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1794 50C VG10 NGC. O-104a, R.6....
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$10,575.00
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Description
1794 O-104a Half Dollar, VG10
Rare Late Die State, Beistle 2a Plate Coin
1794 50C VG10 NGC. O-104a, R.6. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. The
obverse has a bisecting die crack from the rim to star 3 and
faintly across the head, becoming prominent in the right obverse
from Liberty's chin to star 11. A "well placed" scratch parallels
and accents the die crack to the right of Liberty. The fourth
edition of Overton suggests that the late die state is R.5, while
Stephen Herrman estimates High R.6. The finest late die state
pieces include a VF20 NGC coin once in the Robinson Brown
collection, a Fine 15 PCGS example, and this piece from the Eric P.
Newman collection that is VG10 NGC. Both sides have pleasing
surfaces of pewter gray and pale gold with faint iridescent
splashes to enhance the eye appeal. The obverse of this coin is
plated in M.L. Beistle's 1929 reference, A Register of Half
dollar Die Varieties and Sub-Varieties.Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate; Partnership of Eric P. Newman / B.G. Johnson d.b.a. St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman @ $75.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: N2998)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24E6, PCGS# 6051, Greysheet# 6118)
Weight: 13.48 grams
Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% 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: 9
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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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