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Liberty Seated The E-Gobrecht Collectors Club 2013 Volume9,Issue2 TheElectronicNewsletteroftheLIBERTYSEATEDCOLLECTORSCLUB February2013(Whole#97) AuctionNews 2 Full House at byJimGray UpcomingLSCC 2 FUN Show Regional Meeting Events 40thAnniversary 3 Activities GerryFortinreports: byDennisFortier CallforLSCCHallof 3 Afull houseis thebest waytodescribethe LSCC FUNshow regional meeting FameNominations withover30clubmembers and guests inattendance. LSCC officers andre- gional directors present included LenAugsburger, CraigEberhart,Jason RegionalNews 4 byGerryFortin Feldman,GerryFortin,andStevePetty,andformer LSCC VicePresident, Larry Briggs. Jason Feldmanbrought themeetingtoorderpromptlyat 9:00am and TheCurious 4-5 guided attendees through multiplepresentations andathought provokingques- Collector byLenAugsburger tionandanswersession. GerryFortinprovidedinformationonthe1839F-105b PieShatteredObverse LibertySeateddimevarietyandhis recent purchase ofan QuarteroftheMonth 6 byGregJohnson PCGS EF45example. As always, metallurgist andmintingexpert Chris Pilliod providedawell researcheddiscussionofdoubledieoccurrences across Liberty Subscriber 7 Seatedcoinagedenominations. Jason wrappedup themeetingwithapresenta- Correspondence tionentitled,"WhenThings GoWrong"andsolicitedaudienceinputs onseveral Reminder! 7 LibertySeateddimemintingerrors andlatediestatevarieties. LibertySeatedQuar- terTop25Variety Survey FreeAdvertisements 8 LSCCInformation 9 AttendeesattheJanuary2013FUNLSCCRegionalMeeting (atleast,thosewhowereontimeandwantedtheirphototaken) TheE-GobrechtisanawardwinninginformalelectronicpublicationoftheLibertySeatedCollectorsClub(LSCC). TheLSCCisanon-profitorganizationdedicatedtotheattributionsoftheLibertySeatedCoinseries. TheLSCCpro- videstheinformationcontainedinthisemailnewsletterfromvarioussourcesfreeofchargeasageneralserviceto themembershipandotherswiththisnumismaticinterest. YoudonothavetobeaLSCCmembertobenefitfromthis newsletter;subscriptiontotheE-Gobrechtisavailabletoanyone. Alldisclaimersareineffectasthecompleteness and/oraccuracyoftheinformationcontainedhereincannotbecompletelyverified. Contactinformationisincludedat onthelastpage. Page2 The E-Gobrecht Auction News by Jim Gray, LSCC #664 TheHeritage FUNsale con- light grayXF451878-CC realized$5,288. tainedan1838-Odimein MS61 AXF401852dollarsoldfor$34,075. Iwonder for$2,978whiledeeplytoned what myAU58piecewouldbeworthtoday. 1855 1843-Oand1860-O,both dollars inVF25andMS61hammeredfor$4,994and gradedVF30,realized$1,058 $12,396. AG41872-CC,niceforthe grade,sold for and$1,998.1871-CC and1872- $2,350. Acleaned1873-CC withXFdetails soared CC,bothwithAUdetails andserious environmental to$23,500. damage,ekedout $1,998 and$1,410. Two1874-CC The Stack’s BowersAmericanaandRarities dimes gradedXF40and AU50wereworth$21,150 Night had anumberof great coins but manyofthem and$29,375. Adeeplytoned1885-S inVF35went didnot sell. An1838-OdimeinAU58soldfor for$1,763 $1,998andawell struck MS611858-S went for 1842-OSDquarters gradedG4 andVF20,both $7,050 niceforthe grade,soldfor$588and$2,233. An AnAU501849-Oquarterdid not sell but ablue 1849-OinG6hit $1,308.1851-Opieces graded tonedduplicateinXF40 realized$7,050. AVF30 VF20andMS60hammeredfor$1,177and$8,225. 