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1783 COPPER Nova Constellatio Copper, Pointed Rays, Small US MS66 Brown NGC. CAC. Crosby 2-B, W-1865, R.2. ...
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Description
1783 Nova Constellatio Copper, MS66 Brown
Crosby 2-B, Pointed Rays, Small US
The Sharpest Eye Ever Seen
1783 COPPER Nova Constellatio Copper, Pointed Rays, Small US
MS66 Brown NGC. CAC. Crosby 2-B, W-1865, R.2. 139.6 grains. The
reader is referred to three articles that provide the current
knowledge of the Nova Constellatio copper coinage. The first is
"The Source of the Nova Constellatio Copper Coinage" from the
January 1960 issue of The Numismatic Scrapbook, and
reprinted in the current catalog courtesy of Coin World. The
second is Eric P. Newman's article "New Thoughts on the Nova
Constellatio Private Copper Coinage" that appeared in the 1995
Coinage of the American Confederation Period, edited by
Philip L. Mossman and published by the American Numismatic Society.
That article is reprinted in the current catalog courtesy of ANS.
The third article, "An Examination of the 'New Constellation'
Coppers in Relation to the Nova Constellatio - Constellatio Nova
Debate" by Louis Jordan appeared in the December 2000 issue of
The Colonial Newsletter.This extraordinary Mint State copper has an extremely strong strike, with the all-seeing eye sharper than we have ever seen. It is clearly a special piece, showing additional fine obverse die lines that are not visible on most examples. The appearance of the previous two pieces suggests the dies were lapped after this example was struck. Both sides have glossy chocolate and blue-steel surfaces. The finest Nova Constellatio copper NGC has graded by two points (8/14).
Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2AYX, PCGS# 801, Greysheet# 89)
Auction Info
2014 November 14 - 15 Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection Part V US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1215 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2014
14th-15th
Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 34
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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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