Newman sale AU 65

privaterarecoincollector

Makes me want to start a US type set in AU.

Recently speaking about AU 65 coins, here they are:

https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-half-dollars/half-dollars/1797-50c-o-102-t-2-low-r6-au55-ngc-amato-unlisted/p/1260-11020.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1795-1-flowing-hair-two-leaves-b-1-bb-21-r2-au58-ngc-cac/p/1260-11016.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

And this one looks beautiful too:

https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-half-eagles/half-eagles/1795-5-small-eagle-bd-3-high-r3-ms64-ngc-cac/p/1260-11111.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

All of them originally bought for between 35 and 200 USD, I love when these old coins come up.

joebb21

Does anybody know why these coins were held off the market for some years and not sold with the rest of hos collection?

BillJones

I was not aware that Eric Newman had sold parts of his collection prior to the the auctions that Heritage has held over the past couple of years. As to what he's doing now, proceeds from the auctions are used to fund his numismatic foundation which has already sponsored a wonderful on-line reference source for major, historic numismatic auctions.

earlyAurum

Here is a 1798 quarter eagle in NGC AU58+ *. If you check out the auction images, it was considered BU pre third party grading. The coin is now in a PCGS holder as AU58+. I don't think it will ever be slabbed as an MS65 but maybe one day as a MS62?

It's a glorious coin and one of my favorites.

https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-quarter-eagles/quarter-eagles/1798-2-1-2-five-berries-au58-ngc-cac-bd-2-r5/a/1215-3194.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

RogerB

There are part of the planned series of auctions. Nothing unusual about that.

specialist

the museum decided they did not want the type set.

some darn nice coins coming up. too bad heritage had to but them in ngc holders. the nice pieces will cross.