Ron Landis 2008 Humbert SS Central America slug pewter die trial sells for $1,136.00
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I'm not sure if this is a record but a Ron Landis 2008 Humbert SS Central America pewter die trial just sold for $1,136.00.
It was part of a mini-hoard of Ron Landis SS Central America items that sold recently. One of the interesting pieces was a "practice plate" die trial that was hand engraved by Ron.
Although not done by Ron, a Humbert souvenir spoon also recently sold for $1,036.03 which is cool.
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Wow.... Not something I would pay for .... Cheers, RickO
I thought this was interesting because of @1940coupe's thread below mentioning his surprise at prices of Gallery Mint items by Ron and Joe Rust. I was also surprised by how high this went given there are 49 of these. It seems like there are definitely some collectors out there that appreciate Ron's work.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/983212/gallery-mint-iitems
I've been following modern artists for a while so it's nice there seems to be an uptick in interest. Other modern artists I follow include Dan Carr and Heidi Wastweet.
Here's a photo of Ron working on the dies which took him 3 months to prepare. The photos are from Monaco who commissioned these.
Little noticed was that a few days ago was the 160th anniversary of the sinking. September 12, 1857.
Ron is an incredible artist and a marvelous human being.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
This seems to be developing into a very popular numismatic specialty area. It will be interesting to see if it holds up in the future. Because it involves the works of a known individual/artist it may prove to "have legs."
They do look very impressive in hand! I've had this pair for nearly 9 years now:
Good info. I didn't know the whole story and just read the Wikipedia page. I was sad to learn that 425 perished in the sinking due to a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Central_America
The captain, William Lewis Herndon, is also interesting as is his daughter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lewis_Herndon
In addition to sinking on September 12, it was located in September 11, 1988. That makes the Kellogg 9/11 and 9/12 pieces more interesting.
This copper die trial sold for $1,000.00 a while back too. I was interested in this piece but chose to pass as I was digesting some other acquisitions at the time.
Where are the S.S. Central America items being sold?
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
The ones here are 10 years old so mostly on Heritage and the bay now.
They were originally offered by Monaco. Here's the original offer page:
https://www.monacorarecoins.com/introducing-ss-central-america-octagonal-humbert-50-gold-commemorative/