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1854-S $20 AU58 NGC. CAC....
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Sold on Nov 14, 2014 for:
$28,200.00
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Description
1854-S Twenty Dollar, AU58
First-Year San Francisco Issue
1854-S $20 AU58 NGC. CAC. Production at the newly opened San
Francisco Mint began in April 1854, with coinage of the first
double eagles bearing an S mintmark. Due in part to the sizeable
numbers of privately minted small denominations circulating in Gold
Rush-era California, depositors typically requested large
denominations, and therefore the new mint's resources were
primarily utilized for eagles and double eagles its first year of
operation.More than 141,000 double eagles were produced, but surprisingly few survive today. This near-Mint example boasts unusually smooth surfaces and bold design definition. Luminous apricot-gold surfaces increase the eye appeal.
Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: N1793)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 268U, PCGS# 8913, Greysheet# 9849)
Weight: 33.44 grams
Metal: Gold
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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: 19
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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