The groups of coins from both nations individually represent possibly the most complete sets of Japanese and Korean coins and currency ever assembled, and most likely the most important numismatic offerings of both countries in the last half century.

Collectors will not have to wait 10 months to get a look at these amazing coins, however, as highlights will be on display at the New York International Numismatic Convention, at the Waldorf-Astoria, Jan. 6-9, 2011, in conjunction with our New York Signature World and Ancient Coin Auction. This appearance will be the beginning of a “world tour” for the coins, as they visit the Chicago International Coin Fair, April 13-16, 2011, heading to Tokyo in May and coming home for the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Chicago, Aug. 15-21, 2011.

“Collections such as Dr. Jacobs’ is what we live for here at Heritage,” said Cris Bierrenbach, Vice President of International Numismatics at Heritage. “Handling the incredible Asian rarities that Dr. Jacobs dedicated his numismatic life to is a great honor to us. The World Coin department at Heritage, along with our entire company, will be working hard to produce a catalog and an auction that match the fantastic accomplishments of Dr. Jacobs in Korean and Japanese numismatics. The next 10 months are going to be a great ride.”

In 1953, Dr. Jacobs (along with Cornelius Vermeule) wrote the first English language book on Japanese numismatics that covered both ancient and modern coins. It was also the first publication (in any language) to catalog Japanese coins by date and type. That book opened up the world of Japanese (and modern Korean) coinage to western collectors.

The principle highlight of the auction comes from the Korean collection: a unique set of 1909 Korean gold in 5, 10 and 20 Won denominations — the only other set in existence is in the collection of the Bank of Japan.

“The vast majority of these coins, and the core of the collections, were purchased in the 1940s and 1950s,” said Bierrenbach, “during Dr. Jacobs’ time in Asia. He also added significantly to his collection when he worked with Robert Friedberg at Capital Coin of New York in the 1950s. So the vast majority of the ultra rarities have been in his collection for 50+ years.”

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A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds

I. FUN Auctions

Two weeks ago, I wrote about Jim O’Neal’s set of Indian Head Half Eagles ($5 gold coins), which will be auctioned during the Jan. 6, 2011 FUN Platinum Night auction in Tampa. During the FUN Convention, Heritage will auction a wide variety of items, including the Henry Miller collection. Miller specialized in Proof gold coins and many of his coins will also be sold during this Platinum Night event. He also had business strikes. The topic here is the Henry Miller collection.

To attain some understanding of FUN Platinum Night events, please see my column two weeks ago and my articles concerning coins auctioned in Jan. 2009 and 2010: The Jan. 2010 Platinum Night, $3,737,500 for a nickel, the O’Neal Collection of Indian Head Eagles, and Jay Brahin’s $20 gold coins.

II. Henry Miller

Henry Miller collected coins for decades before passing in 2009. He lived and worked in New York City. Miller collected Proof Liberty Head Double Eagles ‘by date’ and gold coins from many other series mostly ‘by type.’ Though Miller had a few pre-1834 Half Eagles and some early 20th century gold coins, he generally focused on U.S. gold coins of the second half of the 19th century. Additionally, he had an accumulation of ‘not rare date’ Liberty Head and Saint Gaudens Double Eagles. Also, Miller had a complete 1887 Proof Set, copper, nickel, silver and gold, which Eric Streiner regards as “a fantastic set.”

Eric Streiner remembers Miller’s coins though he has not seen any of them for more than a dozen years. Streiner “knew the guy quite well. Miller really liked his coins. He spent a lot of time looking at his coins,” Streiner recounts. Eric emphasizes that Miller was an enthusiastic collector.

Eric reports that “Miller bought most of his coins in the 1970s from dealers in the New York area, many from Stack’s. He bought some at auction, but mostly he bought coins privately,” Streiner says. “He bought a few coins in the mid 1990s,” Eric adds.

Streiner relates that, “in the late 1980s or early 1990s,” Eric arranged for Miller’s coins to be submitted to the NGC for grading and encapsulation. Streiner remembers that Miller contacted him through Stack’s. At the time, Eric was a very young dealer who had a reputation as a grading wizard. I (this writer) heard many stories, some clearly verifiable, of Eric spotting coins that were undergraded, or not clearly graded, by other coin dealers.

