While Joe’s numismatic career began in 1977, it wasn’t until the Norweb sales in the late 1980s that he began writing notes on all of the great coins that passed through the market, with particular attention to those coins which he bought and sold personally. These mostly handwritten notes fill binders and file folders as well as the catalogues for auctions that he attended.
The coins presented below are an archive of many of the truly fantastic coins that Joe has handled over these past three plus decades, whether as principal or agent, with descriptions that include Joe’s extensive notes. Keep in mind that the coins below are not currently available for sale. However, given enough time, most things come back around to the market – although some require more patience than others.
1849Cincinnati Mining & Trading Co. $10 PCGS AU53 Ex Fishel - Brand - Ford
1793Chain 1c PCGS/CAC MS64BN S.2 Wide Date, AMERICA
1794Liberty Cap 1c PCGS/CAC MS66 Sheldon 31
1794Liberty Cap 1c PCGS/CAC MS65+ BN Sheldon 29, Breen 11
1795Draped Bust $1 PCGS/CAC MS66 B.14 Off Center Bust
1796Liberty Cap 1/2c PCGS MS67RB C.1 No Pole
1804Draped Bust 25c PCGS/CAC MS63 Browning 1
1806/5Draped Bust 50c PCGS/CAC MS66 Tompkins 1, Overton 104
1811Classic 1/2c PCGS/CAC MS66RB C.1 B.1 Wide Date
1814Capped Bust 10c PCGS/CAC MS66 JR.2 Large Date
1818/5Capped Bust 25c PCGS/CAC MS66 B.1 Strong Overdate
1822Capped Bust 25c PCGS/CAC MS65 Browning 2 25/50 Reverse
1828Capped Bust 25c PCGS/CAC MS66 Browning 4
1834Capped Bust 10c Proof PCGS/CAC PR66+ JR.1, Ex James A. Stack
1835Capped Bust H10c PCGS/CAC MS68 LM.10 Small Date, Small 5C
1848-OLiberty Seated H10c PCGS/CAC MS67 V.3 Large O
1850Liberty Seated H10c PCGS MS66+ V.6 High Date
1851Liberty Seated H10c PCGS/CAC MS67 V.1 High Date
1853Liberty Seated H10c PCGS/CAC MS67+ Arrows at Date
1855/54Liberty Seated 50c Proof PCGS/CAC PR65+ Ex Norweb
1855Liberty Seated 25c Proof PCGS/CAC PR65+ CAM Rare Arrows No Motto Proof
1859Liberty Seated H10c PCGS/CAC MS67+ Paquet's Hollow Stars
1863Longacre's Indian $3 PCGS/CAC MS68 Ex Pogue - Jung
1866-SLiberty Seated H10c PCGS/CAC MS66 V.1 Blundered Obverse Die
1868Liberty Seated $1 Proof PCGS/CAC PR66 OC.P1 Errant 18 On Rim
1875-SCoronet $20 PCGS/CAC MS67 Finest Known Type II
1876Trade $1 Proof PCGS/CAC PR65+ CAM Scarce Type II/II Proof
1878-STrade $1 PCGS/CAC MS67 Ex Jung
1892Barber 50c PCGS/CAC MS68
1897-OBarber 50c PCGS/CAC MS67 Ex Norweb, Duckor, Gardner
1898-SBarber 10c PCGS/CAC MS67 Finest Known
1900Coronet $20 Proof PCGS/CAC PR67CAM Finest Known 1900 Proof $20
1900-SBarber 50c PCGS/CAC MS66+ Ex Queller, Gardner
1901-OBarber 50c PCGS/CAC MS66 Ex Stack - Byers - Gardner
1901-SBarber 50c PCGS MS67+ Ex Emery - Nichols - Duckor
1902-SBarber 50c PCGS/CAC MS67+ Ex Price - Shireman
1902-SCoronet $5 PCGS MS68 Ex Jung
1907Barber 50c PCGS/CAC MS67+ Ex Duckor - Shireman
1910-DIndian $5 PCGS MS67 Ex Stack - Jung
1912-SBarber 10c PCGS/CAC MS67+ Ex Simpson, Blay