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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 5, January 30, 2022, Article 20

NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS SALE 66 SELECTIONS

Here's a group of lots that caught my eye in the upcoming Numismatic Auctions LLC upcoming February 2022 sale #66. -Editor

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0046

Lot 46: Sharp 1793 Wreath Cent Rarity. Vine and Bars Edge. S-8, R3. VF with pleasing color and a minimal number of marks from its light use in our nations early Federal Commerce. Neat example and historic. Ex: EAC Auction. 4/4/1992.

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0053

Lot 53: Electrotype: 1795, Stunning Jefferson Head Large Cent Electrotype of S-80 Beautiful mahogany brown AU with very little base metal exposure and lustrous surfaces. Very desirable and seldom seen.

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0101

Lot 101: Rare Off-Center (1832) Coronet Large Cent, ND(date off flan). Struck off-center 20-25%. Once NGC holdered at 20% offcenter, VG10BN now raw with tag only. Rarely offered. Ex: Dan Holmes Collection.

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0278

Lot 278: Sharply Defined Better Variety 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar O-119, R4. Sharp Choice VF, cpl marks at edge and a stray faint hairline here and there, otherwise quite impressive. The reverse nears the threshold of EF.

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0596

Lot 596: Beautiful Borderline Unc New Orleans Obverse Mintmark Rarity 2 1/2 Dollars, 1839-O. Lustrous razor sharp AU-Unc example with the highly desirable New Orleans obverse mint mark.

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0618

Lot 618: High Grade Classic Head Gold 5 Dollars, 1834, Plain 4. Lustrous Unc/Choice Unc. Nice color and appearance.

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0698

Lot 698: Rare & Unusual Augustus Saint Gaudens Medal of Honor Plasters by James Earl Fraser. A rare and unusual pair of alabaster reduction plasters, 48mm, both incuse and relief examples, the latter with an outer copper ring. These plasters respresent the obverse design of a special St. Gaudens Medal of Honor for the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, NY in 1901. Handsome portrait of the creator of the most beautiful of all American coins – the St. Gaudens $20 Gold Piece. Both handsome EF to as made and from the Victor and William Demeo family estates of which our last auction featured plasters of note including the Peace Dollar and Washington Quarter. An unusual pair of plasters for a very rare medal which rests primarily in museums and institutions only. 2 plasters.

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0915

Lot 915: Rare Feuchtwanger Three Cents, 1837. HT-262. Lovely AU with nice color and fields. Difficult to locate in grades such as this. ($1500-1750)

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0918

Lot 918: Alluring Capped Bust Hebrew School Half Dollar Love Token of 1813. 2nd Class Token of Merit – Hebrew School, Congregation Ohabie Sholom on reverse of Capped Bust Half Dollar, 1813. Host VG, holed for suspension,

  NA Sale 66 Lot 0999

Lot 999: Society of Medalists: S.O.M. #112, Miller/Girl Escaping Man, 1985 and #113, Somogyi/ Woman Looking in Mirror. Both handsome Unc yet minus boxes and COA's both very popular and better types with integral windows at center. Scarcer modern issues and seldom offered. 2 medals. ($200-300)

  NA Sale 66 Lot 1179

Lot 1179: Chile. Beautiful Mint State Gold 8 Escudos, 1814-SoFJ. Santiago. KM-78. Initial appearance of Choice Brilliant Unc with handsome peripheral toning and nice luster, some barely notable scattered faint hairlines obverse – otherwise lovely and outstanding eye appeal! ($3000-4000)

  NA Sale 66 Lot 1189

Lot 1189: Cuba. 10 Pesos, 1916. KM-20. Lustrous Unc very flashy and virtually Choice. ($900-1000)

  NA Sale 66 Lot 1190

Lot 1190: Cyprus. Medallic Sovereign, 1966. Makarios III. Bruce-X#M4. Reflective lustrous Unc and nearly Choice. ($400-500)

  NA Sale 66 Lot 1226

Lot 1226: India. Manilal Chimanlal & Co. Gold Tola, ND. Bruce-X45, Fr.1612. Lustrous AU and appealing – Popular as well as scarce. ($600+)

  NA Sale 66 Lot 1323

Lot 1323: Rare Marcus Aurelius Gold Aureus, 161-180 AD. AV Aureus, 19mm, 7.29g. Bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; Rx: Salus standing left, with scepter and patera feeding snake rising from altar. RIC 77, Calico 1915. Lustrous AU, a few pin scs reverse, but otherwise nice with a stunning portrait and sharply struck. ($4000-6000)

  NA Sale 66 Lot 1327

Lot 1327: Constans II, 641-668 AD. AV Solidus(4.42g). SB 964. Facing crowned busts of Constans II and Constantine IV; Rx: Cross on three steps, figure of Heraclius to left and Tiberius to right VICTORIA AVGUH CONOB. XF, wave to flan. Ex: Pegasi with ticket. ($350-400)

For more information, see:
https://numismaticauctionsllc.com/

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS LLC SALE 66 (https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n02a18.html)
NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS SALE 66 CONDER TOKENS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n03a22.html)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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