Dr. Thaine B. Price

About This Set: From the Experts at PCGS
Dr. Thaine B. Price collected coins for over two decades. His goal was to assemble the finest possible set of 20th Century gold series, i.e. the four series minted from 1908 to 1933. Dr. Price had a great eye for quality and he was assisted in his pursuit by one of the top experts/dealers in the field, David Akers. Dr. Price also decided to put together the finest possible set of circulation strike Barber half dollars, and he also built a nearly complete set of Gem proof Barber halves. When David Akers auctioned the Price collection in 1998, it was one of the major events of the year, even though the auction only had 213 coins.

The Price collection of $20 St. Gaudens is one of the finest ever assembled. It was missing only the 1907 Flat Edge High Relief, the ultra rare 1921, and the prohibitively rare 1927-D. Many of the Price coins were in spectacular condition and among the finest known for the date. Highlights include the Superb Gem 1924-S which sold for $187,000 at the Price sale, the Superb Gem 1925-S which sold for $209,000, the Gem 1926-D which sold for $165,000, and the Superb Gem 1927-S which sold for $132,000...and many, many more.