Coin pedigreed to Dave Bowers' collection up for auction

RYK

I do not recall having seen this before: a coin pedigreed to the "collection" of QDB up for auction:

Link to 1854-S $20 at ANR sale

"Consigned to us by Dave Bowers, who just happens to collect "treasure ship" coins among other numismatic items."

Would such a pedigree be of additional interest to any collectors and might this result in a premium price? As it is, being a shipwreck (seawater) raw coin in high grade makes it somewhat difficult to value (for me, anyway).

ER

So, QDB bought it from the ANR's LaBelle Sale in July 2005? and he's selling it now?

chabot510

I think this coin might bring a slight premium from some pedigree collectors. QDB is a big face of modern numismatics and thus owning something he owned might be considered cool. Not my cup of tea though

dthigpen

I could not care any less about who owned my coins before I did.

ER

That coin is not appealing, even if I were a gold collector. The marks at the mouth kill it for me.

Reece

The same coin didnt meet the reserve in the last sale it was in, cant remember what sale it was, probably about 9 mo. ago.

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS

Lisa Marie Presley use to or still owns a Gem full red 1877 Indian cent.I would gladly pay her a premium for THAT coin.

Stewart

ER

<< <i>I think this coin might bring a slight premium from some pedigree collectors. QDB is a big face of modern numismatics and thus owning something he owned might be considered cool. Not my cup of tea though >>


So, he owned it for seven whole months. What's the big deal?

chabot510

Some of the Norweb or Eliasberg coins may have been owned for only a short amount of time. Some collectors are just very interested in knowing whose collection the coin came from. I personally have no real interest.

Myqqy

Lisa Marie Presley use to or still owns a Gem full red 1877 Indian cent.I would gladly pay her a premium for THAT coin.

I guess if you like coins pedigreed to ugly, untalented skanks......

Coinosaurus

I think QDB has occasionally advertised his own personal items in the B&M and later ANR house organs. So this is not unprecedented.

TommyType

<< <i> Lisa Marie Presley use to or still owns a Gem full red 1877 Indian cent.I would gladly pay her a premium for THAT coin.

I guess if you like coins pedigreed to ugly, untalented skanks...... >>



*Sigh*.....Coin collecting is so cruel.

curly

About 35 years ago, I turned down a coin that was from Max Mehl's shop. I wish I had bought it now.

291fifth

I'm not excited.

Longacre

I would rather have something from his library. How cool would that be? Especially a book that he actually used with some margin notes, etc.

PerryHall

<< <i>I'm not excited. >>



Neither am I. He's a coin dealer so any coin that he has ever sold could carry the Dave Bowers pedigree.

curly

While we may not get "excited" about any coin that Dave Bowers may have owned, I hope that we all realize what he has ment to the great hobby of numismatics. He has amassed a wealth of knowledge and I am thankful that he shares this knowledge with us in his many books. I don't know him personally, but I have bought books from ANR and I always ask to have him autograph them and he always does.

Regulated

See below.

Regulated

Hmmm. I've seen this piece in four or five auctions in the past year (where it didn't sell). Does its status as one of QDB's mistakes confer upon it a numismatic premium?

Michigan

<< <i> Lisa Marie Presley use to or still owns a Gem full red 1877 Indian cent.I would gladly pay her a premium for THAT coin.

I guess if you like coins pedigreed to ugly, untalented skanks...... >>




She has a famous last name and beyond that...... not much.

Lisa actually tried a singing career not long ago, not sure if she has given it up yet but she should.
I had the displeasure of actually hearing her singing voice. lets just say that musical talent does not
run in the family.