Holy grail of american coins8/14/2023 ![]() ![]() I think of the 1849 $20 gold as the #1 US coin and no, it isn't first on my list. And I think that if both it and the 1849 $20 were made available via auction, the former might bring a higher price than the latter. Personally, if I could have one coin, I'd probably choose J-1776. ![]() Why should the first $20 produced be more important than the first of another denomination? To me, the fact that there is only one currently known 1849 $20 doesn't automatically make it more of a holy grail coin than others with higher populations. There are other coins that are probably more famous but the 1804 $1, 1913 5c, 1907 Ex-HR $20, and 1933 $20 all have mintages of at least 5.ĭo you disagree with my choice or just on the principle that it is reasonably clear cut? PCGS refers to it as "THE coin" in its list of million dollar coins. If the question is not about personal preference, but the hobby as a whole, I think the 1849 $20 would win in a poll and I think if all coins were auctioned it would be the most expensive coin. I didn't know there was potentially more than one. The cent carries an estimate of $1,200 to $1,600.Thanks for correcting me on the first part. On the reverse is an eagle with shield on its breast, the date 1788 below, and MASSACHUSETTS around the top border followed by a period. The cent features a Native American brave on the obverse with a bow in his right hand and an arrow in his left. COMMON WEALTH is separated by the man and a five-point star. The estimate is $400 to $500.Ī 1788 Massachusetts cent in the sale is cataloged as Ryder 1-D ( The Copper Coins of Massachusetts by Hillyer Ryder) and described as being in Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated condition. The reverse is inscribed LIBERTY / 1838 with a wreath and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around. The tokens features a black woman kneeling on her right knee, her hands shackled and pleading for humanity. The auction includes an About Uncirculated example of the 1838-dated anti-slavery Am I Not A Woman and A Sister token, Low 54 ( Hard Times Tokens by Lyman H. Also in the June 25 Coin World, a coin scandal begins in 1935. Inside Coin World: Note shows Washington Monument as it should have looked: A 19th century note shows the Washington Monument in its original though abandoned form. The central Washington portrait is heavily worn, as is the PATER PATRIAE inscription along the bottom of the button. ![]() The 25-millimeter copper shell is lead-filled as made and bears the original shank. Doyle DeWitte, depicts Washington in full military uniform. The Pater Patriae design type, DeWitt GW-1789-41 as attributed in Century of Campaign Buttons 1789–1889 by J. The button, in Fine condition, carries an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. The 333-lot auction comprises several collectibles categories: Historic Autographs, Colonial America, Colonial & Continental Currency, Revolutionary War, George Washington Related, Federal Period & War of 1812, Civil War Era, Encased Postage Stamps & Postage Stamp Envelopes, Abraham Lincoln Related, Slavery & Black History, Decorative Arts, Historic & Political Americana, and Coinage & Currency. One of just seven purportedly known examples of the Holy Grail of George Washington presidential inaugural buttons is being offered by Early American History Auctions in its June 23 online sale. ![]()
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