John Albanese recollects that, “a long time ago, probably in the late 1980s, [he] had lunch at a seafood restaurant with Eric Streiner and Henry Miller, who was a really nice guy.” Albanese is glad to have had the opportunity to view Miller’s Proofs again. Recently, Heritage sent many of Miller’s Proof coins to the CAC.

John Albanese was the sole founder of the NGC in 1987. Mark Salzberg, the largest current shareholder in the NGC, joined Albanese as a partner in 1988. Ten years later, Albanese sold his shares in the NGC to Salzberg. In 2007, John founded the CAC, which evaluates the quality of coins that are already graded and encapsulated by the PCGS or the NGC. Submitted coins may be approved or rejected. Approved coins receive a CAC sticker.

Both Albanese and Streiner were very impressed by the quality of Miller’s coins. Streiner, “even around twenty years later,” recalls Miller’s coins “as great pieces, nice original stuff, mostly gem, definitely good eye appeal.” Indeed, John and Eric separately emphasized that Miller’s Proof gold coins tend to be “original,” meaning that these have never been dipped, substantially cleaned, or doctored.

Though Streiner “hates to say it,” Eric is concerned that “some of these coins might lose their original surfaces, after the auction”! Some dealers will dip or doctor them in efforts to get higher grades assigned.

I (this writer) suggest that collectors bid on many of Miller’s coins at the auction for several reasons, one of which would be to prevent dippers and coin doctors from buying them. Proof 19th century gold coins with natural toning and mostly to fully original surfaces are wonders to behold. In addition to Proof Double Eagles, the Miller collection contains a wide variety of gold type coins, some of which are not expensive.

III. 1823 $5 Gold Coin

An 1823 Half Eagle ($5 gold coin) is expensive and is the leading business strike in the Henry Miller collection. It is a prized type coin. Capped Head Half Eagles are the most difficult series of all U.S. coins to even 80% complete. Though the 1823 is one of the least rare dates of the whole type, there may be fewer than eighty known in all grades, including those that are ungradable.

It is my belief that there are fewer than forty true gems known for the whole Capped Head, Large size type, which was minted from 1813 to 1829. The data published by the PCGS and the NGC include some multiple counts of individual coins. The Miller 1823 may be the second finest known 1823 Half Eagle. It is the only 1823 Half Eagle that is NGC graded MS-65 and none have been assigned a higher grade by the PCGS or the NGC.

Miller’s 1823 has a CAC sticker of approval. Albanese remarks that “I [John] remember really liking the coin; it is mostly original and just beautiful. One of my favorite early gold coins seen over the last few years,” Albanese declares.

IV. Type Coins

While his 1823 Half Eagle is the most important, Miller had many gold type coins. The Miller collection, according to Heritage cataloguers, contains high grade business strikes of all three types of One Dollar Gold pieces, plus several Proof Gold Dollars of the third type. The most newsworthy of Miller’s One Dollar Gold pieces is his 1864, which is NGC certified Proof-64 Cameo and has a CAC sticker. (Please see last week’s column for a brief discussion of ‘Cameo’ designations.) Albanese was very impressed with this 1864.

Quarter Eagles ($2½ gold coins) are not really well represented in the Miller collection. His one business strike is worth noting. It is an 1848 with the ‘Cal.’ imprint on the reverse (back). For one year only, and only on Quarter Eagles, the Philadelphia Mint identified a relatively small number of gold coins as having been made from gold that was mined in California. The ‘California Gold Rush’ had just begun. Miller’s 1848 is NGC graded MS-64 with a star for eye appeal

All of Miller’s Proof Quarter Eagles have CAC stickers. He had at least five Proof Liberty Head Quarter Eagles and one Proof Indian Head Quarter Eagle, a 1913 that is NGC certified Proof-65.

Miller’s 1875 is NGC certified ‘Proof-64 Cameo.’ In fact, the Heritage website suggests that the Miller collection contains two such 1875 Quarter Eagles, lot #5035 and #5036, though the ‘print’ catalogue indicates that only one of these two is from the Miller collection. Either way, there seem to be two Proof 1875 Quarter Eagles in the upcoming Platinum Night event.

