Eric P. Newman Collection, Part II

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Eric P. Newman Collection Part II, sold by Heritage Auctions, November 2013, featuring U.S. federal coinage.

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2761. Lot 33463

Beschreibung:: 1837 50C MS65 NGC. CAC. GR-23, R.2. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. The 1837 GR-23 half dollar is a common die variety, but it is a challenge to obtain above the grade of MS64. The lovely Eric P. Newman specimen is finer than any that were known when Dick Graham's Reeded Edge half dollar book was published last year. He recorded nine examples in MS64 and one MS63, and the Newman MS65 will head that list in the second edition. This lovely Gem has brilliant ivory centers with frosty luster under champagne toning, all within a peripheral iridescent frame. Census: 44 in 65 (4 in 65 S), 12 finer (10/13) for all 1837 varieties. 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 @ $6.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $22,325.00 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2762. Lot 33462

Beschreibung:: 1836 50C Reeded Edge MS64 S NGC. CAC. GR-1, R.2. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. Reeded Edge half dollars were struck for the first time in 1836, with a tiny mintage of just 1,200 pieces. Aside from the edge, the most noticeable change from the old Lettered Edge design was the omission of the scroll and motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the reverse. These coins were the first half dollars struck on the new steam-powered coin presses and they are traditionally collected with the pattern series (Judd-57), although they are really regular issues. Needless to say, the 1836 is a sought-after issue, prized by type collectors, pattern enthusiasts, and series specialists alike. Only one pair of dies was used to strike the small mintage of 1836 Reeded Edge half dollars, but some features vary from coin to coin. The present coin shows evidence of strike doubling on the lower reverse, most easily seen on the denomination and the letters UN in UNITED. This coin is also an early die state, with the die crack between the final S in STATES and O in OF just beginning. The 1836 Reeded Edge half dollars were avidly collected from the earliest days of the hobby. An early auction appearance was lot 71 in the half dollar section of the Catalogue of a Very Large Collection of American, English Silver and Copper Coins (Edward Cogan, 5/1860): {blockquote}"1836 Pattern - milled edge - uncirculated, very rare."{/blockquote} The lot realized $4.12 to a collector named Bringhurst, who paid a strong price at the time. Eric Newman only paid $25.00 for this similar specimen, perhaps 80 years later. More recent auction appearances include the MS65 PCGS coin in lot 6211 of the Pittsburgh Signature (Heritage, 8/2004), which realized $63,250. The coin offered here is a spectacular Choice example that NGC has awarded the star designation for outstanding eye appeal. The obverse displays an antique cameo appearance, due to the luminous silver centers being surrounded by rings of golden-brown, cobalt-blue, and lilac toning. Vibrant mint luster radiates from both sides and the design elements are sharply detailed throughout. Census: 5 in 64 (1 in 64+, 1 in 64 S), 2 finer (10/13). 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 @ $25.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $52,875.00 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2763. Lot 33462

Beschreibung:: 1836 50C Reeded Edge MS64 S NGC. CAC. GR-1, R.2. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. Reeded Edge half dollars were struck for the first time in 1836, with a tiny mintage of just 1,200 pieces. Aside from the edge, the most noticeable change from the old Lettered Edge design was the omission of the scroll and motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the reverse. These coins were the first half dollars struck on the new steam-powered coin presses and they are traditionally collected with the pattern series (Judd-57), although they are really regular issues. Needless to say, the 1836 is a sought-after issue, prized by type collectors, pattern enthusiasts, and series specialists alike. Only one pair of dies was used to strike the small mintage of 1836 Reeded Edge half dollars, but some features vary from coin to coin. The present coin shows evidence of strike doubling on the lower reverse, most easily seen on the denomination and the letters UN in UNITED. This coin is also an early die state, with the die crack between the final S in STATES and O in OF just beginning. The 1836 Reeded Edge half dollars were avidly collected from the earliest days of the hobby. An early auction appearance was lot 71 in the half dollar section of the Catalogue of a Very Large Collection of American, English Silver and Copper Coins (Edward Cogan, 5/1860): {blockquote}"1836 Pattern - milled edge - uncirculated, very rare."{/blockquote} The lot realized $4.12 to a collector named Bringhurst, who paid a strong price at the time. Eric Newman only paid $25.00 for this similar specimen, perhaps 80 years later. More recent auction appearances include the MS65 PCGS coin in lot 6211 of the Pittsburgh Signature (Heritage, 8/2004), which realized $63,250. The coin offered here is a spectacular Choice example that NGC has awarded the star designation for outstanding eye appeal. The obverse displays an antique cameo appearance, due to the luminous silver centers being surrounded by rings of golden-brown, cobalt-blue, and lilac toning. Vibrant mint luster radiates from both sides and the design elements are sharply detailed throughout. Census: 5 in 64 (1 in 64+, 1 in 64 S), 2 finer (10/13). 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 @ $25.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $52,875.00 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2764. Lot 33461

