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E-Sylum supporter Doug Winter published a blog article on June 18, 2018 about "Ten Coins/Coin Types Which Still
Excite Me Each Time I Handle Them." One of these is "A Coin With a Great Pedigree." -Editor
 I’ve always been a keen student of numismatic history and I remain fascinated by collectors and their collections. In the field of rare gold collecting, the Eliasberg pedigree tends to stand out over all others and I have had the good fortune of handling dozens of important US gold coins which trace their origin to the October 1982 sale. There are standard Eliasberg coins, and then there are there are the uber-pedigreed coins from the Clapp/Eliasberg collections. These tend to be the best coins in the collections and they often trace their origin back to the 1890’s/early 1900’s when John Clapp Sr. was active. Clapp was the most sophisticated numismatist of his era, making amazing purchases which wouldn’t be fully appreciated for generations. I have a special fondness for these coins, especially when Clapp Sr. bought them from famous Chapman sales or—better yet—directly from the Mint.  While a famous pedigree is always of interest to me, a less famous pedigree can be interesting as well. I recently purchased a pair of
PR63+ Liberty Head double eagles from a group of coins which had been off the market since the 1940’s. While the owner wasn’t famous, his old coin
envelopes (which accompanied the coins) with their handwritten notes from the era were charming and excited me when I bought—and sold—them.
To read the complete article, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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