1858-S didnot sell An1852-O gradedAU55 soldfor$9,988inspiteof Rarities Night had a wonderful AU531873-CC darkspots at stars 12and 13.Anoriginal 1856-S in dimethat was well struck andnicelytonedwas the XF45hit $2,820andadeeplytoned1864-S went for best at PCGS except foraMS65but didnot sell. $2,115inVF25. Awell tonedVF301866-S sold for Awell struckMS651876-CC twentycent piece $1,528. AVG61870-CC withascratchsoaredto rangthebell for$564,000 $9,988. Anice1871-S gradedXF40soldfor$4,700 DesirableMS661865-S,MS641868-S and whileacleaned1872-S withXFdetails hit $7,638.A MS631872-S quarters didnot sell choiceVF201891-Osoldfor$999. NiceMS61andMS621857-S halves didnot sell An1844-Odoubledatehalf gradedAU50sold nordidaPR55Gobrecht dollarfrom theissueof for$4,113andan1847/46withlovelybluetoning 3/37. An1872-CC dollargraded AU55,but with soaredto$11,750. AniceVG101866-S NM was weakness on Liberty’s headandtheadjacent stars, worth$588andaVF30 1872-CC hit $1,293. An soldfor$11,162. 1873open3inAU58rangthebell for$28,200anda Upcoming LSCC Events February1-2,2013,Manchester, NH,CoinandCurrencyExpo, LSCC tableandregional meetingon February2 at 2PM. February7,2013,LongBeach,CA, LongBeach Coins, StampandCollectibles Expo,Spe- cialLSCC Regional Meeting,7PM, RockBottom Restaurant and Brewery, first roundfree! March15,2013,Baltimore,MD,WhitmanCoin&Collectibles BaltimoreExpo,LSCC Re- gional meeting,9AM, room TBD. SurveyResponses due,LibertySeated Quarter DollarTop 25Varieties,April 5,2013,see LSCC Wintermailings. April 26,2013,Schaumberg,IL,Central States Convention, LSCC Regional meeting,9AM. 2013 Volume 9,Issue 2 (February 2013) Page3 40th Anniversary Medal Update by Dennis Fortier, LSCC #2016 As ofthis publicationthe LSCC’s 40thAnniversarymedals shouldhavebeenstruck. The final tallyis:  130silversatin  180silverproof  23goldproof This clubshouldbecalledtheprocrastinator’s club. Weset theofficial deadlineat November30th andunofficiallyextended it toDecember31st. Wereceivedourlast order aroundthemiddleofJanuary about aweekorso beforeDanCarrwas tostrikethemedals. Soweweretakingorders right upuntil the final minuteas it were. Weexpect tohavethesilverfordistributionat theBaltimoreShowinMarchwithmembers not at Baltimorereceivingtheirs inthemail shortlythereafter. The goldmedals will bemaileddirectlytothe members. Webelievedthis procedure will bemoresecureandless costlybyeliminatingasecond mailing ofthegold. Ican’t wait toseethe goldmedal,howabout you? Call for LSCC Hall of Fame Nominations The HallofFame Committee composed of club membersBillBugert,Len Augsburger, GerryFortin, Mark Sheldon, and TomDeLorey wishesto informthe membership that we areaccepting nominations for the LibertySeated CollectorsClub’s 2012 HallofFame (HoF). Please consider honoring noteworthy individuals tothisprestigiousdistinction fortheir contributionstothe cluband/orto the advancement ofcollecting LibertySeated coinage. Basic qualifications for club member nomineesaresignificant advances inor contributionsto at least one ofthe following four criteria:  Numismatic ResearchonLibertySeated coinage  Numismatic Literaturerelated to LibertySeated coinage  Collection(s)ofLibertySeated coinage  LSCCClubofficer (for at least five years). Previousinducteestothe HoFinclude KamalM. Ahwash (deceased), John W. McCloskey, Alfred E. Blythe (deceased),RandallE. Wiley, and BrianGreer. The Committee isaccepting nominations intwo categories: anactive club member and a veteran(pre- foundingofthe LSCC [1973]);anannouncement ofthe new inductee(s) willbe made at theLSCC’s annual meeting. The nominations must be receivedno laterthan April15, 2013andare dueto the HoF Chairman, BillBugert, via emailat [email protected] or via postalmailat BillBugert, 1230Red Rock Road, Gettysburg, PA17325 or to Bill via telephone at (717)337-0229. Page4 The E-Gobrecht Regional News by Gerry Fortin, LSCC #1054 