Stack's Rich Uhrich Sale

shorecoll · February 8, 2008 4:17AM

I'm a relative newbie here but didn't realize Rich was a colonial dude. I especially like the beaver shot on lot 1055.

ziggy29 · February 8, 2008 4:27AM

I've got my eye on a couple of pieces. I'll probably get blown out of the water, though.

tradedollarnut · February 8, 2008 4:33AM

It's online now

blu62vette · February 8, 2008 4:38AM

Who put a hole in that one??

Longacre · February 8, 2008 4:38AM

I'm in a frenzy over this sale. I hope I remember to bring the catalog to Baltimore and have Rich sign it for me.

STONE · February 8, 2008 4:40AM

MAN, if I wasn't broke...nothing else need be said.

I had no idea his collection was so diverse or consisted of SO MANY examples.

Congrats on assembling an A+++ collection Rich

ColonialCoinUnion · February 8, 2008 4:40AM

I'm sure Rich will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he is "just" a major consignor to this catalog - which is to say that not every single coin contained within was owned by him.

Cladiator · February 8, 2008 4:43AM

<< I especially like the beaver shot on lot 1055. >>

I love beaver shots.

Longacre · February 8, 2008 4:56AM

<< I'm sure Rich will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he is "just" a major consignor to this catalog - which is to say that not every single coin contained within was owned by him. >>

Cool. Hopefully his fee for signing my catalog will be less, then.

tradedollarnut · February 8, 2008 4:59AM

Where's his no arrows & rays 1853 half?

Barndog · February 8, 2008 6:18AM

is there something online about the collection...a two-page write-up of Rich and the story behind his collection? I haven't found it yet.

Longacre · February 8, 2008 6:27AM

<< is there something online about the collection...a two-page write-up of Rich and the story behind his collection? I haven't found it yet. >>

Hey, I never thought of that. It would be cool to read. If I ever get the catalog, that is!

Barndog · February 8, 2008 6:28AM

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<< is there something online about the collection...a two-page write-up of Rich and the story behind his collection? I haven't found it yet. >>

Hey, I never thought of that. It would be cool to read. If I ever get the catalog, that is! >>

that's what I'm thinking. Hasn't Bowers dropped a copy off at the Longacre Estate yet?

ebaytrader · February 8, 2008 6:33AM

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that's what I'm thinking. Hasn't Bowers dropped a copy off at the Longacre Estate yet? >>

The courrier arrived at the front gate last evening but I hear the ride up to the house is quite a long drive.

Longacre · February 8, 2008 6:34AM

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that's what I'm thinking. Hasn't Bowers dropped a copy off at the Longacre Estate yet? >>

The courrier arrived at the front gate last evening but I hear the ride up to the house is quite a long drive. >>

I will put a call in to the butler to see if it arrived yet.

Coinosaurus · February 8, 2008 8:09AM

<< I will put a call in to the butler to see if it arrived yet. >>

I don't know about Longacre Manor, but at my house I just ring the bell and some white-glove dude brings the catalog over, in a gilded silver tray and resting on a purple satin pillow.

Longacre · February 8, 2008 10:46AM

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<< I will put a call in to the butler to see if it arrived yet. >>

I don't know about Longacre Manor, but at my house I just ring the bell and some white-glove dude brings the catalog over, in a gilded silver tray and resting on a purple satin pillow. >>

In all seriousness, when I was in Bangkok, I stayed at a pretty nice hotel. I had my own butler assigned to my room and he sat outside my door at a little desk. I was able to summon him with the push of a button next to the bed. I didn't even have to get out of bed if I needed something. It was something that I got used to really quickly.

RYK · February 8, 2008 10:51AM

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<< I will put a call in to the butler to see if it arrived yet. >>

I don't know about Longacre Manor, but at my house I just ring the bell and some white-glove dude brings the catalog over, in a gilded silver tray and resting on a purple satin pillow. >>

In all seriousness, when I was in Bangkok, I stayed at a pretty nice hotel. I had my own butler assigned to my room and he sat outside my door at a little desk. I was able to summon him with the push of a button next to the bed. I didn't even have to get out of bed if I needed something. It was something that I got used to really quickly.

