A while ago I wrote about a gentleman that needed some help with cataloging his coins so that he could sell them....

Well, we are finished and they were shipped to the auction company today. This guy had (at least to me) some very special coins. It's not very often that someone like me has the opportunity to handle some early American Draped Bust coins without someone watching me very closely to make sure that his coins aren't going to disappear or worse. I don't blame them, after all these are very important Numismatic pieces and can be can be worth a considerable amount of money. They should be protective of them.

The highlights of his collection were a 1795 1/2 dollar, a 1796 Silver Dollar, A 1799 Silver Dollar, A 1853 .900 U.S. Assay Office $20 Gold Piece, An 1858-D $1 Gold Piece.

He was also nice enough to let me purchase a few coins from him for my own collection. One of which is my AU-58 1837 Bust Half Dollar that I am waiting on it to get back from NGC.

This has really been a wonderful experience for me and hopefully one day I will be able to own one of these Early American Beauties myself but for now I will have to be content with having been able to hold these wonderful pieces in my gloved hands.

Mike

Below is a picture of the 1795 Flowing Hair 1/2 dollar. It's a little dark but it's still a nice coin.

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