Extremely Difficult Coin Quiz #00003 - Answer revealed, Lustig revered

ColonialCoinUnion

This coin was recently offered as lot #3 in Bowers and Merena's August Rarities sale, and described as below:



1776 Continental Dollar. Breen-1092. Crosby Pl. VIII, 16. Newman 2-C. CURRENCY, Pewter. MS-63 (PCGS).

The lot failed to meet reserve and did not sell.

Can anyone here tell me to which famous collection this coin is pedigreed?

EagleEye

Garrett III #1492 $16,500

JrGMan2004

Not a clue... Might as well take a wild guess, and go with... Norweb...

mgoodm3

WAG = Eliasberg

ColonialCoinUnion

It is not Garrett, Norweb or Eliasberg. And I bet TDN knows the answer.

RYK

The Legend Collection of Continental Dollars?

Gemini

John Ford maybe?

ColonialCoinUnion

It was 20 years ago, which rules out John Ford. And while it wasn't 'Legend', it was a pedigree that TDN mentions quite often.

MrEureka

Amon Carter #205

dougwtx

Karl Scheible Collection?

ColonialCoinUnion

<< <i>Amon Carter #205 >>



Of course Andy's right. This coin might have had a better chance to sell if Bowers had correctly described it as:

'The Amon Carter Specimen' and noted that 'the area of darker toning near the sundial serves to identify this coin as the Carter specimen, lot #205 in Stack's January 1984 auction, earlier ex-Golden Jubilee sale, 1967'.

Instead, to Bowers it was just an anonymous coin with big spot on it.

Too bad for them. And for the consignor.

MrEureka

This coin might have had a better chance to sell if Bowers had correctly described it as:

1776 Experimental Carbon-Center Continental Dollar. Unique! The forerunner of the more famous 1792 Silver-Center Cent, this is perhaps the most important coin we have ever sold. And remember, once this piece is sold, you won't be able to find another like it for twice the price!