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I have little doubt that MrsL is more than happy to fulfill the same role and probably does most of the job already.

seateddime · February 8, 2008 12:20PM

had to have my limit raised for this sale

Goldbully · February 8, 2008 12:26PM

This error is way cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1963-D error 50¢. Struck on cent planchet. MS-63 BN (PCGS).

A very attractive example with mint red-orange color fading to light brown. Extremely well struck. Ideal for a "show and tell" event at a coin club meeting.

au58 · February 8, 2008 9:17PM

It could be my imagination, but it seems to me that Stacks is now more forthcoming in their descriptions regarding cleaned coins. Is that the Bowers influence or are they just handling more cleaned coins?

ecichlid · February 9, 2008 3:57AM

Couldn't that to do with the forthcoming of the seller as well?

pontiacinf · February 9, 2008 9:20AM

<< This error is way cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1963-D error 50¢. Struck on cent planchet. MS-63 BN (PCGS).

A very attractive example with mint red-orange color fading to light brown. Extremely well struck. Ideal for a "show and tell" event at a coin club meeting.

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very cool error

au58 · February 9, 2008 8:38PM

<< Couldn't that to do with the forthcoming of the seller as well? >>

I don't think so. The auction house should catalog them as they see them, which may differ from what the seller thinks.

Longacre · February 10, 2008 12:07AM

Still no catalog in Longacre's bucolic suburb in Connecticut.

Goldbully · February 10, 2008 5:18AM

<< Still no catalog in Longacre's bucolic suburb in Connecticut.

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Monday or Tuesday!!!!

Goldbully · February 10, 2008 9:04AM

Yet another error from the Uhrich sale....................anyone ever seen anything like this???

How does this happen???

1999 error $50. Struck through plastic. MS-68 (PCGS).

A very interesting error, one that is quite "cute," as the coin itself remains pristine, accented by a bright little kite-shaped patch at the upper left of the obverse. Mint errors among bullion coins of this denomination are very rare.

Stack's Link

ecichlid · February 10, 2008 1:20PM

I contacted Rich Uhrich and he told me that many of the coins from half cents to half dollars in this auction are from his personal collection. From 1793 onward. Not just one or two coins, but completes sets of every series!

There are a few coins missing, but not many.

Some of the proof Indian cents have toning that can only be described as stunning. Like...

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No toning, but I'll settle for this one. Link

Coinosaurus · February 10, 2008 1:31PM

<< Yet another error from the Uhrich sale....................anyone ever seen anything like this??? >>

Is that some more strike-through material at the knee??

Longacre · February 11, 2008 10:04AM

Still no catalog.

Goldbully · February 11, 2008 10:14AM

<< Still no catalog.

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Maybe this medal will cheer you up.......

"1776" (i.e. 1782) Libertas Americana medal. Betts-615. Bronze. AU-58.

A lovely medal, extremely well struck, with pleasing chocolate brown color and no defects or problems worthy of note. A worthwhile example by any accounting, certainly one of the most attractive to be offered in recent times. This is the most famous of all early American medals—one furnishing the inspiration for Federal coinage of the Liberty Cap type, inaugurated by the copper cents and half cents of 1793. The motifs were suggested by Benjamin Franklin.

Obverse: The inscription LIBERTAS AMERICANA is in an arc above, 4 JUIL. 1776 is in the exergue below. At the center is the head of Libertas Americana, a.k.a. Miss Liberty, facing left, with rich tresses of hair flowing behind, set against a liberty cap on pole. The bottom of the pole is seen below her neck, and the end of the pole with cap behind her hair to the upper right.

Reverse: With inscription NON SINE DIIS ANIMOSUS INFANS (the infant is not bold without divine aid) above, 17 OCT. 1777 and 19 OCT. 1781. The allegorical motif on the reverse is a fine example of the engraver's art. Minerva, clad in breastplate and plumed helmet, holds a shield bearing the fleur de lys of France. The infant Hercules (representing the new American nation) kneels in the protective shadow of Minerva's shield, grasping a strangled serpent in each tiny fist. The reptiles represent the defeats of General "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne (17 October, 1777) and General George Cornwallis (19 October, 1781). The British lion stands, forepaws upon Minerva's shield. Its tail is between its rear legs, a heraldic signal of cowardice or defeat, as, indeed, it may also be in nature. In some 19th-century accounts (citations on request to the successful bidder) this particular breed of cat has been called incorrectly a leopard or a panther.

