver) Type 1 Small star There are 2-4 that claim to be proof examples. They are sharply struck with partly mirror surfaces. None have been certified by a leading 3rd party grading service. It could have been struck for the occasion of the beginning of the new denomination, but Walter Breen says "obviously". 1976 ANA:482, $7,500. 1839-o Liberty Seated dime, Type 2, No Drapery There are 1-2 known to exist. PCGS classifies it as a special strike (Specimen, as we will talk about later in this book). A NGC PF65 sold in October 2008 for $74,750 at Heritage Auctions lot #542 (TX Signature US Coin Auction #1117) as part of the Greensboro Collection. This PF-65 was catalogued as a Proof in the F. C. C. Boyd Collection. That one auctioned in 1945 with the rest of his collection. Maybe the same coin. May be struck for the introducing of the new denomination (although 2 years late). PCGS certified a SP-63BM. But it may be the same. as the NGC PF-65. There maybe the only one. Image courtesy Coinweek.com 1891-o Liberty Seated Dime Type 5, Legend Obverse Image courtesy of NGC coin Explorer. One or two struck maybe to mark the end of the long running series. A Gem Proof was offered privately for $150,000. On 1/6/16 an NGC graded PF-66 was sold for $47,000, 1231, Lot# 5316 at Heritage's FUN US Coins Signature Auction Tampa Session (4). This coin, like many other branch mint proof is very skeptic. The classic 1838-o Capped Bust Half Dollar PCGS PF64BM This is a classic rarity, and only made in proof. 20 examples are reported to be minted. Some are impaired to different degrees. Choice examples have sold for more than $500,000 in recent years. These where mostly (if not all) made in January of 1838. There are also specimens made for it to, as we will talk about later in this book. PCGS has graded 2 in PF63 and 3 in PF64. Colonel Green may have owned up to 7-9 specimens of this. There maybe 9-11 known specimens. Here are 9 different specimens: 1. Superintendent, New Orleans Mint, Mint cabinet (1858 layout, no.6, division 3), Smithsonian. 2. Colonel H. Green, B. G. Johnson, Wayte Raymond, J. G. MacAllister, and Menjou: 1073, R.E. Cox: 1873 $9,500, Empire coin company, Century: 1151, $8,250. 3. John H. Clapp, Louis Eliasberg. 4. J. N. T. Levick, W. Elliot Woodward, Oct. 1884, R. Coulton Davis: 655, J.B. Wilson:346, Waldo Newcomer, Henry Chapman (1928), $2,000, Colonel Green, Maurice A. Ryan, Mehl 6/45, $1,875, W.W. Neil: 580, and J.A. Stack estate: 415 $50,000. 5. Colonel Green, B. Max Mehl, Altwater:555, unknown intermediaries, Reed Hawn: 122, $41,000. Nicked up. 6. Colonel Green, unknown intermediaries, Baldenhofer: 708, Pelltreau: 783, $3,800, Jerry Cohen, Lester Merkin, Private collection, Lester Merkin again, Q. David Bowers, Charles Jay: 181, and Dr. E. Yale Clark: 253, $43,000. Impaired. 7. Colonel Green, Wayte Raymond, F. C. C. Boyd "World's Greatest Collection": 410, "Eastern Collector", F.S. Guggenheimer: 830. Impaired. 8. Colonel Green, unknown intermediaries, "DuPont": 2104, Gotschal, and the 1957 ANA sale, $4,450, maybe bought by D.N. for inclusion in the TAD Collection, impaired. 9. C. A. Cass, Empire: 1344, $4,000, "played musical chairs for a while" as Walter Breen says, later to the Netherlands at $6,500, then resold to Jerry Cohen for $7,750, and lastly to KS 4/67: 1065. Impaired at the Extremely Fine level. Those owned by Colonel Green, include numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and maybe 3 and 9. There may be 2 more., untraceable ones The 1839-o Capped Bust Half Dollar Image courtesy of Heritage Numismatic Auctions" style="width:322.5pt;height:159.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square"> Image courtesy of Heritage Numismatic Auctions"> PCGS PF64 Estimated Grade PCGS has classified this as Specimen (Special Strike) now. Although this is rarer than the 1838-o, it is not as popular because there are also circulation strikes made for it (178,976), so not as pricy. Several known with deeply mirror surfaces, but with striking problems that make them not true proofs . 