In 1950, Louis Eliasberg, an American financier and numismatist, successfully assembled the only complete collection of circulation strike United States coins.
Louis Eliasberg was a financier from Baltimore who began collecting coins in the 1940's. In 1942, he was able to purchase the Clapp Collection. This was a collection formed by a father and son from Pittsburgh between the 1890's and the 1930's.
Eliasberg
Short for Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. who was the only collector to assemble a complete collection of United States coins. Thus, the Eliasberg pedigree on a particular coin is held in the highest numismatic esteem.
ELIASBERG SPECIMEN. Finest known. The presently-offered coin, graded by Numismatic Guarantee Corporation as Proof 66. In holder #999999-001. Said to be one of only two with Proof finish.
Eliasberg Collection. Proof-63 (now in the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, this piece to be offered next year in Part III of our auction presentation). Earlier pedigree: A.H. Baldwin; B.G. Johnson; Wayte Raymond; Waldo Newcomer; Col. E.H.R.
The Eliasberg Collection
Louis Eliasberg is a name familiar to all students of American numismatic history.
Eliasberg collection contained 11 Classic Heads, only 1834 and 1835 were Uncirculated, and one of his 1834 Plain 4 coins was cataloged Proof-60. The remaining examples went from Choice About Uncirculated down to EF-45.
Or, when I catalogued and sold the Eliasberg Collection of United States gold coins in 1982, $12.4 million worth of coins crossed the auction block in only three days.
I feel that the Eliasberg/Lee specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel is the number one rare U.S. coin, as do many top collectors and dealers.
It was last sold in the 1940s to famed collector Louis Eliasberg. Another important rarity is the low mintage 1860-O, also extremely rare in uncirculated condition.
6. PCGS MS 61 - Private Collection; ex: Bowers & Ruddy, 10/82, Eliasberg Lot 441
7. PCGS MS 61 - Private Collection; Heritage Auctions FUN Sale 1/99, ex: The Charlotte Gold Co., North Georgia Collection ...
Freemasonry - The 1913 Liberty Head Nickel & Its Masonic ...
... May when the Eliasberg example of the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel (graded Proof-63)
reached 1.45 million dollars. The history of this coin is an intriguing one ...
In January 2006 an authentic 1885 Trade Dollar which was previously owned by the legendary "King of Coins" banker, Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. was sold for $3.3 Million at an auction in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Some 1885 Trade Dollar coin facts.
Tags: Bass sale, coin auctions, Dallas Bank collection, Eliasberg sale, Morse sale ...
When we study these particular pieces, we find that the auctioneers, sellers and buyers associated with them are a virtual "Who's Who" of numismatics. Names like Bushnell, Bowers, Eliasberg, Frossard, Garrett, Parmalee, ...
gold coins for $13,832 in the early 1950s which was resold at auction in 1978 for $1.2 million. A more substantial collector, Louis Eliasberg, built a collection that cost about $300,000. In 1982, it brought $12.4 million at auction.
Garrett, formed this extensive collection from the late 1800s through the early 1900s. Later, it was given to Johns Hopkins University and was sold in five auction sales. This provenance on a numismatic item is as coveted as an Eliasberg pedigree.
Coins bearing certain pedigrees often carry significant premiums in value. Some of the most popular and significant provenance are Bass, Childs, Eliasberg, Farouk, Garrett, Hawn, Norweb, Parmelee, Pittman, Shepherd and Starr.
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