Just a point of reference with the RI Collection Public Deposited
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From: "John Lorenzo" <jlorenzo@ob.ilww.com>
Subject: Just a point of reference with the RI Collection
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In terms of specimens from the Richard August Collection in regard to=20
consigner notes in the Americana Sale I had never actually seen a NJ=20
from his collection! He is a very private individual - just to say that=20
the grades given in the census on my flips or in my initial PW census=20
are just from the information he gave me verbally, by mail, was=20
avialable through Bill Anton, etc. and/or from other records available=20
to me - just as a matter of record - since this collector has been=20
collecting longer than I have in U.S. Colonials - I do not doubt any=20
grades or variety - personally - the only coins he actually showed me=20=20
was his Counterfeit Reales Collection (INTACT) at a C4 Convention which=20
included all the denominations. The number of specimens in that=20
collection in terms of C2R's pretty much was equivalent to mine (about=20
40 Kleeberg/non-Kleeberg listed)varieties which will appear in an=20
upcoming sale by Stacks. He told me I was the only one he has ever=20
shown it to? - by the way - what is the rarest denomination to obtain=20
in this series overall - yes- the 4 Reales denomination - and by a=20
major gap in Rarity - VERY TOUGH - when was the last time you have seen=20
a german silver 4R contemporary? OK - last week <BG>. Good luck in the=20
sale. - 2008-01-12
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