5 or 6 have been certified, these can sell up to the high five figures. It has a repunched mintmark, according to Walter Breen. May be constant or may not be though also he says. Here are 4 specimens 1. Boyd, WGC:411, Allenburger, and R. E. Cox: 1875 2. Phlip G. Straus (1951) "dies aligned, and may be constant for the proofs" Walter Breen says. 3. Krouner, LM 2/71 1: 736, may be the same a 1 4. Private Collection 1852-o Liberty Seated Half Dollar According to PCGS, it is a Specimen. 3 minted. Repolished dies, according to Walter Breen. "foot not supported, reverse upper part of first red stripe and lower part of third attenuated" as Walter Breen says. There are some die file marks between UNIT and the wing, leaves and wing, arrows and wing and wing and final A 1. Krouner, Merkin 2/71: 755 2. A-mark, 1972 3. Private collection All 3 very poorly cleaned Image courtesy Heritage Auctions 1844-o Half Eagle and Eagle Both are unique. Maybe just specimens. Image courtesy coinnews.net Half Eagle: Deeply mirrored, without a question a true proof. Coin first appeared in the 1890 as part of the sale of the Lorin Parmelee: 1152 Collection. Later the coin showed in the sale of the Woodin Collection. Than it was seperated from the eagle. It has remained off the market for decades. Eagle: Deeply mirrored, without a question a true proof. Coin first appeared in the 1890 as part of the sale of the Lorin Parmelee: 1121 Collection. Later the coin showed in the sale of the Woodin Collection. Then it was seperated from the half eagle. It was sold to Virgil M. Brand. Then in 1994, it resurfaced and was purchased by rare coin dealer Mike Brownlee. Then it was handled by Robert Lecee. Then it was certified NGC PF65UC. Easily a seven figure. 1856-o Liberty Head Double Eagle PCGS SP63 Maybe a specimen coin. This is a major rarity in any grade. Deeply mirrored choice was discovered in the 1970s. Reason for being struck is unknown to this day. This sold for nearly $1,500,000 in 2009. 1895-o Morgan Dollar NGC PF66Cam Image courtesy Heritage Auctions There is a debate about the proof status of this coins, and may be DMPL. 1-2 are clearly made for presentation purposes. Extremely rare even in circulation strike issues. ShortListings (according to Walter Breen) Most of these are unverified 1844-o Liberty Seated Half Dime- Atwater, and is unverified. 1845-o Liberty Seated Half Dollar- Doubled date, Newcomb 11:856. Not seen, but Newcomb's definition of proof exceeded the mints own definition for proof. 1851-o Liberty Seated Half Dollar- 1975 ANA: 586, poorly cleaned, maybe ex. Colonel Green and Mason Williams. 1853-o Liberty Head Eagle- Very low slanting up to r. reverse o above center, nearer feather tip than claw, LM 3/69:421, where called a presentation coin 1854-o Liberty Seated Half Dollar- Date slants up to r., 54 touch. Reed Hawn:183, $1,300, unverified 1854-o Liberty Head Quarter Eagle- Ronnie Carr, unverified 1856-o Liberty Seated Half Dime- Unattributed, unusually broad flan. Wayte Raymond, NN 33:464 1857-o Liberty Seated Half Dime- Unattributed, Golden 1:921, unverified 1859-o Liberty Seated Dollar- "Heavy mintmark, placed high" 1. Amon Carter Sr. Estate ex Roe: 523, Kern:912, unverified 2. "Newport" sale, $1,450, unverified 1860-o Liberty Seated Half Dime- Thin Mintmark, unattributed 1. "DuPont": 1411, sharp Perfect surfaces 2. ??? 3. Ex. Walter Breen, once offered as a Philadelphia coin, dealer failed to notice mintmark 1860-o Liberty Seated Dollar- Garrett: 278, $1,050. Cf. Roe:525 1861-o Liberty Seated Half Dollar- Beistle 2-C. 1. Massachusetts Historical Society, S 3/73:603, $3,000 2. J.A. Stack estates: 494, $3,400 3. Ex. V.L. Arrington ca. 1956 4. Walter Breen, may be the same as 3 5. "DuPont": 2168 6. R.E. Cox: 196, may be the same as 3 or maybe even 4. One was owned by Colonel Green, only one known to Beistle, maybe 2, 3, 4, or 6. 