Thebeginningof2013finds the piece.Hopefullywe’ll see youthere.” numismaticindustryin a most upbeat moodwithawell at- ImmediatelyfollowingManchesteris the tendedFUNshowandnowthe springLongBeachshow duringFebruary7-9. Craig Stack’s Bowers saleoftheCar- Eberhart,WesternRegional Director,is tryinganew dinal Collectionwithanindus- LSCC meetingapproach andsent alongthefollow- tryrecordpriceof$10,016,875forthe1794Flowing ingnotice, “This is areminderthat the LSCC re- Hairsilverdollar graded PCGS SP66. Dealers are gional meetingat LongBeachwill beheldat the workinghardtolocateandbringfresh material tothe RockBottom BreweryonThursdayFebruary7th. market warrantedbynew collectordemand. Based Wewill meet intheregistrationareaandwalktothe onmyownobservations at theFUNbourse,original breweryat 7PM. Brian CushingwithDickOsburn bust andseatedcoinage material inEF-AUcollector RareCoins has graciouslyvolunteeredtobuythe grades is bringingwell abovetrendpricingandeven- first round. Therewill not beameetingonFriday tually,thepricingguides will needtoreflect some morning.” upwardpricemovement toshakecoins out of “stronghands”. DuringMarch,the LSCC will meet at its homebase; theWhitmanBaltimoreshow. The TheFUNshow LSCC regional meetingwas springBaltimoreshowwill beheldduringMarch 14- agreat success andprovides asolidspringboardfor 17. Len Augsburgerwill onceagainhost an LSCC additional Q1meetings. Inparallel withthe Febru- regional meetingonMarch15at 9:00am. Hopefully, aryE-G release,Dennis Fortier,Northeast Regional theclub’s 40thAnniversarysilvermedals will be Director, andJohnFrost arehostingan LSCC table availabletothoseattendees whosubmittedorders in at theNewHampshireCoinandCollectibles Expoin 2012. Iwill beattendingtheBaltimoreshow and Manchester, NH. Dennis sent inthis onthefloor will bringalongthe1839 F-105bPieShattered Ob- report,“As ofthis writingtheManchesterNHshow versedimeas presented at theFUNshow andina is goingon.JohnFrost and Iaredoingajoint recentCoin Worldarticle. LSCC/BCCS displayand meeting. We’ll beupdat- ingthemembers at themeetingonthe40thAnniver- sarymedal project andJohnwill begivingapresen- tationonthebookheis writingontheTwentyCent ontheirowncollectionofJournals, Johnsets upat (Continuedfrompage5) most majorshows intheeasternhalfofthe country- mediatelyscoopedit upforall of$15(todayit runs heis abigguy, andnot hardtofind! well into4-figures, more foraniceone), recognizing that it was anunknownvarietyandnewdiscovery. Later,Johnbecamethe recognizedexpert onClassic [Editor’s comment: I checkedmypaper files and Head goldvarieties. foundIhadsavedthis articleas well. It is fromCoin Worldanddated Wednesday,July18,1990.] I'm still missingacopyofGobrecht Journal #23,but this clippingfrom JohnBurns is agoodsub- stitutefornow. Andifanyone wants to get started 2013 Volume 9,Issue 2 (February 2013) Page5 The Curious Collector by Len Augsburger, LSCC #1271 Forsometime Ihave competition? 'Istartedto buyLibertySeateddimes, beentryingtofinish my whichweresellingforunder$1inlow grades at the collectionofGobrecht time....bythetimemyfriendfoundout about it, I Journals. TheCollective alreadyhad40to50ofthem.'" Volumes capturemost of thecontent,ofcourse,but "John's fascinationwiththehobby,how- theoriginal copies containads not reproducedinthe ever,was solidifiedin1961,whenhedecidedtoup- CollectiveVolumes, and also let thereaderfully gradehis dimecollection(from GoodtoVeryGood appreciatetheevolution oftheediting, especially toVeryFinetoExtremelyFine). When Iwould throughthe earlyissues. I'veneverseenacomplete purchasethereplacement coins, Inoticedthat