At 6:00 p.m. on August 9, 2012, Stack’s Bowers Galleries began one of the most anticipated auction sessions ever—the sale of the Battle Born Collection of Carson City coins. The collection consisted of one example of each of the 111 different dates and denominations produced at the Carson City Mint, and it was only the second complete collection ever assembled. For more about the set and its compilation and history, please read the Reno Gazette Journal’s article, ‘Battle Born:’ Rare Carson Mint coins going to auction on Philadelphia stage.
News and Articles
Stack’s Bowers Galleries will auction the world’s most famous collection of Carson City coins on August 9, 2012 in Philadelphia. The Battle Born Collection, the only complete 111-piece set of coins from the Carson City Mint in existence, is expected to sell for between $11 million and $15 million. Stack’s Bowers will sell each of the 111 pieces individually.
| What: | Carson City Coin Collectors of America Annual Meeting |
| Who: | Rusty Goe, author of The Mint on Carson Street, will present a lecture on “The 111-piece Set – A Gateway to the Discovery of Carson City Coins” |
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Where: |
ANA World’s Fair of Money Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA Room #105B |
| When: | Thursday August 9, 2012 1:00 p.m. |
| Admission: | Free |
| What: | “Carson City Half Dollars – Why You Should Collect them and How You Should do it” |
| Who: | Bill Bugert, author of A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties – Carson City Branch Mint, noted numismatist, vice president Liberty Seated Collectors Club, editor E-Gobrecht Journal, an online newsletter |
| Where: | ANA’s National Money Show, Denver, CO Colorado Convention Center Room 702 |
| When: | Friday May 11, 1:00 p.m. |
Treat yourself to a great experience: Go attend Bill Bugert’s lecture about Carson City half dollars.
Dear C4OAers,
The spring 2012 issue of Curry’s Chronicle is in the mail! This is the 25th issue to be published, and quite an exciting one at that!
You should expect to receive your copies within the next two weeks. If you don’t receive your Curry’s Chronicle by Tuesday, March 20, please notify us at
Please let us know your opinions about this anticipated issue of Curry’s Chronicle or any other topics related to the C4OA by sending us a letter to the editor. We love and look forward to hearing from each and every one of you!
Here’s to the year of the “CC”mintmarked coin!
Best wishes,
Maya and Nicole
From Stack's Bowers's News Release
Stack’s Bowers Galleries to Auction Complete Set of Carson City Coinage — Only The Second Complete Set Ever Assembled — Including The Unique 1873-CC Liberty Seated No Arrows Dime
The Battle Born Collection Will be Presented at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia in August 2012
A complete set of Carson City Mint coins, including the unique
1873-CC Seated Liberty, No Arrows dime (shown), is scheduled
to be auctioned by Stack’s Bowers Galleries at the ANA’s World’s
Fair of Money in August. The set will be on display at the FUN
convention in Orlando, Fla., in January.
The C4OA Discussion Board’s Carson City Coin of the Week – 111-Week Project debuted in September 2009. Each week a group of dedicated C4OA “COWboys” (as they’ve been known to call themselves) profiles one of the 111 different date-and-denomination combinations available in a complete set of Carson City coins. Each coin’s profile is complete with a descriptive article, comments from fellow members, and even images.
The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) honored Curry’s Chronicle with its 2010 Best Issue in Small Publications for Clubs category. The NLG bestowed this same award on our popular journal in 2007 and 2008. Last year (2009), Curry’s Chronicle received NLG’s Extraordinary Merit award in this category. The American Numismatic Association (ANA) awarded our journal with Third Place honors in its Specialty Numismatic Publication category. Curry’s snagged this same honor from the ANA in 2008. These awards give us much cause for pride, especially since our club is only five and a half years old.
Special Announcement
All of our C4OA members will be happy to hear that Southgate Coins assistant manager Maya Roberts gave birth to baby Embry on Monday January 18. This is Maya's first child. We wish her and her new daughter all the best.
Congratulations to Maya and Matt on this special addition to their family!
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- Auction Prices Section Launched on C4OA Website - September 9, 2009
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- Curry's Chronicle Page Launched on New C4OA Website
- Regional Meeting at the Carson City Coin Show in August - June 8, 2009
- New Website Launched for Carson City Coin Collectors of America - May 21, 2009
- C4OA Annual Club Meeting August 2009 - May 22, 2009