Aug 9, 2018 | Announcements, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
First Day of Sale: August 14, 2018 (8:00 a.m. ET) – This WWI set features Series 2013 $2 notes from the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Atlanta with matching serial numbers beginning with 2018 and a commemorative engraved print of the back of the Series 1918 $2 Federal Reserve Bank Note which features the central vignette of the “Battleship – New York.”
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Aug 9, 2018 | Announcements, Shows & Conventions, U.S. Mint
Display will Include Previously Unknown Piece
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint announced today that it will display three of the nation’s 1933 Double Eagle Gold Coins in booth 218 at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia from August 14 to August 18.
The display will feature two of the ten pieces recovered by the government in 2004. Those coins were the subject of 11 years of litigation, which was resolved last year in favor of the government. The Mint will also display the previously undisclosed specimen that was voluntarily and unconditionally given over to the government by a private citizen who requested to remain anonymous.
In March of 1933, as one of the many measures designed to reverse the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation prohibiting payment of gold coin. This resulted in the melting of 445,500 1933-dated Double Eagles previously struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Mint records clearly establish that no 1933 $20 Double Eagles were ever issued or released to the public as legal tender. The only specimens to leave the Mint lawfully were two 1933 Double Eagles provided to the Smithsonian Institution for preservation in the National Numismatics collection. Subsequently, one specimen recovered in 1996 became the subject of a unique settlement. The coin was monetized, issued by the United States Mint, and sold at auction in 2002 for $7.6 million.
Unlike nine specimens that were recovered during the 1940s and 50s, none of the specimens in Mint custody will be melted. United States Mint Director David J. Ryder said, “The United States Mint recognizes all of the country’s recovered 1933 Double Eagles as national numismatic treasures.”
About the United States Mint
Congress created the United States Mint in 1792, and the Mint became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. As the Nation’s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage, the Mint is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; silver and bronze medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.
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Aug 9, 2018 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the George Washington Presidential Silver Medal (product code S801) and the John Adams Presidential Silver Medal (product code S802) on August 16 at noon Eastern Time (ET). Both medals are priced at $39.95 each.
The obverse (heads) of the George Washington Presidential Silver Medal features his portrait as designed by Pierre Simon Duvivier. The inscriptions “GEORGE WASHINGTON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES” and “1789” are centered along the border of the medal.
The obverse of the John Adams Presidential Silver Medal features his portrait as designed by Moritz Furst. The inscriptions “JOHN ADAMS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES” and “A.D. 1797” are alongside the border of the medal.
The reverse (tails) design of both medals is by John Reich. The design features the inscription “PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP,” symbolized by two hands clasped in token of amity. On the cuff of the left wrist are three stripes with buttons, each button carrying the American eagle; the other wrist is bare. Above the hands, the pipe of peace and the tomahawk are crossed over each other.
Each encapsulated Presidential Silver Medal arrives packaged in a clamshell case with a standardized Presidential Silver Medal Certificate of Authenticity.
The Mint is introducing the Presidential Silver Medals Program under the authority of Title 31 U.S.C. § 5111(a)(2), which allows the Secretary of the Treasury to “prepare national medal dies and strike national and other medals if it does not interfere with regular minting operations.”
The Department of the Treasury has a long-standing tradition of honoring each President of the United States with an official bronze medal struck by the Mint. The Mint is now replicating these medals in .999 percent fine silver.
After the initial release of the Washington and Adams Presidential Silver Medals in 2018, the Mint will issue four Presidential Silver Medals each year (one each quarter) beginning in 2019 in the order that the Presidents served. The medals will have a matte finish similar to an uncirculated coin. (Note: The term “uncirculated” is exclusive to coins.) The medals may be produced across multiple production facilities and will not have a mint mark.
The Mint accepts orders at catalog.usmint.gov/ and 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Information about shipping options is available at catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html.
Aug 9, 2018 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will accept orders for American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coins produced at the San Francisco Mint (product code 18EM) beginning on August 14 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The coins are priced at $55.95 each.
Like their counterparts produced at the West Point Mint, the obverse (heads) design of these coins features Adolph A. Weinman’s full–length figure of Liberty in full stride, enveloped in folds of the flag, with her right hand extended and branches of laurel and oak in her left. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “2018.”