a set advertisedforsale,so I'vepickedthem upin numberofthem hadMint marks ofdifferent sizes parts, pickingout thenicest copies from grouplots andindifferent locations,dates ofdifferent sizes andmovingtheduplicates out ofthelibrary. After andindifferent positions, etc.' John's natural curi- several years Inowfind myselfwithexactlyone ositytookover,andhesought an answer: why missingissue,#23. So, Iwas recentlypleasedto wouldtwocoins withthesamedateandMint mark locatea copyinthestock ofnumismaticliterature havesuchdifferences?" [Sothere youhaveit- John dealerJohnBurns, whohadawholebox ofoldGJs startedas a LibertySeateddimecollector,andthe forsale. Alas, hewas sellingthem all as onelot,as roots ofthe LSCC were plantedintheearly1960s it was afairlysubstantial runandhewantedtokeep as hebegantostudyLibertySeateddimedievarie- it together. So,noissue #23forme,unless Iwant to ties.] ponyupseveral hundred dollars andbeleft witha verylarge groupofduplicates! Iwill keeplooking. Thearticle goes ontodescribesomeofthe Therewas anotherlittletreasureinthebox,anold earlyLSCC history. "Forthefirst year,the 'club' unattributednews clippingcontaininganinterview was not reallya clubat all. 'Kam [Ahwash],who withJohnMcCloskey. The"unattributedclipping" agreedtobepresident andeditor,sent copies ofthe is thebaneoftheresearcher,it's nicetohavethein- journal tothe150collectors onthis mailinglist who formation,but youreallywant toknowwhereit wereinterestedinseated coinage...Oneofourmem- camefrom. Inthis case, it appears tobefrom Coin bers, JohnPryor,whowas aprinter,offeredtoprint World,about 1990,butmorethanthat Icannot say. thejournal forus forfree [Lenhereagain- that is a IaskedJohnBurns if Icouldjust purchasetheclip- gooddeal,wehavesubstantial printingbills to- pingbyitself,andhewas kindenoughto giveit to day!]...In1975, weasked the150collectors on megratis. Thereweresomeinterestingstories Kam's list iftheywould bewillingtopaydues that about JohnMcCloskeyinhere,which Iwill excerpt: yeartobecomemembers oftheclub. About half of them joined.'" Kam Ahwash handlededitingthe "John...begancollectingcoins in1949at the Gobrecht Journalforits first year, andafterthat ageof11. 'Myfatherhadalargejarof Lincoln Johntookoverandcontinues tothis day. cents, so Ibought apennyboardandstartedfilling holes....bythe early1950s, Ihad gatheredmost of Thearticlethendiscusses John's interest in the20thcenturycoins out ofcirculation.' Around Bust coinage. AmongJohn's contributions inthat that atime,heanda friendwerebeginningtopur- area arethediscoveryof the1829curl base2dime, chasecoins at local shows - withalittlefriendly whichJohncherriedat a coinshowin1973- heim- competition. John's ideatogainan 'edge'inthe (Continuedonpage4) Page6 The E-Gobrecht Quarter of the Month by Greg Johnson, LSCC #1460 TheJanuary2013Heritage FUN (1991 Lima, OH), Issue 111oftheGobrecht Jour- auctionwas particularlyunusual, nal,andtheDecember2011E-Gobrecht. andinterestingfor Liberty SeatedQuartervarietycollectors, becauseit featurednot one,but two,high grade1843-O LargeO quarters. Thefinest known1843-O LargeO,which appearedintherecentlyconcluded FUNauction,is theEliasbergexample(nowinanNGC MS64 holder). It is not merelytheonlyknownmint state exampleofthevariety; it is amongst thefinest known1843-Oquarters ofeitherthelargeorthe small Ovariety. Its’1843-Osmall Ocompetitors atoptheconditioncensus areasingle NGC MS65, oneotherNGC MS64,andalonePCGS MS64. Thoughthemajorityof1843-O LargeO quarters grade Fineorless, thereareseveral AU ex- amples inadditiontothesingleMS specimen. The fourfinest knownexamples