REDISCOVERING THE JAMES A. STACK, SR. COLLECTION
James A. Stack, Sr. was a collector of substantial means and discrimination who was active in numismatics from the late 1930s until his death in 1951. He acquired many rarities and “finest known” coins...
View ArticleLET’S TAKE A TRIP TO HAWAII
Recently, I purchased a twenty-six foot Ranger sailboat and renamed her “Makaleka.” “What does this have to do with numismatics?” you ask. Well, Makaleka is the Hawaiian version of my wife, Maggie’s,...
View ArticleREVISITING THE DR. JOHN E. WILKISON COLLECTION OF GOLD U.S. PATTERNS
In September 1973, Paramount International Coin Corporation (under the auspices of the noted gold coin expert, David Akers) purchased the collection of Dr. John E. Wilkison of Springfield, Tennessee....
View ArticleREVISITING THE DR. JOHN E. WILKISON COLLECTION OF GOLD U.S. PATTERNS, Part II
In this installment, I continue our journey through the amazing collection of U.S. Gold Pattern Coins built by Dr. John E. Wilkison. PCGS MS62 1849 $1 Gold Pattern, Judd 115, Pollock 130, Gold, Plain...
View ArticleREVISITING THE DR. JOHN E. WILKISON COLLECTION OF GOLD U.S. PATTERNS, Part III
In the last installment, we looked at Dr. Wilkison’s two J-135’s. What did not show up on his inventory listing, but which has been attributed to him, is a blank planchet for an annular gold coin of...
View ArticleREVISITING THE DR. JOHN E. WILKISON COLLECTION OF GOLD U.S. PATTERNS, Part IV
In this installment, we’ll explore the 1860’s-dated gold patterns owned by Dr. Wilkison. Include in this list are: 1960 $5 Judd 271; 1865 $20 Judd 452, and 1868 $10 Judd 661. 1860 $5 Gold Pattern,...
View ArticleREVISITING THE DR. JOHN E. WILKISON COLLECTION OF GOLD U.S. PATTERNS, Part V
The Unique Six-Piece Set of gold “Amazonian” Pattern Coins One of the unique, Amazonian Gold Pattern Coins from the Dr. John E. Wilkison Collection The six-piece set of 1872 gold Amazonian pattern...
View ArticleREVISITING THE DR. JOHN E. WILKISON COLLECTION OF GOLD U.S. PATTERNS, Part VI...
This installment of the Dr. John E. Wilkison Collection includes his gold Pattern coins dated from 1873 to 1876 inclusive. 1873 $5 Judd 1337, Pollock 1481, Gold, Reeded Edge PCGS PR66DCAM Pedigree:...
View ArticleREVISITING THE DR. JOHN E. WILKISON COLLECTION OF GOLD U.S. PATTERNS, Part...
This is one of the more exciting installments of this series because it centers around Dr. John E. Wilkison’s “Stellas” of 1879 and 1879. It includes not only all four year/style combinations of the $4...
View ArticleREVISITING THE DR. JOHN E. WILKISON COLLECTION OF GOLD U.S. PATTERNS, Part...
This is the final chapter in the story of Dr. John E. Wilkison’s fabulous collection of gold U.S. Pattern Coins. In this installment, we’ll take a look at the four 1907-dated Patterns in the good...
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