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1860 25C PR68 ★ NGC....
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Description
1860 Quarter, PR68 ★
Impeccable Preservation
1860 25C PR68 ★ NGC. The reported mintage of 1860 Seated
quarters was 1,000 pieces, but Briggs notes that 458 were melted.
Some of the business strike dies and the proof dies known for this
issue produced curiously soft strikes in the star centers, as is
the case here, but otherwise the surfaces are impeccable in every
way, as expected from the remarkable grade. The obverse shows a
light purple center ceding to aqua and charcoal moving toward the
rims, while the reverse displays more-modest pinkish-silver hues in
the center with amber encircling the rims. Generous mint luster and
an absence of even the smallest signs of contact make this a
remarkable example of the issue. Census: 3 in 68 (1 in 68 ★
), 1 finer (10/13).Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: P3)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23WM, PCGS# 5556, Greysheet# 5288)
Weight: 6.22 grams
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Auction Info
2013 November 15 - 16 Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection Part II Signature Auction - New York #1190 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2013
15th-16th
Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 12
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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Truth Seeker: The Life of Eric P. Newman (softcover)
A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
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