are aPCGS AU53,NGC AU55,NGC AU58andthemint stateEliasbergcoin. All fourofthese examples havebeen auctionedby Heritagesinceearly2003,withtwoofthem soldjust this month. Auctionappearances aresummarized in thefollowinglist,alongwithtworecent auctionap- pearances of XF examples:  March3,2003ANACS AU53 $3,105(now NGC AU55)  November29,2006NGC AU58 $6,325  September18,2008PCGS XF40 $3,018.75  January4,2012PCGS AU53$8,050  February2,2012PCGS XF45/CAC $7,475  January9,2013PCGS AU53$7,637.50(Same coinas 1/4/12)  January10,2013NGC MS64$25,850(ex- Eliasberg)  TheEliasbergcoin(Figure1)was gradedMS-65, raw,andsoldfor$14,300in1997(Bowers 4/1997:1434). (Figure1. TheEliasberg1843-O LargeO25¢) Diagnostic features ofthe1843-O LargeO [Editor’s comment: Gregmentionedthat so far, he varietyhavebeendetailedin LarryBriggs’Compre- has received16responses totheLSCC Top25Quar- hensiveEncyclopediaof LibertySeatedQuarters ter Varietysurvey. Keep themcoming!] 2013 Volume 9,Issue 2 (February 2013) Page7 Subscriber Correspondence From GeneBruder: Tell thecontributors[totheE-Gobrecht] that Ireallyappreciatewhat theydo. Iwish Ihadenoughtimeandknowledgetocontributelikethat! Reminder! Liberty Seated Quarter Top 25 Variety Survey Includedwiththerecent LSCC Winterpostal mailingfrom President JohnMcCloskeywas asurvey. This surveyis arequest forlistings from themembers whoownanyofthe oftheTop25 LibertySeated Quarter Dollarvarieties. Completedetails wereincludedinthat mailingbut responses arerequested tobe returnedbyApril 5,2013toGregJohnson at theaddress onthesurveyform. Pleaseremembertosubmit yourinformationfor theclubcensus. Page8 The E-Gobrecht Free Advertisements BuyingandSellingSeatedDimeVarieties. Gerry andisupdatedfrequently. Heoffers anewsletter Fortin, LibertySeatedDimeVarieties Web-bookau- whichnotifies you when significantnewpurchases are thor,isbuyingandsellingdimevarietiesincluding availableandoffershistakeonthecoin marketin Top100,majordiecracks andcuds. Newdiscoveries generalaswellas BustandSeatedsilver. Healsoac- postedinweb-bookasacourtesy. Consignments and tivelyserviceswantlists. Heisan authorizedPCGS wantlists wanted. Over25 yearsinhobbywith andNGCdealeranda memberof ANA, LSCC, provenintegrityandcustomerservice. Otherdenomi- EAC,andJRCS. Contact himat richuhrichco- nationsalsooffered. Web: [email protected],717-533-2935or717-579-8238. www.seateddimevarieties.com(RareAmericanCoins -ForSaleLists),Email: [email protected], Dr.EugeneBruderis constantlyupdatinghisweb- Cell:207-329-9957. site,www.typecoins.com,which featuresaniceselec- tionofbustandseated material forsale. Picturesare BuyingPCGS/CAC Top PopMS and PR generallyavailableforall coins,andcanbeobtainedif Seated25Cand50C notposted. Hewill alsotakeconsignments forexpo- Will payretail orabovefortopeye sureatshowsandthewebsite.Heattends most major appealcoinsthat Ineedformypersonalsets. shows,andwill trytoaccommodatewantlists.You [email protected] canreachhimat530-894-0922oremailat: [email protected]. DickOsburn RareCoinsspecializesin earlyU.S. Silvercoinage,particularlyLibertySeatedandBust Brian Greer,well known dealer,collector,andnu- material. Pleasevisitour website mismatist,has anextensivelistingofmanynewdates www.dickosburn.comto viewourextensiveinven- andvarieties listedonhis website. Checkthemout at: tory. If you’dliketobuy, sell,tradeorconsigncon- http://www.briangreerrarecoins.com/ tact DickorBrianCushingatrareco- [email protected]. Cuds,Cuds and moreCuds. Iaminterestedin pur- chasingcuds,majordiebreaks,andshattereddies on LarryBriggsRareCoins. Newupdatedwebsite