1879-o Morgan Dollar- Struck February 20th, 1879. Two known. One in the Smithsonian Intuition. Definitely a proof. PCGS PF64+BM 1883-o Morgan Dollar- Made for presentation to mint officials for a local celebration, according to Walter Breen. May have to do with the cotton industry, or the establishment of the Tulane University as the State university of Louisiana. Superintendent of the New Orleans mint called proofs in AJN, 1884, page 46. Walter Breen saw one that "carries its own credentials" like the 1879 he says. He authenticated it for Harry Forman in about 1964. It reappeared in Heritage Auctions 11/69: 1136 at $1,600. A second was found nicked up, in the Amon Carter Sr. Estate, according to Mehl's catalogue (1955), Cf. 1942 ANA: 65, 1950 ANA: 858A. Image courtesy Heritage Auctions 1890-o Morgan Dollar- "DuPont": 2592 1891-o Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar- 1. Dunham: 629, Atwater: 800, Cass, "Empire": 1144 2. Private collection, ca. 1968. One of these 2 was LM 10/69: 173, then the Kamal Ahwash collection Occasion may may have been because resumption of coinage of this denomination at New Orleans, which was interrupted in 1860. 1891-o Morgan Dollar- "DuPont: 2594. Second reportedly in the Amon Carter Collection, unverified 1892-o Moran Dollar- Amon Carter Sr. Estate, unverified. 1893-o Morgan Dollar- "DuPont": 2600 1895-o Barber Quarter Dollar- LM 10/69: 182 "Excellent Quality" says Walter Breen 1898-o Barber Half Dollar- 1976 NERCG Publick II: 1140. Slightly an impaired proof. 1899-o Barber Quarter Dollar- Mason-Dixon, 10th sale: 841, October 31st, 1956, "superb" says Walter Breen.
Section 2 San Francisco The classic 1894-s Barber Dime PCGS PF66BM This is a classic US rarity. This is a proof only coin. 24 coins where struck. There is an argument to whether they are proof or not. To my opinion, they definitely proofs. Easily a 1M coin, with some that can go up to 2M. 14 left the mint, and 10 were melted. The story goes that they were struck for Mr. Daggett (the superintendent) for a group of banker friends. Daggett gave 3 to his daughter, Hallie and told her to keep them. Being a child, she later spent it for ice cream. The Daggett family recovered it thankfully. She kept the other pair, until 1954 when she sold the pair to Earl Parker. The identities of the banker friends are unknown. Here is a roster of 12 specimens: 1. Waldo Newcomer, F. C. C. Boyd, World's Greatest Collection: 756. Neil: 1433, B. Max Mehl, Hydeman: 387, $13,000, Empire Coin Company., "Century": 724, $12,250, Paramount, Leo A. Young 2. John H. Clapp, Eliasberg 3. John H. Clapp, Eliasberg, "H. R. Lee": 348, S, N. Y. private collaction 4. S, James Aloysius Stack Estate 5. Hallie Daggett, Earl Parker (1954), Dan Brown, S, a Chicago private collection 6. Hallie Daggett, Earl Parker (1954), W. R. Johnson, Abner Kreisberg, World-Wide Investments, offered by Bowers $97,500 7. C.A. Cass, "Empire": 881, Bowers, Norweb. Maple leaf below D is weak, flat. 8. J. C. Michelson, Conn. State Library, Hartford college. It is unverified. 9. Rappaport, Kagin, Reuter, Kreisberg, Bowers, Eastern private collection. Unseen. 10. Kagin "Sale of the 70s": 1114, $52,000, EF, reverse scratch. This specimen is unverified. 11. Friedberg (bought over the counter, might have been found in circulation, 1957), Kagin, NN51: 581, Kagin, HR 11/69, midwest collection. Impaired to the good condition. 12. Romito, Montesano. consigned twice to S, in 1942, but withdrawn for personal reasons; worn, circular obverse cut. This specimen is unverified. 13. Earl Parker, offered in the Guggenheimer sale in 1953. Doubted because mintmark is oddly shaped and obscured by another defect, and dies entirely different from any other 1894-s barber dimes. Genuine specimens show a very slight die defect at the base of E in DIME., just upright and a little left of the center base' mintmark is upright, bold, and slightly above the center of space between border and knot, noticeably to the right of center of space in between ribbons. There are two obverse dies: 1. #'s 1,2, and 3 has the left tip of the serif of 1 nearly in line with the back of the neck (if the neckline is upright), 4 away from truncation, strong serifs on the base of the 4, left base of 1 close to r. of center of dentil 2. #6,7 and 11 have the left tip of the serif of 1 well to the right of the neckline, 4 almost touching the truncation, base of 4 is weak with this indefinite serifs, and the left base of 1 well above a point a little r. of the center of the dentil. 