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1812/1 50C Small 8 MS64 NGC. CAC. O-102a, R.2....
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$22,325.00
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Description
1812/1 Small 8 Half Dollar, MS64
Condition Census Guide Book Variety, O-102a
1812/1 50C Small 8 MS64 NGC. CAC. O-102a, R.2. Ex: "Col."
E.H.R. Green. This impressive Choice specimen comes with classic
album toning. While clash marks are standard for the issue, the
crisp strike, clean surfaces and stupendous eye appeal are not.
Vibrant mint luster shines through iridescent shades of
lavender-gray, golden-brown, and cobalt-blue toning.In order to assist with the large mintage of half dollars in 1812, two unused obverse dies from 1811 were overdated by punching a 2 over the final digit of the date. One of these varieties used a Large 8 in the date (O-101) and the other used a Small 8 (O-102, the present coin). Both varieties are extremely popular with collectors. The only small 8 found among the ten die pairs of 1812 is on the O-102, offered here. Research suggests that only three or four 1812/1 Small 8's match or exceed the overall quality of the Newman specimen.
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 @ $10.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: N4719)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24EY, PCGS# 6101, Greysheet# 6231)
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: 16
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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