Q. David Bowers
2. Newcomer Specimen, Proof-65
• Capt. John W. Haseltine.
• Waldo C. Newcomer, Baltimore, Maryland.
• B. Max Mehl (on consignment from Newcomer).
• Col. Edward H.R. Green (purchased it circa 1932). Jack V. Roe.
• B. Max Mehl's sale of the Roe Collection, June 12, 1945, Lot 428, $220.00.
• Will W. Neil.
• B. Max Mehl's sale of the Neil Collection, June 17, 1947, Lot 30, $300.00.
• Amon G. Carter
• Amon G. Carter, Jr.
• Stack's sale of the Carter Collection, January 1984, Lot 240, $68,750.00. "A gem with exquisite cobalt blue and golden iridescent toning. Obverse [with] some spots on and around the 4th star." Sold to the following.
• John Nelson Rowe III, as agent for the following. • L.R. French, Jr.
• L.R. French,Jr. Family Collection. Stack's, January 1989, Lot 14, $85,250.00.
• Martin B. Paul. Certified by NGC as Proof-65. Sold to the following. •Walton Hood and Andrew Lustig.
• Superior Galleries' section of Auction '89, July 1989, Lot 666, $165,000.00. "NGC graded Proof-65. An absolutely superb gem with indescribably lovely electric blue and golden iridescent coloring."
• American Rare Coin Fund, L.P., Hugh Sconyers (manager), Beverly Hills, CA. Sold on October 26,1989 to the following.(Letter from American Rare Coin Fund, BJ. Searls, to the author, November 23, 1992)
• Bruce Amspacher, Newport Beach, CA. Long-time rare coin dealer, writer, and a founder of the Professional Coin Grading Service. Sold to the following late in 1989.2
• William E. Spears, Seattle, Washington, a dealer who
later moved to Naples, Florida. Sold to the following.
• Washington state collection (where it remained in 1992). Certified by PCGS as Proof-65.
Plated in Newman-Bressett,
3. Mougey Specimen, Proof-66
• Capt. John W. Haseltine.
• Peter Mougey.
• Thomas L. Elder's sale of the Peter Mougey Collection, September 1910, Lot 965, $10.25.
• Adolphe Menjou.
• Numismatic Gallery (Abe Kosoff and Abner Kreisberg) sale of the Menjou Collection, June 1950, Lot 2078, $280.00.
• Kreisberg-Schulman Golden Sale II, January 1963, Lot 3049.
• Kreisberg-Schulman 1964 Sale, Lot 1146.
• Rarcoa's section of Auction '86, July 1986, Lot 738, $55,000.00. "Exhibiting gorgeous multi-colored toning over perfect Proof surfaces .... We note a couple of small lint marks, as struck, on Liberty's cheek, and a single one in the hair."
• Walton Hood and Andrew Lustig. Certified by NGC as Proof-66.
• Superior auction of May 1991, Lot 702, $264,000.00. "PCGS graded Proof-66. Premium quality. Superb! The finest known example ......... .... You'll be awestruck by its vibrant gold and blue colors ........ "
• Kenneth Duncan and Jack Lee.
• Jay Parino. Advertised in the Numismatist, January 1993, p.13.
4. The Milas Specimen, Proof-65.
• Capt. John W. Haseltine.
• Unknown intermediaries.
Texas rare coin dealer who bought it over the counter from a private party, 1991. Sent to PCGS and certified Proof-65. Sold to the following. (Per telephone call from Ed Milas to the author, December 21, 1992.)
• Specimen acquired by Ed Milas (Rarcoa) at the 1991 ANA Convention.
NOTES
Additional auction appearances (may be one or more of the coins listed above):
• Capt. John W. Haseltine's sale of January 15, 1879, Lot 284.
• Ed, Frossard's sale of June 1879, Lot 708, $5.40. (Possibly not a Proof; the price seems too low for a Proof novodel.) o Capt. John W.Haseltine'ssale of his reference collection, June 1880, Lot 983.
• Chapman brothers' sale of the Wilcox Collection, November 1901, Lot 324.
MARKET NOTES
The following auction offerings are in chronological sequence and give an idea of the market at the times indicated, although it is not known if all specimens actually found buyers at the prices listed:
1879, June. Frossard sale. $5.40
1880, June. Haseltine sale.
1910, September. Mougey specimen. $18.00.
1913, November. Lyman specimen. $30.00.
1919, August. Lyman specimen.
1945, January, Lyman specimen. $210.00.
1945, June. Newcomer specimen. $220.00.
1947, June. Newcomer specimen. $300.00.
1950, June. Mougey specimen. $280.00.
1963, January. Lyman specimen.
1964, March. Mougey specimen.
1972, May. Lyman specimen, $14,000.00.
1978, September. Lyman specimen. $40,000.00.
1982, February. Lyman specimen. $39,000.00.
1984, January. Newcomer specimen. $68,750.00.
1984, August. Lyman specimen. $74,800.00.
1986, June. Lyman specimen. $41,800.00.
1986, July, Mougey specimen. $55,000.00;
1989, January. Newcomer specimen. $85,250.00.
1989, July. Newcomer specimen. $165,000.00.
1991, May; Mougey specimen. $264,000.00.