Proof 1875 Quarter Eagles are particularly important, as these are not only extremely rare in their own right, corresponding business strikes are very rare. As fewer than fifty business strikes survive with hardly any in choice condition, collectors of high quality business strike Quarter Eagles often demand Proofs.

A ‘64′ grade business strike 1875 would be much more difficult to obtain, if one could be obtained at all. Miller’s Proof 1864 Quarter Eagle is even more important than a Proof 1875.

Business strike 1864 Quarter Eagles are even rarer than business strike 1875 Quarter Eagles. While Proof 1864s are not quite as rare as Proof 1875s, the combined business strike and Proof total of 1864s is less than the respective combined total of 1875 Quarter Eagles. Most collectors are not aware of the extreme rarity of 1864 Quarter Eagles. The number known of Proofs and business strikes combined is less than forty-six, maybe substantially less.

Generally, Albanese has a high regard for Proof 1864 Quarter Eagles, which, he says, “come really nice. They were made very well, as good as any current Proof Gold coin that you will see. Collectors very much like them, they come with amazing contrast. They are similar to Proof 1896 and 1897 Quarter Eagles,” John explains. “For a Proof Liberty Head Quarter Eagle for a type set,” a collector may wish for an 1864, an 1896 or an 1897. Albanese emphasizes that Proofs of these dates tend to be special, with “great contrast and a lot of cool frost.” Also, Albanese mentions that 1864 Quarter Eagles are “popular as a Civil War date.”

Albanese finds that the Miller Proof 1864 Quarter Eagle is exceptional for its NGC assigned grade of “65.” It received a coveted CAC ‘Gold’ sticker. Typically, CAC stickers are green.

Miller made considerable progress towards a set of Proof Three Dollar Gold pieces, though I am not sure that he ever planned to complete such a set. As already noted, he had a complete 1887 Proof set. It may be true that Miller, at one time, planned to build gold Proof sets of certain dates, like 1861, 1863, 1864 and 1873. He has Proofs of multiple denominations of some of these dates.

In any event, Three Dollar Gold coins were minted from 1854 to 1889. The Miller collection contains Proofs of the following dates: 1858, 1861, 1863, 1864, 1868, 1870, 1876, 1881 and 1887.

As for Proof Half Eagles, Miller may have obtained his 1873 to serve as a type coin. I hypothesize that Miller’s Proof 1881 Half Eagle was part of an 1881 Proof gold set, though this set is not mentioned as such in the Heritage catalogue. Miller had a Proof 1881 One Dollar Gold piece, a Proof 1881 Quarter Eagle, a Proof 1881 Three Dollar gold coin, a Proof 1881 Half Eagle, a Proof 1881 Eagle and a Proof 1881 Double Eagle. Clearly, he had a set.

As for Eagles ($10 gold coins), Miller had four Proof Liberty Head Eagles and one Proof Indian Head Eagle, a 1914. His 1887 Eagle, NGC PF-65 Cameo with a CAC sticker, is part of his 1887 Proof set. As just mentioned, his 1881, NGC PF-65 with a CAC sticker, is part of an 1881 Proof gold set.

His Proof 1861 Eagle is PCGS graded Proof-65 and also has a CAC sticker. It is extremely rare as a Proof, though business strike 1861 Eagles are not rare. As best as I can tell, Miller has just one business strike Eagle, a 1908.

Most of the coins in the Miller consignment are Double Eagles. He had numerous business strikes from the 1850s, including some important New Orleans Mint issues. His two 1852-O Double Eagles have received much attention, as has his 1857-O, which is NGC graded MS-62 and has a CAC sticker.

The Miller collection contains numerous Liberty Head and Saint Gaudens Double Eagles of common dates and slightly better dates, mostly in grades from MS-61 to MS-64. These do not seem to fit into Miller’s collecting strategies, and may have been impulse purchases. Streiner insists that Miller was not collecting such coins and may have bought them “on whim” or “for bullion” related purposes.