1875-s liberty seated twenty cent piece Image courtesy Heritage Auction NCS Proof Artificial Toning 2-6 examples struck for special purposes. Coins have mirror surfaces, and very broad and sharp rims. The coins are not fully mirrored though. May have been struck for the first of the denomination at the San Francisco mint. A choice proof sold for around $100,000 in 2009. Obverse shows horizontal die file marks in the shield below BER, spine left from the pole, a little below the little finger. Reverse left pendent of T and left foot of adjacent S broken away in CENTS. Die file mark from leaf point above that T runs into the S. Knife-rims. Struck June 3, 1875. Discovered by Emerson Gaylord, in the early 1930's, but was forgotten in the numismatic world. It was rediscovered in the 1964 ANA convention which was in Cleveland. Positively 2 known. Here is a roster of a what may be 5 specimens, most showing some impairment: 1. Emerson Gaylord, B. Max Mehl, R. Bryon White 2. "Midwest dealer", R. Bryon White 3. James Studley, Jonah R. Shapiro, 1973 GENA: 248, $5,800, Mark Leach, Long lint mark on upper reverse from top of wing to M. 4. Roy Rauch, rediscovered at 1975 N.Y. Metropolitan Convention. May be finest specimen, according to Walter Breen. 5. Harold Whiteneck, November 1950, Joe Eisel, not seen 6. A sixth specimen is listed by Rauch (ex Steve Ivy). The same dies where later used for business strikes. 1855-s Liberty Seated Quarter, Arrows Image courtesy NGC coin Explorer Unique. Supt. Birdsall, W.W. Long Museum as "first quarter dollar minted in California", Dr. Edward Maris; Grant Pierce: 655, $1,200, "Groves" sale $6,500. 2011 auction $276,000 1855-s Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arrows Image courtesy Heritage Auctions NGC PF65 Struck for reasons unknown, although could be the first coinage of the denomination at San Francisco. 2-3 known. Example sold for over $275,000 in 2011. No Drapery. 1. Supt. Birdsall, J.R. Snowden, mint cabinet, Div. V, No. 79, Smithsonian Institute 2. Bolender, March 1956. 3. Baldenhofer: 723, Reed Hawn: 188, $3,900, an Hollywood firm, reoffered at $25,000 1921-s Morgan Dollar, Zerbe PCGS SP66+ 1-2 coins known. There is a debate whether it is a true proof or not. Very similar to the Philadelphia Zerbe proofs. "on top of left serif of both l's (plainer on first); faint scattered rev. striations, plainest at TED, AME and nearest parts of wings." Walter Breen says. To PCGS it is a specimen. 1 was seen at the ANA convention 1975, later to Hirt: 1269. 1855-s Three Dollar Gold Piece PCGS PF64CA One known to exist. Surfaced at the 1984 ANA convention, David Stagg to Jeff Garrett. Deeply mirrored. 1984 it was sold for $75,000. Then it sold for $1,300,000. 1854-s Liberty Head Double Eagle Probably just a presentation strike. First noticed by Walter Breen and Stuart Mosher in 1951. IT is in the Smithsonian Institute. Surfaces deeply proof like, but lake the deep, orange-peel appearance of true proofs of that time. Thought to be a Philadelphia before the mintmark being found. ShortListings (according to Walter Breen) 1870-s Liberty Seated Silver Dollar- 10-12 were made. These were made for the occasion of the cornerstone, along with a gold dollar and a $3 gold piece. Show some signs of a proof surface. 1870-s Gold Dollar- Amon Carter Sr. Estate, ex. Belden Roach, Unverified. 1871-s Liberty Seated Dime- Neil: 1391, selling at $217.50. Occasion Unknown. 1871-s Liberty Seated Dollar- "DuPont": 2192, ex. one of the Champmans around WWI, doubtful. 