Beschreibung:: 1836 50C Lettered Edge, 50 over 00 PR66 NGC. O-116, R.7 as proof. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. Here is a curious and absolutely wonderful coin. Let us first dispose of any skeptic's protestation of proof status. This is a no-brainer. The look, surfaces, mirrored fields and strike are thoroughly consistent with a carefully made proof. Moreover this die pair is long known to have produced unquestioned proofs. Stephen Herrman's most recent compilation identifies 15 occurrences at auction over the past 30 years, representing at least six, perhaps seven different specimens from notable collections that include R.J. Lathrop, Louis Eliasberg, Reed Hawn, Elliot Landau, R.C. Davis, J.W. Haseltine, Ambassador and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, and Buddy Byers. NGC correctly views the Newman coin as a Premium Gem. The surfaces and regal antique toning are illustrative of a coin that was meticulously struck and fastidiously handled, stored, and cared for from the moment it left the screw press. Everything about the coin smacks of originality. The toning is unlike any other bust half dollar in the Newman collection. We are tempted to drift into hyperbole in an effort to paint a true picture of the coin. Suffice it to say that rich yet restrained shades of blue, gray, green, and gold are intertwined. This gossamer blanket of toning only enhances the fully mirrored surfaces. So what makes this coin "curious?" Turn your attention to distinct areas of flatness in the dentils above Liberty's cap and, on the reverse, under the 5 of the denomination. Slight striking weakness adjoins these areas. We also see fine lines originating in the flattened obverse dentils, running to and through the top of Liberty's cap. They are not adjustment marks. They are, instead, indicia of a freshly polished planchet, yet another indicator of the proof striking. Patches of flattened dentils are familiar to collectors of bust half dollars. They occur when edge lettering is applied to a blank planchet. The edge lettering device, known as a Castaing machine, consists of parallel bars through which the planchet is rolled. Each bar is engraved with half of the edge letters. When the planchet completes a 180� rotation between the bars those letters are inscribed on the edge of the planchet. The Castaing machine performed another important task: it raised a rim on the planchet as it passed between the bars under great pressure. Planchets did not always complete their journey through the Castaing machine. In such instances, a portion of the edge lettering may be lost and, more importantly, the entire rim would not be raised. In the coining chamber the flattened portion of the rim received less pressure when the screw press was thrown and, of course, dentils and local devices would be blurred. Planchet irregularities, including polish lines, might not be obliterated without sufficient pressure from the dies. We think that is what happened when this coin was struck. It was careless of the mint workers to have allowed an even mildly defective planchet to be used for a coin that was likely destined for presentation or for a special occasion. Was it also careless of the workers to have selected a reverse die for proof coinage that already displayed a bit of carelessness? We suspect the answer is "no," at least by standards of care then in place. We refer, of course, to the engraver's initial placement of a zero in the denomination where a 5 belonged. J.W. Haseltine in 1881 and M.L. Beistle in 1929 each identified this reasonably common die pairing of 1836. For Haseltine the die pair was his "No. 1;" for Beistle it was variety "14-T" of 1836. Neither paid attention to or described the now famous engraver's error. It was not until 1951 that Walter Breen announced that the "defect" around the 5 was in fact an underlying 0. This is a fabulous coin with which to close our offering of Newman's Lettered Edge Bust half dollars. It offers a generous helping of aspects of the series that entice collectors, both today and in generations past. 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 @ $40.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $96,937.50 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2765. Lot 33461

