Time for the little guns so to speak an extrememly well known c/s on a 1832 50c!
Realone
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We all are familiar with this ole time firm, not only was it a popular company during the wild west and the TV show The Wild Wild West but got some major free headlines due to one of the most tragic events in our country's history when Abe Lincoln was assassinated . I have always wanted to own a colt 45 but the cost was always so prohibitive, but when this counterstamped Bust Half Dollar came up at StackBowers a couple of months ago I went full guns ablazing and won her in a dramatic way but at an extremely prohibitive price imho and will probably be buried at the infamous Tombstone Coin Collectors Club Lot if you know what I mean but I had to have her and I guess blew the competition away with my wild & crazy bidding.
Henry Deringer Jr. per Brunk:" was born in 1786 and apprenticed his father, a firearms maker in Richmond VA. In 1806 he started the Deringer Armory on North Front St. He made large numbers of guns for the gov't, but is best known for the Deringer hand gun that John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Lincoln. Deringer died in 1868 and his firm closed a few years later. Known on a 1817 large cent wihich is the Brunk Plate coin and a 1832 50c which is the example below." Rulau writes that it is also known on a 1808 Half Cent a gives this c/s a whopping R-9!
EX: Henry Hilgard Collection, Overton O-122 R-1.
Henry Deringer Jr. per Brunk:" was born in 1786 and apprenticed his father, a firearms maker in Richmond VA. In 1806 he started the Deringer Armory on North Front St. He made large numbers of guns for the gov't, but is best known for the Deringer hand gun that John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Lincoln. Deringer died in 1868 and his firm closed a few years later. Known on a 1817 large cent wihich is the Brunk Plate coin and a 1832 50c which is the example below." Rulau writes that it is also known on a 1808 Half Cent a gives this c/s a whopping R-9!
EX: Henry Hilgard Collection, Overton O-122 R-1.
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After all, we're supposed to enjoy this hobby aren't we?
Congrats
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Henry was quite a man - wish I had known him better. Sorry to see his collection being dispersed but glad that you got this piece.
ANA LM
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Just a beautiful piece....I wish it could talk. Over-the-top on the neat scale.
Dave
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