LOT #33538 |
Sold on Nov 16, 2013 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
1806/5 50C MS61 NGC. O-104, R.4....
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Nov 16, 2013 for:
$21,150.00
Bid Source: HA.com/Live bidder
Description
1806/5 Half Dollar, O-104, MS61
Condition Census Guide Book Variety
1806/5 50C MS61 NGC. O-104, R.4. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green.
Hands down the more desirable of four overdated die pairings of
1806. Overton's O-101, O-102 and O-103 were struck from a single
obverse die (married to different reverses) that displays a barely
perceptible remnant of the underlying 5. On the O-104 we have a
bold overdate. More importantly it is the only overdate in the
entire half-dollar series, 1794 to date, struck from an obverse die
that was actually used in a prior year. (The 1806/5 quarter and
quarter eagle make the same claim for those denominations.) The
obverse die made its debut on the 1805 O-105 and 106.This spectacular coin is toned in attractive shades of lavender, gray, and golden-brown. The luster is slightly subdued and a few slide marks cross Liberty's cheek and neck. The reflective surfaces on the reverse are especially enticing. The finest known example of the 1806/5 O-104 is the Reed Hawn example, Ex: Atwater and Allenburger, now in the cabinet of a Michigan collector. The Newman coin competes with three others for second finest in the Condition Census.
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 @ $15.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: N4719)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24EK, PCGS# 6077, Greysheet# 6228)
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: 21
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 1,200
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
17.5% of the successful bid per lot.
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.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms | US & World Coin Grading Tutorial
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms | US & World Coin Grading Tutorial