Beschreibung:: 1836 50C Lettered Edge, 50 over 00 PR66 NGC. O-116, R.7 as proof. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. Here is a curious and absolutely wonderful coin. Let us first dispose of any skeptic's protestation of proof status. This is a no-brainer. The look, surfaces, mirrored fields and strike are thoroughly consistent with a carefully made proof. Moreover this die pair is long known to have produced unquestioned proofs. Stephen Herrman's most recent compilation identifies 15 occurrences at auction over the past 30 years, representing at least six, perhaps seven different specimens from notable collections that include R.J. Lathrop, Louis Eliasberg, Reed Hawn, Elliot Landau, R.C. Davis, J.W. Haseltine, Ambassador and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, and Buddy Byers. NGC correctly views the Newman coin as a Premium Gem. The surfaces and regal antique toning are illustrative of a coin that was meticulously struck and fastidiously handled, stored, and cared for from the moment it left the screw press. Everything about the coin smacks of originality. The toning is unlike any other bust half dollar in the Newman collection. We are tempted to drift into hyperbole in an effort to paint a true picture of the coin. Suffice it to say that rich yet restrained shades of blue, gray, green, and gold are intertwined. This gossamer blanket of toning only enhances the fully mirrored surfaces. So what makes this coin "curious?" Turn your attention to distinct areas of flatness in the dentils above Liberty's cap and, on the reverse, under the 5 of the denomination. Slight striking weakness adjoins these areas. We also see fine lines originating in the flattened obverse dentils, running to and through the top of Liberty's cap. They are not adjustment marks. They are, instead, indicia of a freshly polished planchet, yet another indicator of the proof striking. Patches of flattened dentils are familiar to collectors of bust half dollars. They occur when edge lettering is applied to a blank planchet. The edge lettering device, known as a Castaing machine, consists of parallel bars through which the planchet is rolled. Each bar is engraved with half of the edge letters. When the planchet completes a 180� rotation between the bars those letters are inscribed on the edge of the planchet. The Castaing machine performed another important task: it raised a rim on the planchet as it passed between the bars under great pressure. Planchets did not always complete their journey through the Castaing machine. In such instances, a portion of the edge lettering may be lost and, more importantly, the entire rim would not be raised. In the coining chamber the flattened portion of the rim received less pressure when the screw press was thrown and, of course, dentils and local devices would be blurred. Planchet irregularities, including polish lines, might not be obliterated without sufficient pressure from the dies. We think that is what happened when this coin was struck. It was careless of the mint workers to have allowed an even mildly defective planchet to be used for a coin that was likely destined for presentation or for a special occasion. Was it also careless of the workers to have selected a reverse die for proof coinage that already displayed a bit of carelessness? We suspect the answer is "no," at least by standards of care then in place. We refer, of course, to the engraver's initial placement of a zero in the denomination where a 5 belonged. J.W. Haseltine in 1881 and M.L. Beistle in 1929 each identified this reasonably common die pairing of 1836. For Haseltine the die pair was his "No. 1;" for Beistle it was variety "14-T" of 1836. Neither paid attention to or described the now famous engraver's error. It was not until 1951 that Walter Breen announced that the "defect" around the 5 was in fact an underlying 0. This is a fabulous coin with which to close our offering of Newman's Lettered Edge Bust half dollars. It offers a generous helping of aspects of the series that entice collectors, both today and in generations past. 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 @ $40.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $96,937.50 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2766. Lot 33460

