Greatest Specialized Collections Ever Auctioned
MrEureka
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Name the series and name the best auctions of all time. Name the auction company and year so we can track down copies for our own libraries.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
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Bass: US Gold Collection/Hoard (B&M, four volumes)
Duke's Creek: Dahlonega gold dollars through quarter eagles, Atlanta Spring ANA 2006 (Heritage)
Ron Brown (Acadia) Collection of New Orleans Gold (dollars through eagles), Chicago ANA 1999 (Heritage)
Green Pond: Dahlonega half eagles, FUN 2004 (Heritage)
Richard C Jewell Collection of $3's, 2005 (ANR)
1998 Noble Numismatics auction of the W. J. Noble collection of Conder tokens
Collecting:
Conder tokens
19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
Jules Reiver - Heritage, 2006
Both important for bust half dimes
Not greatest, just a real neat collection
Rainbow Stars
Though it is unlikely that I will ever own a coin in this series I love looking at the coins in this collection!
Collecting:
Conder tokens
19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
U.S. Patterns: Bowers and Merena/Lexington/January,1994. The last public appearance of a nearly unique pattern, with a full provenance.
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<< <i>This was the best collection, coin for coin and quality vs. the assigned grade, that I have seen:
Oliver Jung collection sold by ANR in July, 2004
Edited to add: This was a type set - I hope it was specialized enough to qualify for purposes of this thread. >>
I checked it out because of your comments. It had some truly amazing coins in it.
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
Jules Reiver Collection, Busts of all sorts, 2006, Heritage Auctions
Russ Logan Duplicate Sale, duplicates and coins that did not sell in the B&M auction, 2006, Brad Karoleff/COINS+
These guys were probally two of the biggest collectors of Silver Bust Coinage... Jules was known for having the most complete die marriage set of all the silver Bust issues...
42/92
Pittaman
The Harvard Professor-- Corneious Vermeulle (sp.)
Some Bust Halfs--forget his name
The Wayne Miller Collection--would be more respected if all the mint bagged common junk was melted and not at shows
The two Carter Dollar Collections
----I'm ignoring th Registry-type guys who never reallly collect for more than a few years, although the sales wre big.
The Pogues if they ever sell---
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
The L K Rudolf Collection [Stacks 2003] Gobrecht, Seated and Trade dollars galore.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Eliasberg II - April '97 (B+M)
Numerous Finest Knowns and Unique coins in both auctions (cents through Dollars)!!!!
In the Future: If Tradedollarnut keeps his Business strike collections, has someone help write up the
key reference book using trueview images or whatever---it will be the greatest dollar collection/ reference to be oneday
be auctioned.
Of coarse In my opinion his oft-verbose business partner Ms Sperber, will own/sell the most significant
Wartime Cent collection----something Stewey will never achieve even if he sells (who cares about 1909s VDB's in 67?).
The Just Having Fun nickels are the best--perhaps that would make the alltime list, when these coins are more appreciated.
<< <i>The Fairfield Collection [Bowers 1977] Seated and Trade dollars galore.
The L K Rudolf Collection [Stacks 2003] Gobrecht, Seated and Trade dollars galore. >>
You could have also mentioned Long (Bowers 5/95) which QDB called, at the time, the "finest cabinet ever auctioned". His careful choice of the word "auctioned" of course refers to the fact that he had already seen the Eliasberg material by then. The collection had a complete set of SD proofs from 1840 on.
Actually, I really wish I had some copies of the auction catalogues for the Ford sales, but I doubt I'll be able to acquire them
-Daniel
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2.Continental Bank of Illinois toned dollar "collection," Superior's Hoffecker sale, 1987.
3. Koskarian toned Franklin half collection, circa 2004, ANR I think.
4. Greg Bingham's Morgan dollar set, Heritage, circa 2000.
A special award should go to Mike Casper, for his Morgan dollar set. It had the highest percentage of pieces not meeting his outrageous reserves.
<< <i>The Norwebs Collection B+M (late 1980's)
Amon Carter Stacks 1984
Floyd Starr Stacks 1984 >>
Are these "specialized" collections?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Here's a shot of the catalog front cover (if you are a collector and don't have a Logan 2002 catalog, you owe it to yourself to get one!):
<< <i>This was the best collection, coin for coin and quality vs. the assigned grade, that I have seen:
Oliver Jung collection sold by ANR in July, 2004
Edited to add: This was a type set - I hope it was specialized enough to qualify for purposes of this thread. >>
I'm speachless!! Truly a stunning collection. I'm also amazed that the highest hammer price was for a Large Cent...not just ANY Large Cent though...and definietly NOT a widget...
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Oliver Jung collection sold by ANR in July, 2004
Can it be called a 'collection' or should it be called the best money could buy for that couple of years? Otherwise I agree about the quality.
<< <i>Prescott collection of toned comems ANR
Not greatest, just a real neat collection >>
US quarters 1794-1940......James A. Stack - March 1975 (Stacks)
US half dollars 1794-1947.....James Bennet Pryor - Jan. '96 (B&M)
For completeness by date/mint and overall quality
Many of the finest seated and barber coins come from this these
collections. Eliasberg is right in there as well concerning Bust, Seated and Barber.
roadrunner
If I didn't know Oliver I'd tend to think the same thing. However, the fact is that he put more effort in that collection than most collectors do in decades.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Collecting:
Conder tokens
19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
The only bad part about this auction is the entire group of Overton coins was sold intact to a single buyer two days after the catalog was issued which was a bummer when Sheridan told me that when I called as I wanted him to send me a coin for examination. The only coin I really really wanted from the sale, it was the 1818 O-111a double struck piece (page 619 3rd edition).
What was the specialized collection in that sale?
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
This was the only complete die variety collection of early dimes and quarter eagles ever assembled, with many finest knowns. My personal favorite, with excellent cataloging by Mark Borckhardt.
Some of the sales I've seen listed here could hardly be called "specialized collections."
Stack's 1976 ANA Sale "The Garrett Early Proof Sets"
Another would be the B & M 1981 ANA Sale of patterns, Rudy Sieck Collection
<< <i>The Ed Price collection of draped bust dimes and early quarter eagles. Heritage Baltimore July, 2008.
This was the only complete die variety collection of early dimes and quarter eagles ever assembled, with many finest knowns. My personal favorite, with excellent cataloging by Mark Borckhardt. >>
A superb and fascinating piece of work. This is one you want a hardcopy to browse, not just read online......
The Central American gold is incredible.
Mojo
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Frederick Taylor Colonials
not "specialized" but John Story Jenks was "A" rated in 14 series nearly 100 years ago.
<< <i>The Norweb Collection (Stack's-11/06) had some nice Tokens and medals. >>
Yes, the collection of Washingtonia started by Emery May Norweb's grandfather, Liberty Holden.