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1861 Gold Dollar, MS65
Rarely Seen Finer

1861 G$1 MS65 NGC. CAC. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. With a mintage of more than 527,000 pieces, the 1861 is one of the more plentiful gold dollar issues of the period, and is ideal for the type collector seeking a coin from the Civil War era. The date's availability, however, drops off sharply at the MS65 grade level and finer pieces are decidedly rare. This coin exhibits frosty, nearly unabraded surfaces, with soft green-gold color. Census: 33 in 65 (1 in 65 ), 10 finer (8/14).
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 @ $7.50; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: N2998)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25CU, PCGS# 7558, Greysheet# 8023)

Weight: 1.67 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper


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Auction Info

Auction Dates
November, 2014
14th-15th Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 7
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 532

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.
Sold on Nov 14, 2014 for: $2,820.00
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