An image of the finest known 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar, owned and frequently exhibited by Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers of Dana Point, California, may appear on wine bottles.
The tiny, early American silver coin personally authorized by President George Washington 215 years ago, and purchased for a headline-generating record $1.5 million this past summer by a Sunnyvale educational foundation, will make its first Northern California public appearance.
The finest known 1792 half disme, recently purchased for $1.5 million, will be displayed for three days at the four-day Santa Clara Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo Nov. 1-3.
The Whitman Coin and Collectibles Atlanta Expo includes an exhibit of a unique gold coin valued at $2.5 million, sold-out dealer booths and two auctions.
The Whitman Coin and Collectibles Atlanta Expo's dealer booth capacity is sold out, announced David Crenshaw, general manager. The show will take place in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 11-13.
American Numismatic Association officials announced some of the organization’s annual awards that were to be presented during the World’s Fair of Money in Milwaukee in August.
The first $1 million pledge in the American Numismatic Association’s $40 million fund-raising effort to put museums on both coasts and improve the one in Colorado Springs, Colo., was made by Steven L. Contursi, president of Rare Coin Wholesalers of Dana Point, Calif.
Steven Contursi to Receive 2007 Exemplary Service Award
A record price of $1.5 million has been set by a private treaty sale of a rainbow-toned 1792 half disme, graded NGC MS-68.
Many average collectors have a tough time imagining what coin trading is like on the high-end of the price scale. The transactions heard about often exceed the values of most people's homes and net worth.