Franklin famously believed that his design looked better in copper than silver, and enough copper medals are around to show that the design and sentiment were popular in the 1780s and 1790s. Mintage estimates hover around a couple hundred, but no documentary evidence has yet been unearthed pointing to a precise figure. A great opportunity to obtain a Revolutionary War-era medal bearing Franklin's most personal imprimatur, a medal that also happened to serve as the design inspiration for some of the most beautiful U.S. coins ever struck.

Notes about the Engraver

Augustin Dupré, engraver of the dies for the Libertas Americana medal, was born in St. Etienne, province Loire, France, on October 6, 1748. As a young man he was an apprentice in the making of firearms, where, among other skills, he learned engraving. In 1768 he moved to Paris, where he worked under an engraver and die sinker, soon becoming recognized for his own expertise. In addition, he did chasing and engraving work on jewelry, objets d'art, and sculpture, some of this in the employ of Jacques Clamier. His artistry on an elegantly decorated and embellished writing desk for the Empress Maria Louisa attracted wide admiration.

Soon, he focused upon medallic art, and in time he achieved great fame. His work included portraits of Louis XVI, Napoleon, and other famous French personages, as well as work on coinage dies. In 1791 he was named as the engraver general at the Paris Mint, which during that era was known worldwide for the artistry of its products. It was natural that during and after the American Revolution, the Paris Mint would be the source for medals of a high order of artistry, as there was little capability in the United States for engraving and, in particular, for striking large-format pieces.

In 1889 sketches by him were donated by his family to the Boston Public Library and, per an item in the American Journal of Numismatics, included "some of his original drawings, models, dies, and essays, relating to work done on medals for the United States, and more especially in reference to the medals of Franklin." Today the sketches are preserved by the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia.

Stack's Link

Longacre · February 11, 2008 10:27AM

That's a nice medal, Goldbully, but sitting in my overstuffed chair, sipping a cognac, and puffing on a very expensive cigar, just does not feel the same with a laptop on my lap, rather than the Rich Uhrich Sale catalog.

Goldbully · February 11, 2008 10:42AM

<< That's a nice medal, Goldbully, but sitting in my overstuffed chair, sipping a cognac, and puffing on a very expensive cigar, just does not feel the same with a laptop on my lap, rather than the Rich Uhrich Sale catalog.

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How about sharing a nice cognac and an expensive cigar with QDB??

Would that be considered a good substitute for the Rich Uhrich Sale Catalog in hand??

RichieURich · February 11, 2008 10:53AM

Hello auction fans, I thought you might want a little info on some highlights of the Rich Uhrich Collection being auctioned by Stack's February 26 - 27, 2008 in Baltimore.

Half Cents: 1793 VG-10 ANACS, 1796 With Pole SEGS EF repaired, 1856 Pattern J-177

Large Cents: 1793 Chain AG-3 ANACS, 1793 Wreath VG-8 ANACS, 1793 Cap VG nice planchet, 1798 S-178 VG, 1799/8 Fine-12, 1799 VG-7 bold date but rev. pitting, 1804 S-266b G-6 ANACS, 1831 N-12/4 "harpooned whale" G-6, 1855 12, 11 1/2 and 11 stars all BU-60 or better

Flying Eagle Cent: 1856 Business Strike S-3 AU-55 ANACS

Indian Cent Transitional Patterns: 1858 J-208, 213, 228, and 299

Indian Cent Proofs: 1860, 1862, 1863, and 1864 CN Indians in CAM, plus 1864 Bronze thru 1909 (ex. 1867 and 1902) in beautifully toned proofs, mostly PCGS, some NGC

Two Cent Pieces: 1863 Pattern J-312, 1873 Open 3 PR-60

Three Cent Nickels: 1877 PR-45, 1887/6 Mint State rare business strike variety FS-007

Three Cent Silvers: 1863 thru 1873, VF - AU except one is MS

Nickels: 1877 PR-50 ANACS, 1883/2 FS-013 and FS-013.1, 1916 DDO PCGS VG-8, 1918/7-D PCGS VG-10