LibertySeatedQuarters. CudsonotherU.S.series of with manyphotos—checkusoutat: interesttoo. Alsowantedare majorreverserotations www.larrybriggsrarecoins.com onallU.S.series. PleasereplydirectlytoPaul Kluth [email protected]. DavidKahnRareCoins. Pleasecheckout myweb- site—Ihavean easytousewebsiteandlist many Rotated ReverseSeated Dimes Wanted. Iamlook- originalbustandseatedcoinswithexcellentphotos. ingforrotated reverse LibertySeateddimes. Anyin- www.davidkahnrarecoins.com terested partiescan email Jason Feldmanatja- [email protected] 1879-1890Quartersand Halves Wanted toBuy. I'mlookingforPhiladelphiamint 1879-1890quarters Wanted toBuy. Nice,problem-freebustandseated andhalves,grades35-45 only. Mustbeabsolutely material. Wespecializeinaffordablecollectorcoins. original,nevercleanedor dipped. Whatdo you have? Puro'sCoinsandJewelry, web: www.vtcoins.com, Denis Loring,561-207-6180, [email protected]. email: [email protected],phone: 1-800-655-1327. Seated andBustCoinageforSale. Rich Uhrich Seated DimeDieVarietiesWanted. Iampaying RareU.S.Coins Inc.specializes inBustand Seated highpricesforSeated Dimes with majorcuds,die silvercoins,especiallyscarceandraredates andvarie- cracks,androtatedreverses. ContactDavidThomas ties. His websitewww.richuhrichcoins.comlistshis [email protected]. completeinventory,has picturesofcoinsover$100, LSCC LibertySeatedCollectors Club To encourage,promote,and dispense numismatic ContactInformation: knowledge of the Liberty Seated coins;to culti- Presidentand vate fraternal relations among its members and Editor,GobrechtJournal JohnMcCloskey all those interested in the science of numismatics. [email protected] VicePresidentand LSCC Membership Information. Dues remain Editor,E-Gobrecht BillBugert bargain priced at $20 per year and include (717)337-0229 three issues of theGobrechtJournal, an award P.O.Box242 Fairfield,PA17320 winning numismatic publication. To join the Lib- [email protected] erty Seated Collectors Club, forGobrechtJour- Secretary/Treasurer nalmailing address changes, or for other mem- LeonardAugsburger bership questions, correspond with the LSCC (847)816-1649 P.O.Box6114 Secretary. VernonHills,IL60061 [email protected] Articles, comments, or advertisements for pub- LSCCwebsite: http://www.lsccweb.org lication in theGobrechtJournalmay be ad- dressed to the LSCC President. NationalOfficers Information, input, comments, or suggestions GerryFortin for improvements to thisE-Gobrechtare ac- [email protected] tively solicited from anyone and may be sent to Director, LSCCTechnologyandMarketing the Editor,E-Gobrecht. DennisFortier To be added or removed from theE-Gobrecht [email protected] mailing list, send an email message with the Director, LSCCNortheastRegion words "Subscribe/Unsubscribe" in the subject line of the message to: [email protected]. JasonFeldman [email protected] Wanted: Materialforthisnewsletter! Director, LSCCSouthernRegion Pleaseconsidersubmittingsomethingforprint.Itneed StevePetty notbeelaborate;itcanbesomethingassimpleasa [email protected] shortnoteonyourfavoritevariety,neatfind,nice Director, cherrypick,happeningsatacoinshow,rareLiberty LSCCCentralRegion Seatedcoinagecomingupforauction,etc.Ifyouare interestedinit,restassured,otherswillbetoo!Shar- CraigEberhart inginformationisagoalofthisnewsletterandyouneed [email protected] notbeanexperiencedorfamouswritertosubmitsome- Director, thing.Thisisacontinuingplea. LSCCWesternRegion TheE-Gobrechtisnotcopyrighted;useitscon- tentfreelybutpleasebesuretoquotetheE-Gobrecht andtheLibertySeatedCollectorsClub.

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