The most important Philadelphia Mint business strike Double Eagle in the Miller collection is an 1881 that is NGC graded AU-55 and has a CAC sticker of approval. Tentatively, I suggest that there are less than fifteen 1881 Proofs and fewer than eighty-five business strikes, for a total of less than one hundred 1881 Double Eagles in existence.

V. Proof $20 Gold Coins

The Henry Miller collection will be best remembered for its awesome run of Proof Liberty Head Double Eagles. “A lot of Proof coins in the Miller collection have their original skin,” Albanese found. John remarks that the Miller Proof Double Eagles from the “1860s were fantastic.”

The following is a list of Proof Liberty Head Double Eagles in the Miller collection that are NGC graded and have CAC stickers: 1860 (64), 1863 (64), 1864 (65), 1865 (64), 1867 (65+), 1870 (64), 1874 (64), 1880 (63), 1881 (65), 1882 (64), 1885 (66), 1886 (64), 1888 (64), 1892 (65).

I am here omitting designations of ‘Cameo’ as many of these were certified before NGC introduced the ‘Ultra Cameo’ designation and because I strongly maintain that a Proof with a cameo designation is not necessarily superior to a Proof of the same grade without such a designation. Buyers are placing too much weight on Cameo and Ultra Cameo designations. When evaluating or just appreciating a Proof coin, there are several other factors to consider besides the extent of the contrast between the devices and the fields. A coin WITHOUT a strong cameo contrast may be more attractive and/or of higher quality than a coin of the same date, type and certified grade, with a cameo designation.

Miller’s 1887 is NGC certified “Proof-67+*” and does not have a CAC sticker. Most of Miller’s Proof Double Eagles are in holders that are more than fifteen years old. This 1887 Double Eagle is in a holder that was issued within the last few months. It has been upgraded by the NGC. It is an important coin because 1887 Double Eagles are a Proof-only date and are extremely rare. There are no business strike 1887 Double Eagles. So, a collector who wishes to own an 1887 Double Eagle must buy a coin that was struck as a Proof.

Henry Miller seems to have had the best collection of Proof Liberty Head Double Eagles that has ‘come to light’ in a long time. The upcoming Platinum Night event will probably be very exciting.

©2010 Greg Reynolds

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Only a few proof 1834 half dollars are known, mostly restrikes from the dies used to produce the Crushed Lettered Edge coins. In the catalog of the George “Buddy” Byers Collection (Stack’s, 10/2006), the cataloger enumerated these Overton varieties used to produce the Crushed Lettered Edge restrikes, of which at least 10 pieces survive in all: O-101, O-103, O-104, O-106, O-114, and O-122.

The cataloger also included five Overton varieties known for the 1834 proof half dollars, each unique original coins, that were not CLE restrikes. Those varieties include: O-101 (Large Date, Large Letters, ex: Floyd Starr), O-103 (Large Date, Large Letters; in the King of Siam set), O-104 (the present piece, from the Norweb Collection), O-106 (Large Date, Small Letters; the Byers coin), and O-114 (Small Date, Small Letters; Bowers and Merena, 8/1991, lot 2268). Each one of those unique proof original half dollars is much, much rarer than the 1834 Crushed Lettered Edge restrikes.

The present coin is one of those original pieces, unique as far as we can determine. The catalogers in the Norweb Collection sale described it in this way:

“1834 O-104. Large Date, Small Letters. Proof-64/65. A glittering gem specimen with full Proof surface on all areas, including within the shield stripes on the reverse. This piece is breathtakingly beautiful and is toned a delicate blend of muted rainbow colors, ranging from magenta at the center, to electric and gunmetal blue, to gold at the borders.

“Perhaps unique as a die variety; Walter Breen did not know of other examples, but he was aware of this one, as he participated in the sale of it to Mrs. Norweb. “Here is a superb gem coin, a half dollar for the ages.”

Technical Description: Large Date, Small Letters. The 4 in the date is tall and recut, with the 18 wider than 834. The 4 is higher. The Overton reference describes the date “with an open 3 and extra tall tapered 1″ a half-millimeter from the drapery, “the closest of any large date 1834.” On the reverse the top of the C in the denomination is close to the olive stem. The I is centered left of the crossbar of the T. This die lacks the die lump normally seen on business strikes under TE, providing evidence that this proof was struck first. The thin left stand of the M is joined at its base to the center stand.