The coins’ reverse design features former Mint Sculptor Engraver John Mercanti’s heraldic eagle with a shield, an olive branch in the right talon and arrows in the left. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “1 OZ.,” and “FINE SILVER ~ ONE DOLLAR.”
Each encapsulated coin arrives in a blue velvet, satin-lined presentation case with a Certificate of Authenticity.
The Mint accepts orders at catalog.usmint.gov/ and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Information about shipping options is available at catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html.
Aug 8, 2018 | Announcements, Shows & Conventions
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) August 8, 2018 – It will be a Philadelphia “homecoming” at the ANA 2018 World’s Fair of Money® for one of the finest known surviving examples of a 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar. It’s also a homecoming for the person exhibiting that historic coin, Silvano DiGenova, President of Tangible Investments, Inc. in Laguna Beach, California, who also is originally from Philly.
Graded PCGS MS63+ CAC, this 1794 dollar’s impressive pedigree includes such famous collectors as Virgil Brand, F.C.C. Boyd and the Cardinal Collection assembled by noted silver dollar researcher Martin Logies. DiGenova has owned this classic, early American coin three times over the years and recently sold it again.
One of the finest known 1794 dollars, graded PCGS MS63+ CAC, will be displayed at the ANA 2018 Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money by Silvano DiGenova of Tangible Investments on behalf of the coin’s anonymous owner.
(Photo credit: Professional Coin Grading Service www.PCGS.com)
It will be insured for $2,750,000 for its Philadelphia exhibit on behalf of its anonymous current owner, and be displayed at the Tangible Investments booth, #811.
“This coin is not only an American numismatic treasure from the early days of the Philadelphia Mint, it has been a truly tremendous investment,” said DiGenova. “Since the first time I acquired the coin for $350,000 in 2001 it has multiplied in value more than seven-fold. That’s a compounded rate of over 12 percent a year!”
Congress authorized the creation of U.S. silver dollars in April 1794 and the first dollar coins were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in October of that year.
Silver for their production was provided by the first Mint Director, David Rittenhouse. Researchers believe less than 150 of the 1794-dated dollars survive out of the 1,758 coins presented to Rittenhouse when their minting was completed. The remarkable coin being displayed by DiGenova is the fifth finest known surviving example.
Coincidentally, as a youthful collector, DiGenova purchased his first coin at the age of 12 at the former Penn Coin & Stamp store located where the Pennsylvania Convention Center now stands. That is the site of the 2018 World’s fair of Money where the 1794 dollar will be displayed.
Silvano DiGenova
Visitors to the display can receive a complimentary, full-color flyer with information about 1794 dollars and this particular coin.
For additional information about the coin, contact Tangible Investments, Inc. at 949-715-5333 or online at www.TangibleInvestmentsinc.com. Additional information about the American Numismatic Association 2018 Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money is at www.WorldsFairofMoney.com.
Aug 7, 2018 | Announcements
PMG is excited to announce that Anna Escobedo Cabral, the 42nd Treasurer of the United States, will individually hand sign certification labels exclusively for PMG.
As treasurer of the United States, Cabral advised the directors of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which prints US paper money, and the US Mint, which strikes US coins and medals. Her signature, along with that of the treasury secretary, appeared on Federal Reserve Notes issued during her tenure. All Series 2003A, 2004A, 2006 and 2006A notes bear her signature.
These signed labels create a unique collectible with a personal link to someone closely connected to the note. This is the first time PMG has offered signed certification labels. An affiliated company, NGC, offers a variety of popular, authentic hand-signed labels for coins.
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Aug 6, 2018 | ANA, Announcements, News
2018 Adult Numismatist Literary Award Winners
The American Numismatic Association’s 2018 literary awards – recognizing articles published in the 2017 volume of its official magazine, The Numismatist – will be presented on August 16 at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia. The Numismatist was launched by ANA founder and first editor Dr. George F. Heath in 1888, and this year marks its 131st volume.
The Heath Literary Award acknowledges outstanding articles published in the preceding 12 months.
