A COIN WITH A GREAT PEDIGREE

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 dozensof 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 bethe 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 themost sophisticated numismatist of his era, making amazing purchases which wouldn't be fully appreciated for generations. I have a special fondnessfor these coins, especially when Clapp Sr. bought them from famous Chapman sales or-better yet-directly from the Mint.

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While a famous pedigree is always of interest to me, a less famous pedigree can be interesting as well. I recently purchased a pair ofPR63+ 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 coinenvelopes (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:

Ten Coins/Coin Types Which StillExcite Me Each Time I Handle Them (https://raregoldcoins.com/blog/2018/6/18/ten-coinscoin-types-which-still-excite-me-each-time-i-handle-them)