The coin realized $28,600 in the Norweb sale, a remarkably strong price for the time. We would add little to that glowing description–which is nonetheless completely accurate–except to say that the surfaces are little changed in 22-plus years, and to mention that the strike is virtually complete in all areas, save for trifling weakness on some peripheral obverse stars and the tops of 50 and C on the reverse. For the most advanced half dollar specialist, this coin could form the start of a marvelous adventure, trying to acquire as many different proof Overton varieties of the year as possible. Almost certainly the rarest single coin in this incredible set. Census (all varieties): 2 in 65, 1 finer (11/10).

Ex: Virgil Brand Collection; New Netherlands Coin Company (11/1954); Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Jr.; Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/1988), lot 3107, which realized $28,600. (#6217)

This coin will be sold on Platinum Night by Heritage at the 2010 Fun Auction as lot # 5332

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Two rare early proof sets and a remarkable set of six pattern coins associated with the famous “Stella” coinage experiment are important collective highlights of Heritage’s Tampa FUN Platinum Night U.S. Coin Auction, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.

“All three of these sets have remained intact from the time of issue,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage. “It’s amazing to be able to see an 1834 proof set all at once, or the three coins of an 1846 proof gold set, or a six-coin set of Stella patterns. We understand that many collectors are interested in particular coins rather than sets, so we’ve chosen to offer the pieces from these sets as individual lots. It wouldn’t surprise me, though, if a single buyer were to keep one of the sets together.”

The earliest set is an 1834 eight-piece proof set, half cent through half eagle, with grades ranging from PR63 to PR65 NGC. While this proof set does not include the denominations included in diplomatic presentation sets of that year – namely the legendary 1804-dated silver dollar and gold eagle – it does include eight denominations, all extremely rare: the half cent, large cent, half dime, dime, quarter, half dollar, quarter eagle, and half eagle.

“Perhaps four or five of these non-diplomatic sets were issued,” said Rohan. “All the rest were broken up long ago. Depending on who buys these coins, this may literally be the last chance for collectors to bid on one of the non-diplomatic sets while it’s still intact.”

The second set, smaller but just as important in its own fashion, is a three-piece gold proof set from 1846. It contains the three gold denominations struck that year, the quarter eagle, half eagle, and eagle, and each coin is graded PR64 Cameo by NGC. The three-coin gold set was part of a larger 10-coin complete proof set that was last offered as part of the legendary John Jay Pittman Collection. The coins trace their origin all the way back to an 1892 sale by Ed Frossard.

“Today’s collectors have a chance to make these incredibly rare 1846 gold coins part of their collections,” said Rohan. “The half eagle, for example, is the only proof specimen not in a museum collection. We hope the winning bidders enjoy the same pride of ownership that Pittman displayed.”

Chronologically last, but of similarly momentous importance, is a set of five pattern pieces dated 1879 and 1880 and related to the famous proposed international trade coin, the four dollar or “Stella.” The first five coins, all very rare or extremely rare, were made of copper and later gilt. They grade PR62 to PR64 and include a Judd-1636 1879 Flowing Hair four dollar, a Judd-1639 1879 Coiled Hair four dollar, a Judd-1658 1880 Flowing Hair four dollar, a Judd-1661 1880 Coiled Hair four dollar, and the legendary Judd-1644 1879 quintuple stella – a trade-coin spin on the existing double eagle.

“All of these coins are of great importance,” said Rohan. “The gilt copper 1879 Flowing Hair Stella, for example, is far rarer than its gold counterpart, and the quintuple stella has one of the most illustrious reputations in the entirety of pattern collecting. Our lot viewing will offer a remarkable opportunity to see all five of these gilt copper patterns at one time.”

The last pattern is also gilt, but the base metal is aluminum rather than copper. It is a Judd-1637 1879 Flowing Hair four dollar, PR64 NGC, and it may be unique as a gilt coin.