First place goes to Pete Smith, Joel J. Orosz and Leonard Augsburger for “A More Accurate History of the 1792 Half Disme” (August 2017), in which they described Thomas Jefferson’s connection with the coin’s production. The authors will receive $250 and engraved nickel-silver medals designed in 2013 by artist and ANA member Jamie Franki.
Roger Burdette earned second place ($100 and an engraved bronze medal) for his feature article, “Rescued Rarities” (June 2017), in which he explained how valuable items were recovered and preserved for posterity following the U.S. government recall of gold coinage in the early 1930s.
Allan Schein received third place (an engraved bronze medal) for “The Identity of Pratt’s Indian” (November 2017), which postulated that a prominent Brulé Sioux chief was the model for the obverse of Bela Lyon Pratt’s early-20th-century gold coins.
The Wayte and Olga Raymond Memorial Literary Award, endowed in 1978 by the late John J. Ford Jr., is presented for articles that display original and comprehensive research in U.S. numismatics.
The August 2017 study by Smith, Orosz and Augsburger received first place ($400), and Burdette’s June 2017 work earned second place ($200). David McCarthy garnered third place for “Nova Constellatio: Identifying the First American Coin” (August 2017), in which he demonstrated how die states and historical documents helped identify a prototypical U.S. issue.
Funded by an anonymous donor, the Catherine Sheehan Literary Award for U.S. Paper Money Studies includes $50 for first place.
David Schenkman took the top prize for “Numismatic Mementos of the Glass Industry” (March 2017), in which he spotlighted firms that manufactured and distributed paper scrip or tokens in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Second place (certificate) goes to Ray Williams for “An Evening with Uncle Ray” (September 2017), in which he shared the history and stories behind Early American notes in his collection.
Introduced this year, the Prue and Arthur Fitts Literary Award for Ancient and Medieval Coinage Studies recognizes literary excellence in those fields.
First place ($250) was presented to John Nebel for “Head-to-Head” (August 2017), which illustrated how politics played a big part in ancient numismatics.
Michael Shutterly received second place (certificate) for “In the Beginning” (December 2017), in which he traced the spread of metallic coins throughout the Mediterranean around 650 B.C.
All feature articles published in The Numismatist automatically are considered for the Heath Literary Award; likewise, all qualifying articles are evaluated for the Raymond, Sheehan and Fitts awards. For information about submitting manuscripts for review and possible publication, email Editor-in-Chief Barbara Gregory at gregory@money.org.
2018 Young Numismatist Literary Award Winners
The ANA also presents annual awards to encourage young writers and ensure a corps of future numismatic authors and researchers. The Young Numismatist Literary Award categories are named in honor of Whitman authors dedicated to educating the next generation of numismatists. YN Literary Awards were announced at the ANA’s Summer Seminar in June.
First place in each category received a $500 cash prize, plus a $500 voucher to help build a personal library of numismatic books produced by Whitman Publishing. Second place received a $200 book voucher and third place received a $100 book voucher. The prizes were provided by Whitman Publishing.
The Bill Fivaz Young Numismatist Literary Award recognizes numismatist writers for ages 8 to 12. First place this year was Caleb Audette for “Confederate Obsolete Banknotes.” Second place was Matthew Daum with “The Buffalo Nickel” and the third place recipient was Nikhil Rath with “American Dollar Coins: 1969, 1976 and 2026.”
The Q. David Bowers Young Numismatist Literary Award honors numismatist writers that are aged 13 to 17. This year’s first place recipient was Paige Price for “Disney Dollars.” Benjamin Mous placed second with “Five Reforms, Eight Years: The Coinage of China’s Emperor Wang,” and Alexander Mous took third with his paper on “The Revival of Local Currency in Japan.”
The Kenneth E. Bressett Young Numismatist Literary Award is given to writers between the ages of 18 and 22. This year, first place was won by Cole Hendrickson for “Frontier Forts: Sutlers and Their Tokens.” In second place was Jared Lake for his work “Artificial vs. Natural Toning in Silver Coins.” Third place was received by Matt Draiss for “Resorts and Melting Pots: The Men & Women Behind the Formation of the Mountains National Bank of Tannersville.”
The American Numismatic Association is a congressionally chartered, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to encouraging the study and collection of coins and related items. The ANA helps its 25,000 members and the public discover and explore the world of money through its vast array of educational and outreach programs as well as its museum, library, publications, and conventions. For more information, call 719-632-2646 or visit www.money.org.