Half Dimes: 1794 thru 1805 (ex. 1802), incl. all 3 star varieties for 1797, plus a complete set of Capped Bust and Seated half dimes by date (ex. 1870-S)

Dimes: 1796 thru 1807, incl. both 1804's, 1821 JR-2, 1824/2 JR-2, 1829 JR-10 Curl Base 2, plus a complete set of Seated dimes by date (ex. 1873-CC NA)

Bust Quarters: 91 of the 96 die varieties, incl. 1796 B-2b PCGS VG-8, 1806 B-8 G-6, 1822 25/50 G-4, 1823/2 G-4, 1828 25/50 F-15, 1831 B-7 F-15

Seated Quarters: a complete set by date and mintmark (ex 1873-CC NA) with 1870-CC VG-8 cleaned, 1871-CC VG-8, 1872-CC F-12, 1872-S PCGS VF-20, 1873-CC WA PCGS VG-8

Early Halves: All dates ex. 1796 and 1797, with 1805/4 O-103 VG-10

Capped Bust Halves: Complete date set incl. 1830 Large Letters

Seated Halves: Complete date set (ex. 1878-S) incl. 1847/6 VF-30, 1849 Doubled date WB-102 G-6, 1870-CC VG-8/F-15 with a large intact planchet lamination, 1873 Open 3 PCGS G-6

Bust Dollars: Complete date set (ex. 1794 and 1801) includes 1798 Small Eagle both 13 * and 15 *

Seated Dollars: Complete date set, (ex. 1851, 1852 and 1870-S); also a date set of Trade Dollars (ex. 1884 and 1885).

Gold: 1864, 1865 and 1875 Gold Dollars, and 1880 Three Dollar Gold

Proof Lincoln Cents: 1936 Satin and Brilliant proofs, 1937 and 1938 NGC PR66RD CAM, 1990 No S NGC PR69 Ultra Cam

Proof Nickels: 1936 Satin PCGS PR66, 1936 Brilliant PCGS PR67, 1937 NGC PR67 CAM, 1971 NoS PCGS PR69 CAM

Proof Dimes: 1936 thru 1942 with cameo surfaces, 1939 is PCGS PR66 CAM, 1970 No S NGC PR69 CAM, 1983 No S NGC PR69 Ultra Cam

Proof Quarters: 1936 thru 1942 in great condition, 1956 NGC PR69 Ultra Cam, 1970-S PCGS PR69 DCAM

Proof Halves: 1936 thru 1942, most with cameo surfaces, 1950 PCGS PR65 CAM, 1951 PCGS PR66 CAM, 1956 Type 1 NGC PR68 CAM, 1961 DDR PCGS PR64 with cameo surfaces

yellowjacket · February 11, 2008 12:13PM

Wow. That's huge.

Best wishes for a successful event, Rich.

I'll see you on the bourse.
Garrow

Coinosaurus · February 11, 2008 12:26PM

Rich-

Thanks for the summary. Just what I needed to see. Good luck with the sale!

RichieURich · February 12, 2008 1:31AM

TTT for the morning crowd. Post on page 2 near the bottom (Monday 8:53 pm) has a list of the highlights of the sale.

ziggy29 · February 12, 2008 1:31AM

<< TTT for the morning crowd. Post on page 2 near the bottom (Monday 8:53 pm) has a list of the highlights of the sale. >>

Shh. I'd prefer it if you keep a few of these a secret.

Longacre · February 12, 2008 1:36AM

Great list! It's nice to see someone who worked for The Man put together such a stellar collection.

Longacre · February 12, 2008 10:44AM

Still no catalog!!!!!

ColonialCoinUnion · February 12, 2008 12:51PM

<< Still no catalog!!!!!

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Just pick one up when you walk into the auction room in Baltimore.

Longacre · February 12, 2008 10:44PM

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<< Still no catalog!!!!!

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Just pick one up when you walk into the auction room in Baltimore. >>

I'd look a little silly with my pipe, slippers and smoking jacket.

IGWT · February 13, 2008 12:03AM

I'd look a little silly with my pipe, slippers and smoking jacket.

You're not kidding! I wouldn't be caught dead in that outfit without an ascot to pull it all together.

Stack's Rich Uhrich Sale

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