Modern Perfection: Coins and Currency from a Wyoming Estate
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Lot 188
Lot 188
A Collection of Pre-1964 50c Coins
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Closed
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
Status
Closed
A Collection of Pre-1964 50c Coins
comprising: 2 Capped Bust (1823, 1830), 14 Barber, 3 Columbian Exposition, 1 1925 Stone Mountain Commemorative, 1 1946 Booker T. Washington Commemorative, 36 Walking Liberty, 78 Benjamin Franklin mint coins, 8 Benjamin Franklin proof coins; 123 coins total.
Nick Coombs is a senior specialist in the Coins, Medals & Banknotes department at Freeman's. Prior to joining Freeman's in 2014, Mr. Coombs worked for PCGS Currency in Peoria, Illinois, where he was responsible for the grading and authentication of paper money. This enabled him to travel to dozens of coin and currency shows a year and develop a lifelong passion for numismatics. In addition to heading the Coins, Medals & Banknotes department at Freeman's, Mr. Coombs works closely with the Furniture & Decorative Arts departments and has directed auctions for philatelics, memorabilia, scientific instruments and fountain pens. He received a BA in art history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a master of letters in art and art world practice from the University of Glasgow.