Aug 4, 2018 | ANA, Announcements, Shows & Conventions
Numismatics is the study and collection of coins, paper money, tokens and medals, but at the American Numismatic Association (ANA) it is the people who truly define the hobby. Several individuals will be recognized for their service and commitment to numismatics at the upcoming Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money, August 14-18.
The Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Memorial Award for Achievement in Numismatics was established in 2013 to recognize women who have made notable contributions to the hobby. Named after the former curator of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Numismatic Collection, this honor has been bestowed on many heavy hitters. Among the most deserving is this year’s recipient, Prue Morgan Fitts.
Prior to joining the ANA in 1991, Fitts had little interest in numismatics, However, after inheriting some Byzantine specimens from her father, Fitts’ curiosity was piqued. She subsequently took a course on Roman and Byzantine coinage at the ANA Summer Seminar, and then went on to develop and teach a Summer Seminar class in 2003, “Women in Power on Coins and in Art.”
ANA conventions are a regular stomping ground for Fitts, who often contributes her time as a national volunteer. She regularly exhibits competitively and serves as a judge. She also has given talks as part of the ANA’s Maynard Sundman/Littleton Lecture Series.
Having earned a master’s degree in education from Harvard, Fitts is passionate about sharing knowledge. She helped revive the Women in Numismatics group, previously serving as president, and has organized or participated in numerous young numismatist and Scout programs. She co-founded the Association of Dedicated Byzantine Collectors, where she served as its first, and only, “empress.”
An accomplished author, Fitts noticed the lack of books available to collectors who are new to the field of Byzantine numismatics, so she wrote one. Her Beginner’s Guide to Identifying Byzantine Coins was published in 2015 and is considered a modern classic in the field.
In 2002, Fitts received her first ANA accolade, the Glenn Smedley Memorial Award. Ten years later, she and her husband, Arthur, earned the Association’s top honor, the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service (2012). She also served one term on the ANA Board of Governors (2005-07). In 2009 Fitts was the general chairman of the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money in Boston and received a presidential award that same year. Fitts will be recognized at the ANA Annual Banquet on Aug. 17 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
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ANA district representatives are the lynch pins of the hobby, promoting and expanding interest in numismatics by working directly with ANA member clubs and collectors throughout the United States. On August 16, Brett Irick of Dearborn, Michigan, will be recognized as the Outstanding District Representative during the ANA Member & Awards Celebration at the Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money in the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Like many collectors, Irick’s love of coins began when he was young and working on a Boy Scout project. He joined the ANA in 1979 and continued to build his collection as time permitted during his 31-year engineering career with Ford Motor Company, where he developed two U.S. patents.
Since retiring, Irick has been more involved in the numismatic community. He is president of the Michigan State Numismatic Society, vice president of the Central States Numismatic Society, and area-director of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association and president of the Windsor Coin Club. (As an ANA district representative, he serves Canada and Michigan.) Irick also is an ANA exhibit judge and has several award-winning displays to his credit, earning the Howland Wood Memorial Award for Best-of-Show Exhibit in 2010. In 2015 he was presented the ANA’s Joseph E. Boling Award for Judging Excellence and the Glenn Smedley Memorial Award.
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In an effort to enshrine the most important collectors, scholars and hobby professionals of all time, the ANA maintains the Numismatic Hall of Fame at its headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Individuals are recognized annually, with “modern” numismatists named in odd years and “historic” personages in even years. In June 2018, the ANA welcomed to this elite group a notable hobbyist of days gone by—Joseph N.T. Levick (1828-1908).
Born in New Orleans, Levick began collecting coins after he moved to Philadelphia in 1855. In 1860 he relocated to New York City, where he established a numismatic store at the corner of Broadway and 20th Street. During the Civil War, Levick was a Union soldier in the 70th regiment of New York volunteers, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. He was a founding member of both the Philadelphia Numismatic Society (1858) and the New York Numismatic Society (1864).
