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Rare coins up for grabs in Jasper52 online auction April 29

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
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1859 $3 Princess ‘Copper Spot’ gold coin, original, mint AU. $4,125-$8,250. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – “We’re in the money! … We’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along!” The lyrics of The Gold Diggers’ Song from the Warner Bros. film Gold Diggers of 1933 are appropriate in describing the Jasper52 online-auction of 250 vintage rare coins on Saturday, April 29. Collector-quality gold and silver coins – U.S. and foreign – will be rolling to the highest bidders. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

Several factors make the 1859 U.S. $3 Princess gold coin (above) a rare find. The coins were not widely used in the Eastern U.S. and were largely unpopular. Collectors have since changed the status of this attractive design. The coin is sometime referred to as a “Copper Spot” gold coin gold coin because it is composed of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper and silver.

The auction will open with a rare 1955 Double Die Lincoln cent, a rare error that is is estimated to sell for up to $7,000.

A second 1955 double die Lincoln cent (below) could sell for upward of $7,770.

 

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1955 Lincoln cent, PCGS graded. Estimate: $3,885-$7,770. Jasper52 image

 

 

Two rare Morgan silver dollars from the San Francisco mint, named for designer and engraver George T. Morgan, stand out in the sale. A 1903-S Morgan (below) has a PCGS AU50 rating and could top $10,000.

 

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Rare 1903-S Morgan silver dollar, PCGS AU50. Estimate: $5,445-$10,890. Jasper52 image

 

A 1904-S Morgan silver dollar, PCGS AU53, is estimated at $3,135-$6,270. Both Morgan dollars are considered rare.

 

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Rare 1904-S Morgan silver dollar, PCGS AU53. Estimate: $3,135-$6,270. Jasper52 image

 

Foreign coins are led by a rare 1906-S Australia sovereign, PCGS MS63, which could achieve $5,700.

 

 

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1906-S Australia Sovereign PCGS MS63, extremely rare. Estimate: $2,850-$5,700 Jasper52 image

 

This diverse sale of coins spans centuries and origin. Connoisseurship of coins traces its origins as far back as the time of Caesar Augustus.

“We’re in the money!
Come on, my honey!
Let’s lend it, spend it, send it rollin’ around!”

The Jasper52 auction will begin Saturday at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.

 

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