An 1855 Kellogg & Co. $50 gold "slug" and a high grade 1901 Coronet $2.50 quarter eagle are among the top lots being offered in a Stack's Bowers Galleries sale on Nov. 14.
Liberty Head half eagles were produced from 1839 until they were discontinued in 1908. This long-lived series is becoming popular with collectors who are attracted to these coins because of their history and rarity. This article is an attempt to make sense of the Liberty Head half eagle series for the beginning and intermediate collector.
At the recent FUN show I was shown two collections of coins. Out of the 50 or so coins I looked at, around five were what I would describe as being “original.” This made me realize that most collectors do not understand the concept of originality and that it would be a good time to dust off the old “how to tell originality” blog.