Levick served the American Numismatic Society (ANS) as treasurer (1867-74), and in 1866 he launched its American Journal of Numismatics, the first numismatic periodical in the United States. The October 1868 issue carried Levick’s first article, “A Table, Showing the Prices Paid for the Five Types of the 1793 Cent, Selected from Twenty of the Principal Coin Sales in the Country, from 1855 to 1868.” He found it difficult to describe the pieces adequately, which led him to present in the April 1869 issue the first photographic plate of coins known in American numismatics. The image showed obverse and reverse die varieties, with lines connecting die pairs. Although just 100 original copies of the well-known “Levick Plate” were produced, it has been reprinted several times.
The American Journal of Numismatics was a costly endeavor, and in 1868 Levick convinced the ANS to explore other avenues of publication. Two years later, the Boston Numismatic Society agreed to oversee the journal’s production, taking it from monthly to quarterly, and reducing its annual subscription from $3 to $2.
Levick joined the ANA in July 1906. He died in September 1908, three weeks after his 80th birthday. Levick’s contributions to numismatics will be recognized at the ANA’s Annual Banquet during the Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money.
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The American Numismatic Association is a congressionally chartered, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to encouraging the study and collection of coins and related items. The ANA helps its 25,000 members and the public discover and explore the world of money through its vast array of educational and outreach programs as well as its museum, library, publications, and conventions. For more information, call 719-632-2646 or visit www.money.org.
Aug 4, 2018 | Announcements
(Long Beach, California) August 3, 2018 — Famous gold and silver coins of Italy from the acclaimed Tyrant Collection (www.TheTyrantCollection.com), ranging from Gelon, tyrant of the cities of Gela and Syracuse in 485 BC, to King Victor Emmanuel III in 1933, will be publicly displayed together for the first time anywhere, September 6-8, 2018.
The unprecedented exhibit, “Tyrants of the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas,” will be a featured attraction at the September 2018 Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com) in Long Beach, California.
A rare Doppio Ducat of French King Louis XII as the Duke of Milan (1499-1512) is one of the many highlights of the “Tyrants of the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas” exhibit at the September 2018 Long Beach Expo.
(Photo credit: Lyle Engleson/Goldberg Coins & Collectibles)
There are 365 historic coins in the $8 million display celebrating numismatic treasures from Sicily on the south to Turin on the north. The exhibit is divided into regions by their boundaries with bodies of water, such as the Arno and Po rivers, and the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian seas, and showcases some exceedingly rare issues.
This historic gold Zecchino (1625-1629) of the Venetian doge Giovanni I. Corner depicts him kneeling while being blessed by Mark, the patron saint of Venice, and depicts Christ on the reverse side giving a benediction. It is a rarity that is part of a superb collection of Italian gold coins in the September 2018 Long Beach Expo $8 million exhibit “Tyrants of the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas.”
(Photo credit: Lyle Engleson/Goldberg Coins & Collectibles)
“This part of the extensive Tyrant Collection, the world’s most valuable rare coin collection in private hands, encompasses the expansive area that evolved into modern Italy. The impressive coins in the exhibit range from frequently seen ancients to medieval and modern issues of great rarity,” explained Ira Goldberg President of Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, Inc. (www.GoldbergCoins.com) in Los Angeles, California. Goldberg is one of the numismatic professionals providing guidance in assembling the wide-ranging collection.
Spanish King Carlos (Charles) III is depicted as ruler of Sicily on this rare gold 4 Ducati struck in 1727 in Palermo. It is part of the Tyrant Collection’s “Tyrants of the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas” exhibit at the September 2018 Long Beach Expo.
(Photo credit: Lyle Engleson/Goldberg Coins & Collectibles)
“It is a massive collection that vividly depicts the generations of rulers who held sway in their respective regions of old Italy,” said Bruce Lorich, who cataloged the exhibit.
Jul 31, 2018 | Announcements, Auctions
Legend Rare Coin Auctions to Offer The Konstantine Collection of Capped Bust Half Dollars, the #1 Collection of Capped Bust Half Dollars with Major Varieties, 1807-1836 on the PCGS Set Registry.