Beschreibung:: 1835 50C MS65 NGC. CAC. O-103, R.2. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. This delightful Gem appears to be tied for top spot in the Condition Census for the variety. The central devices are sharply struck. The reverse die, it may be noted, emerged unscathed from its earlier use on the 1834 O-119. The richly toned, intensely lustrous obverse features iridescent shades of golden-brown, lavender, and lilac toning. The silver-gray reverse is more lightly toned with pastel colors and iridescence through most of the legend. Three dots alongside star 2 are mint made, thought by students to have been imparted by the mechanism used to eject coins from the coining chamber of the screw press. The overall eye appeal of this 1835 half dollar is remarkable. 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 @ $3.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $16,450.00 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2767. Lot 33459

Beschreibung:: 1830 50C Large 0 MS66 NGC. CAC. O-122, R.1. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. One of only three (of twenty-three) 1830 die pairs to feature a Large 0 in the date. The others are O-121 and O-123. This example offers sumptuous toning, great depth of luster and winning eye appeal. Album storage contributed a diaphanous veil of lavender-gray toning to the centers surrounded by halos of lime-green, lilac, and amber. The coin is beautifully impressed with spotless, unsullied surfaces. As a Premium Gem, the Newman coin is unmatched for the O-122 die pair. We located one other 1830 Large 0 NGC graded MS66 and but one PCGS graded MS66. The former an 1830 O-121, the latter an 1830 O-123. 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 @ $4.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $41,125.00 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2768. Lot 33460

Beschreibung:: 1835 50C MS65 NGC. CAC. O-103, R.2. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. This delightful Gem appears to be tied for top spot in the Condition Census for the variety. The central devices are sharply struck. The reverse die, it may be noted, emerged unscathed from its earlier use on the 1834 O-119. The richly toned, intensely lustrous obverse features iridescent shades of golden-brown, lavender, and lilac toning. The silver-gray reverse is more lightly toned with pastel colors and iridescence through most of the legend. Three dots alongside star 2 are mint made, thought by students to have been imparted by the mechanism used to eject coins from the coining chamber of the screw press. The overall eye appeal of this 1835 half dollar is remarkable. 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 @ $3.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $16,450.00 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2769. Lot 33459

Beschreibung:: 1830 50C Large 0 MS66 NGC. CAC. O-122, R.1. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. One of only three (of twenty-three) 1830 die pairs to feature a Large 0 in the date. The others are O-121 and O-123. This example offers sumptuous toning, great depth of luster and winning eye appeal. Album storage contributed a diaphanous veil of lavender-gray toning to the centers surrounded by halos of lime-green, lilac, and amber. The coin is beautifully impressed with spotless, unsullied surfaces. As a Premium Gem, the Newman coin is unmatched for the O-122 die pair. We located one other 1830 Large 0 NGC graded MS66 and but one PCGS graded MS66. The former an 1830 O-121, the latter an 1830 O-123. 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 @ $4.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $41,125.00 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.

2770. Lot 33458

Beschreibung:: 1829/7 50C MS66+ NGC. CAC. O-101a, R.1. Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green. This high-end Premium Gem displays iridescent shades of dappled gold, green, and gunmetal blue. Magnificent frosty luster underlies the toning. The central devices are nicely impressed, especially so when we note that the reverse die was in its third use. It appeared first on the rare (R.5) 1829 O-106, then on the 1829 O-107. In the later stages of its use on the 1829/7 O-101, repeated polishing of the reverse die eradicated some of the feathers below the shield and parts of the nearby arrow shafts, yielding the O-101, a sub-variety offered here. The Kaufman 1829/7 received an MS66 designation from NGC but was struck from the O-102 die pair. We offered a PCGS MS66 1829/7 O-101 in our July 2008 Baltimore ANA Sale, lot 1685. It brought $32,200. The Newman 1829/7 O-101a appears to be the finest of that die state. It may well be the best of any known 1829/7. 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 @ $10.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $70,500.00 . Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com.