Liberty Seated The E-Gobrecht Collectors Club 2011 Volume 7, Issue 4 The Electronic Newsletter of the LIBERTY SEATED COLLECTORS CLUB April 2011 (Whole # 75) Auction News 2 BostonBoston Bay Bay State State Show Show -- by Jim Gray Upcoming Seated LSCC Meeting Wrap-up! Events 2 by Dennis Fortier, LSCC # 2016 The E-Gobrecht Chat Room and Social 3-6 Club I’m just back from the March 26, 2011 Boston Bay State show as I write this. by Paul Kluth Wow! John Frost, Todd Mazzola, and I had a great time. First, I have to thank Regional News 7 John and Todd for all their help and support. The LSCC effort would not have by Gerry Fortin been anywhere near as successful or as much fun without them. Next I have to The Budget Collec- thank Ed Aleo of the Bay State Coin Show for all his help and support. He gave tor: 8, us all the tools we needed to have a successful exhibit and meeting. Twelfth in a Series 10 by Len Augsburger Todd and I got together and had a nice selection of Liberty Seated half Quarter of the Month 9, dollars for attendees to admire, as well as the collective volumes of The Go- by Greg Johnson 10 brecht Journal to show just how much knowledge is shared within the club. PCGS now attribut- John joined us on Saturday and brought some great selections of all the Liberty ing Liberty Seated 11 Seated denominations. From a Gobrecht Dollar to many key Carson City is- Half Dollars by WB- sues; John also brought his recent acquisition the 1844 Proof-40 Liberty Seated 100 series numbers Dollar (only 12 known) that was written up recently in the E-Gobrecht. LSCC Bay State 11 Show meeting exhibit During the two day exhibit we signed up five new club members, a great Liberty Seated Coin- success and the club owes it all to John, Todd, and Gerry for all help and sup- age By The Numbers 12 port. One of the new members runs the Manchester, New Hampshire coin show by Dennis Fortier (July 28-31) and has invited the LSCC to exhibit and have a regional meeting. Liberty Seated Dimes John Frost has graciously volunteered to take charge of the Manchester effort as Investment Perform- 13– I will not be able to be there. Thanks John. ance, 1973 - 2010 16 by Gerry Fortin We had a total of eleven guests and members at the meeting. Gerry put LSCC Regional Meet- together a great presentation on Liberty Seated Dimes Investment Performance ing: Baltimore, MD, 17 1973-2010 which I presented in his stead [featured on pages 13-16 in this issue April 1, 2011 for all to enjoy, Ed]. It was well received by the members and guests at the Subscriber Corre- 18 meeting. Thanks Gerry. spondence Advertisements 19 I’m really looking forward to Philadelphia in the fall, I hope to see you all there. [See Bay Sate exhibit photos on page 11, Ed.] Club information 20 The E-Gobrecht is a twice award winning electronic publication of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC). The LSCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to the attributions of the Liberty Seated Coin series. The LSCC provides the information contained in this email newsletter from various sources free of charge as a general service to the membership and others with this numismatic interest. You do not have to be a LSCC member to benefit from this newsletter; subscription to the E-Gobrecht is available to anyone. All disclaimers are in effect as the completeness and/or accuracy of the information contained herein cannot be completely verified. Contact information is included at the end. Page 2 The E-Gobrecht Auction News by Jim Gray, LSCC #664 The Heritage Sacramento Sale 1873-CC with VF details, but cleaned, still managed featured an original 1846 half $6,900. dime in VF25 for $1,725. A natural gray 1870-CC half in VF30 went An original 1846 dime for a strong $8,338. An 1872-CC in F15 and an in VF30 sold for $1,380. A nice 1878-CC in VG8 and choice for the grade realized 1864-S dime in MS62 went for $633 and $1,265, respectively. $1,955. An 1866 dime in MS63 and a splendid 1867 A light gray 1855 dollar in AU50 sold dime in MS67 hammered for $1,610 and $5,319, re- for $4,025, while a cleaned 1871-CC in F12 still sold spectively. A well struck, lightly toned 1871-CC in for $4,600. AU50 soared to $21,850, while an 1885-S in VG8 A natural gray 1878-CC trade dollar in XF45 and nice for the grade hit $1,035. went to a happy buyer for $4,025. Two 1842-O small date quarters in G4 and Most of these coins had a note to make an F15 realized $690 and $2,520, respectively. An offer to the owner so apparently someone is buying 1851-O in F12 and nice for the grade went for $920. better date Seated coins with the purpose of selling An 1862-S in MS61 that was well struck and lightly them for a higher price. toned sold for $4,600. An 1867 with dark toning in XF45 hammered for $1,840, while an original gray [Note: The Stack’s Bowers Baltimore Sale results 1869-S in XF40 hit $1,265. A beautiful 1872-S in will be included in next month’s Auction News.] XF45 with album toning soared to $9,200, while an Upcoming Seated Events LSCC meetings Central States Numismatic Society Convention, Rosemont, IL, April 29, 9:00 A.M., Room 402. Exhibit featuring the complete Liberty Seated Dollar Collection of Mark and Steve Petty. Please contact Steve Petty for more information at [email protected] Long Beach Coin, Stamps, and Collectibles Expo, Long Beach, CA, June 4, Details TBD. Please contact Craig Eberhart for more information at [email protected] Summer FUN, Orlando, FL, July 8, 2011, details TBD. Contact Jason Feldman for more details at [email protected]. 9th Annual Coin Expo, Manchester, NH, July 30, 2011, Details TBD. LSCC Annual Meeting, World's Fair of Money, ANA Convention, Chicago IL, August 19, 9:00 A.M., Room TBD. Please contact John McCloskey for more information at [email protected] Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo, Philadelphia, PA, September 16, 9:00 A.M., Room TBD. Please contact Dennis Fortier for more information at [email protected] 2011 Volume 7, Issue 4 (April 2011) Page 3 Continued on next page Page 4 The E-Gobrecht Continued on next page 2011 Volume 7, Issue 4 (April 2011) Page 5 Continued on next page Page 6 The E-Gobrecht 2011 Volume 7, Issue 4 (April 2011) Page 7 Regional News by Gerry Fortin, LSCC #1054 Dear fellow LSCC members, region and the early June Long Beach show. Ac- cording to Craig Eberhart, an LSCC regional meet- Prior to writing the April Re- ing is planned for June 4 but please check the LSCC gional News column, I was for- website for last minute updates including time and tunately to be vacationing in meeting room information. Florida which allowed much needed downtime. One activity during the quiet Summer months brings club members back days was to reflect upon recent LSCC regional meet- to Florida for the Summer FUN show and a planned ing successes and also to study the long list of regional meeting in Orlando on July 8. Jason planned meetings for the balance of 2011. Feldman will be coordinating meeting details and a potential display table with YN focus. Later in July, Clearly our LSCC regional meeting program the LSCC is invited to hold a regional meeting at the is gaining momentum as we enter the second quarter 9th annual Manchester, NH Coin Expo held on July of 2011. Our club started 2011 with a well attended 30. The LSCC meeting is a partnership effort with Tampa FUN regional meeting thanks to Jason the Barber Collector Society which has long history Feldman then gained more positive momentum from at Manchester show. Presently Gerry Fortin is the efforts of Craig Eberhart and Dick Osburn at the working with John Frost and show promoters for dis- February Long Beach regional meeting. Just two play space and facilities for a club meeting. Imagine weeks ago, the club demonstrated a solidly positive having a summer vacation in Maine or New Hamp- outcome at the Boston Bay State show due to prepa- shire and being able to attend an LSCC regional rations by Dennis Fortier. We are enrolling new meeting on July 30th? We hope the new venue will members again at regional meetings and I firmly be- attract existing and new club members. lieve that 2011 ending LSCC membership total will be higher than that of 2010. Our success is tied to August brings the annual LSCC meeting at the commitment and efforts of the regional directors the ANA Convention to be held in Rosemont, IL on (Craig Eberhart, Dennis Forties, Jason Feldman and August 19th. Our club president, John McCloskey, Steve Petty) and the ongoing support from the club will again be hosting this event. Along with an officers. I do wish to express a sincere thank you to LSCC annual club update, the agenda includes Hall all responsible for transitioning a regional meeting of Fame inductee(s) announcements and presentation vision into reality. of the Kam Ahwash award for best Gobrecht Journal article in last three issues.