1844 Large Cent

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The June 2011 Baltimore Auction, part 1 ...

In my columns of April 6th and of April 13th , I wrote about the first auction by the recently formed Spectrum-Stack’s-Bowers-ANR entity. In my column on The Ten Leading Topics of 2010 , I discussed the merger that brought this entity about. Now, I am writing about their second auction. It is in progress at the Baltimore Convention Center. (Clickable links are in blue.)

A variety of items were auctioned yesterday, June 14th, and this Stack’s-Bowers auction will end on Saturday, June 18th, when the Ponterio subsidiary will finish its third session of world coins. The topic here is copper and silver U.S. coins, along with a few pre-Federal items.

The most distinctive component of this auction event is “ The Jarapendo Collection” of U.S. Patterns , which will be sold early in the evening of Friday, June 17th. Next week, I will write about these patterns and about gold coins in this auction.

Other than that of “Jarapendo,” there does not seem to be any very newsworthy collections being offered. This auction consists of, rather, literally thousands of rare or scarce coins from dozens or hundreds of consignors

I discuss some coins. It should be emphasized, though, that it is NOT my intention for my selections to be a fair sample, statistical or otherwise, of the thousands of coins that Stack’s-Bowers is auctioning this week. Furthermore, it is not practical to even attempt to summarize the offerings. I discuss instead coins that are interesting, particularly likable, especially valuable, or just curious, with a bias towards those coins that I have personally viewed. As always, I include information and opinions that are not found in the catalogue of the auction being covered.

Although the emphasis herein is upon coins that have yet to be sold, there are some already offered items that I wish to mention. Pre-Federal material, half cents, large cents, small cents, and medals, were sold during Tuesday evening.

An Oak Tree Shilling is a scarce type of Massachusetts silver. Oak Tree Shillings were minted from 1660 to 1667, according to Walter Breen. Pine Tree Shillings, also minted in the 1600s, are much less scarce and are accessible to collectors who would like a representative of early Massachusetts coinage. A shilling was a standard British denomination. Massachusetts and the other original States were British colonies before the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

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