“We have records of four non-gilt aluminum examples, all with illustrious pedigrees,” said Rohan. “Yet we have found no mention of another gilt aluminum example of the Judd-1637. It may well be a unique pattern of the highest importance.”

Heritage Auctions, headed by Steve Ivy, Jim Halperin and Greg Rohan, is the world’s third largest auction house, with annual sales more than $600 million, and 500,000+ online bidder members. For more information about Heritage Auctions, and to join and gain access to a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit HA.com.

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Upon their deaths in 1865, her father and maternal aunt willed to her a total of about $10 million. Even after her 1867 marriage to Edward H. Green, she kept her finances separate, managing them herself with single-minded monomania. Her father and grandfather had educated her in finance from early childhood, and she dedicated herself to expanding that fortune. As her wealth increased, she continued to live with her son and daughter in modest surroundings, avoiding all social contacts or displays of wealth. In time she became a major force on Wall Street, despite which she often appeared in public in shabby garb and sought medical treatment for herself at charity clinics. She left an estate valued at more than $100 million when she died in 1916, reputedly the world’s richest woman.

“Extremely rare grade and one of two finest known of just three, possibly four known in full Mint State. Certainly the most famous specimen and long thought to be clearly the finest.”

The most often-repeated story concerning her penury is that concerning her son Edward, whom she refused to take for medical treatment, resulting in the need for his leg to be amputated. Col. Green was born the year following Hetty’s marriage to Edward Green, during his parents’ tour of Europe.

By age 25, Col. Green had been admitted to the bar and become president of the Texas Midland Railroad (his mother Hetty had owned many railroad stocks during her lifetime). He was active in Texas Republican politics, served as chairman of the Texas Republican State Committee, and was a director of the St. Louis Exposition of 1904. In order to maintain a Texas residence, he kept a suit of clothes and one of his wooden legs in a “fine residence” in Terrell, Texas. He died at age 68 in Lake Placid, New York.

At the time of his death–with a total estate valued at more than $40 million–his coin collection was valued at an estimated $5 million, along with a stamp collection worth $3.5 million. Green’s numismatic holdings included at least seven different 1838-O half dollars, a Brasher doubloon, all five of the 1913 Liberty nickels, and a staggering hoard of 1796 quarters, said to number more than 200 pieces.

This wonderful coin, also pedigreed to the Col. Green collection of early quarters, is the Browning-1 variety, with the 4 in the date low and a die cut between stars 8 and 9 seen on all examples. Although not as famous (because neither a single-year type nor a first year of issue) as the 1796 quarters, the 1804 quarters are many times rarer in Mint State than the 1796 pieces.

This coin is sharply struck, save for at some of the denticles, as usually seen, and wonderful steel-blue and pinkish-purple iridescent patina covers both sides. Bold die clashing is visible along the upper bustline, creating a “collar” effect on Liberty similar to the 1800 BB-196 Bust dollar variety. Lesser (but still dramatic) clashing is visible on the reverse as well.

As of (10/10) NGC has certified 31 Mint State 1796 quarters, compared only five Mint State 1804s, of which this is the single finest by two grade points. At PCGS, there are 33 Mint State 1796 quarters, compared with only eight Mint State 1804s. This is the single finest 1804 quarter certified at either NGC or PCGS.

By way of further comparison, there are 15 Mint State 1796-97 Small Eagle half dollars (long acknowledged as the rarest silver type coin) certified at NGC, along with nine Mint State Small Eagle halves at PCGS. This is, in conclusion, a monumental early Bust quarter, a coin whose rarity, historicity, and numismatic importance simply cannot be overstated.

Ex: Col. E.H.R. Green; Stack’s (1945); Jerome Kern Collection (B. Max Mehl, 1950), lot 1385; Eugene Gardner Collection (Stack’s, 2/1965), lot 1620; H. Philip Speir estate (Stack’s, 3/1974), lot 2, which brought $16,500; 1975 ANA Sale (Superior, 8/1975), lot 352, which realized $10,500; Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2008), lot 2274, which realized $310,500. From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection, Part Two. (#5312)

This coin is being sold at auction in the 2011 January Tampa FUN Signature & Platinum Night sale #1151 as Lot 14022

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