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1868 2C Two Cents, Judd-614, Pollock-679, Low R.7, PR64 NGC. CAC....
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Sold on Nov 14, 2014 for:
$11,162.50
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Description
1868 Two Cent Pattern, Judd-614, PR64
Well-Struck and Well-Preserved
1868 2C Two Cents, Judd-614, Pollock-679, Low R.7, PR64 NGC.
CAC. The regular-issue dies for the two cent piece dated 1868,
struck in aluminum with a plain edge. An example in the American
Numismatic Rarities January 2006 sale (lot 860) was analyzed and
found to contain 94.2% aluminum, 4.1% iron, and 1.5% silicon.
USPatterns.com writes of the issue: "David Cassel noted on aluminum
postage currency patterns that iron was often added to strengthen
the planchet and silicon helped the aluminum resist corrosion." Two
cent fans as well as pattern collectors will find this lot
extremely appealing. Considerable contrast appears on each side of
this well-preserved, well-struck near-Gem proof. Census: 2 in 64, 0
finer (8/14).Part of a complete 16-piece aluminum proof set. Ex: Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch (circa 1868); McCulloch family; Eric Newman; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 29N6, PCGS# 60826, Greysheet# 13144)
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: 12
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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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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