1895-s Morgan Dollar- 1. "DuPont": 2605 2. Amon Carter' Sr. Estate, not verified 3. Midwest collection, "Verified" as Walter Breen said 1899-s Half Eagle 1. Dr. Green: 473 2. Ronnie Carr, from a 1899 proof set from the Colonel Green collection, never noticed the S Section 3 Denver 1907-d Liberty Head Double Eagle Image courtesy Heritage Auctions A single example is known, probably to mark the end of the Liberty Head double eagles. NGC PF62 sold for $188,000 in 2012. First coined in September 30th, 1907, KS 10/2/59: 1844, KS 2/60: 2931, then to Ronnie Carr. Ex. King Farouk. ShortListings (according to Walter Breen) 1906 d Barber Dime- Top of 6 recut. Seen at San Francisco convention, September 1976. 1906 d Eagle- Mintage unknown. Struck for presentation purposes, on March 12, 1906. "Cf. Breen II:288 (B-7 dies, date high to left, D very high and equally close to claw and feathers)." Walter Breen says. 1906 d Double Eagle- 12 may have been struck for presentation to mint officials, April 4th, 1906 1. Menjou II: 2608 2. Dan Brown, priced at $7,500 Others may be in estates. Section 4 Carson City 1876-cc Liberty Seated Dime PCGS SP66+ BM 4-5 Known. May have been struck for the centennial. Has sold for over $100,00 and is quite popular. This coin may be a specimen, according to PCGS. As of 3/21/18, there is one on sale on eBay, PCGS SP66, buy it now, $309,800. 1876-cc Liberty Seated Dollar A single example is certified by NGC. This coin is deeply mirrored and almost Gem. Possibly struck for presentation purposes, or for the centennial. 1883-cc Morgan Dollar Image courtesy Heritage Auctions NGC PF65Cam The reason for being struck is unknown. A single Gem has been certified by NGC. This is a popular Carson City issue. Another one may be from the Amon Carter Estate, unverified. 1884-cc Morgan Dollar Image courtesy Heritage Auctions NGC PF66Cam Two gem examples have been certified by NGC. The reason for striking is unknown. Kagin Cf. Brock, University of Pa. (what we Pennsylvanians call Penn State), Rovensky:125. 1893-cc Morgan Dollar PCGS PF65+ BM May have been struck to commemorate the end of the denomination in Carson City.4-5 minted, deeply mirrored surfaces.Walter Breen says 12 were minted. VAM-2 dies. Slight recutting of r. of 3, traces of extra curve in the outer loops of the 3, and faint cracks of several stars both left and right, and on reverse though some letters. "Rev. Second C distinctly lower, CC to r. of center below wreath, first C nearer wreath." Walter Breen says. 1. Bruce Todd, RARCOA 1973 FUN: 753, $18,000 2. Manfra, Tordella and Brookes 3. Amon Carter Sr. Estate, not verified 4. Private Collection ShortListings (according to Walter Breen) 1870-cc Liberty Seated Dollar- Dietrich-Morgan: 134 (Woodward, 4/19- 21/82) "untraced and undoubted" Walter Breen says. Some have like prooflike surfaces 1871-cc Liberty Seated Half Dollar- Both specimens are one-sided, per say, they have a proof obverse, and a frosty uncirculated reverse, with proof striking quality 1. Maurice Bauman: 176, "Groves": 442, $3,750 2. Reed Hawn, $4,000 1892-cc Morgan Dollar- Colonel E.H.R. Green, Jack Roe, B. Max Mehl, R. T. McPherson: 1457, unverified
If i may critique just a tad, i work for a library so I am fairly familiar with books. First of all, please proofread this. There are some mistakes you may have missed. A simple once over will do you good. Most importantly however, I am not sure if you know that you can not just take a picture from a website and say "courtesy of XYZ". You must have permission from the copyright holder. Don't want you to get in trouble is all. Jason
I love branch mint proofs, they just have a completely different look about them. I had the pleasure of examining all of the branch mint proofs that Jack Lee had in collection several times and would say without hesitation that they were indeed legitimate proof strikes. I have a few (standard) proof Morgan’s and the quality is spot on. I can see why some have referred to them as simply DMPLs, but examining them in hand will change your mind. I look forward to your book.