(Lincroft, NJ—July 30, 2018)—Legend Rare Coin Auctions today announces with great honor and pride that the Kontantine Collection of Capped Bust Half Dollars will be auctioned in Regency Auction 28, on September 26, 2018, the official auction of the PCGS Members Show. Anchoring the firm’s second two-day Regency Auction, this world class collection was very carefully assembled by a very astute specialist collector over several years. The Konstanine Collection includes many finest known or high Condition Census pieces, many pedigreed to some of the greatest collections ever assembled. The composition for the Registry Set is made up of the 73 major varieties of Capped Bust half dollar listed in A Guide Book of United States Coins, struck from 1807 to 1836 when the Lettered Edge type was discontinued.
In the Introduction to the Collection, Legend wrote of the Capped Bust series and the Konstantine Collection in particular:
In all of American Numismatics, the Capped Bust Half Dollar is one of the most popular series to collect and has delighted collectors for ages. Looking at the series, there is a lot to like. It combines a beautiful, charming design, large size, precious metal content, and a history that goes back to where America began to “grow up.” Because of their place in a larger economic sense, Capped Bust half dollars, perhaps more than any other 19th century type, is widely available to collectors in all qualities, making them a wonderful specialty whether your budget allows for six figure purchases, or a more modest three-figures. There are attractive coins in all ranges where you can build a collection that will be both meaningful to you as the collector, and impressive for even the unacquainted to enjoy.
The Konstantine Collection currently ranks as the #1 PCGS Registry Set of the Red Book listed varieties, an assemblage of 73 different coins, and is 100% complete. To be #1, you know that the coins are going to be high grade, and the collector was diligent in buying not just high-grade coins, but high quality for the grade as well. As you read the descriptions, you will find coins pedigreed to other great collections of the past: Eliasberg, Norweb, Pogue, Gardner, Newman, Link, and others. It becomes apparent as you review each of the coins in the collection, that the collector carefully selected coins that would appeal to a very wide range of collectors, with wonderful quality coins that will fit in nearly every budget. Once the hammer falls on the final lot, the Konstantine Collection will rightly join its place among the great collections of Capped Bust half dollars.
Legend Rare Coin Auctions is proud and honored to offer this amazing collection in Regency Auction 28. It is the hope of the consignor and Legend Rare Coin Auctions that each of these 73 coins finds itself in another world-class collection. Whether you are interested in just a single, magnificent gem for a type set, an interesting representative of a date, or need that Condition Census Overton variety for your specialized die variety set, there is no doubt that the Konstatine Collection will have something for you.
“We are very excited to sell this world class collection,” exclaims senior numismatist, Greg Cohen, who cataloged the collection. “There are several varieties that are listed that are major rarities in the collection, difficult to locate in any grade; completing this set can be a Herculean task. While the majority of the coins are Mint State, there are a number of coins that are circulated, making this a true collector’s set”
Of the major varieties that are rarities in the series, regardless of condition, the following stand out:
- 1807 O-111B. The Bearded Goddess. PCGS AU53 CAC.
- 1812/1 O-101A. Large 8. PCGS AU50
- 1815/2 O-101A. PCGS MS63
- 1817/4 O-102. PCGS VF35 Ex Pogue
- 1830 O-114. Large Letters Reverse. PCGS XF45
“There are many coins that may be described as ‘irreplaceable,’” Cohen continued. “While some of the coins are known primarily to serious students of the series. There are many coins that are considered among the finest or the finest for the variety, those coins, while not necessarily rare in the absolute sense are extremely so in the condition that are contained in the Konstatine Collection and are fabulous coins for collectors of high grade type to include in their sets. The coins that fall into this category, you can clearly tell, were selected with care to include only very eye appealing coins.”
Among these highlights are:
- 1807 O-114. Large Stars. PCGS MS65 CAC
- 1808 O-103. PCGS MS67 CAC
- 1814 O-103. PCGS MS66+ CAC
- 1824/1 O-101. PCGS MS64+ CAC
- 1830 O-106. Small 0. PCGS MS65+ CAC
- 1836 O-104A. PCGS MS65 CAC
Highlights of the Konstantine Collection will be on display at Legend’s table at the upcoming American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money, August 13-18, tables 523, 525, 527. Highlights will also be on display at the September Long Beach Expo, September 5-8, table 601. The entire collection will be available for viewing in Legend’s offices by appointment only. For more information about this collection, call or email 732-935-1168, info@legendauctions.com.
Consignments are still being sought for this important numismatic event, but space is limited. Contact a consignment specialist today.
