Saint-Gaudens’ Personal Ultra High Relief Double Eagle And Famous 1949
Silver Dollar-Covered Car In Santa Clara
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(Santa Clara, CA) – A record-setting gold coin and a classic car
decorated with hundreds of Morgan dollars are on the program for Santa
Clara, California in April.
The personal 1907 Ultra High Relief double eagle owned by renowned artist
Augustus Saint-Gaudens -- the world’s first gold coin to sell for more than
$1 million -- and a silver dollar-covered 1949 Buick “Woodie” station wagon
will highlight the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo. The show
will be open to the public, Friday through Sunday, April 4 – 6, at the Santa
Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway.
“This will be the first Northern California exhibit of the 1907 Ultra
High Relief that originally was owned by its designer, Augustus Saint-Gaudens,
and later part of the famous Norweb Collection. In 1999 it became the first
gold coin to sell for more than a million dollars,” said Ronald J. Gillio,
Santa Clara Expo General Chairman.
Ohio philanthropist Albert Fairchild Holden obtained the coin in 1907
directly from the family of sculptor Saint-Gaudens. Holden’s daughter, Emery
May, inherited it in 1913 and it became a centerpiece of the legendary
collection she and her husband, U.S. Ambassador R. Henry Norweb, assembled
over the decades.
Described as “the ultimate American gold coin,” it sold for a
record-setting $1.21 million in May 1999. Less than two dozen Ultra High
Relief specimens are known to exist, and this is one of the finest known.
Graded PCGS PF-67, the coin now is privately owned by an anonymous
collector, and will be displayed in Santa Clara courtesy of Torrance,
California dealer, Mike Bobb.
Another numismatic attraction at the Santa Clara Expo will be the
appearance of the Harolds Club “Woodie,” a 1949 Buick station wagon
decorated with 430 silver dollars. Originally owned by Reno, Nevada casino
owner, Harold “Pappy” Smith, the car toured extensively at rodeos, county
fairs and parades across the United States during the 1950s.
It will be displayed at the Santa Clara Expo courtesy of Greg Martin,
President of Greg Martin Auctions, San Francisco.
Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills, California will conduct a
two-session “Elite Coin & Fine Jewelry” public auction during the show.
Educational seminars at the show will include two sessions for collectors
and dealers by eBay’s numismatic coordinator, Troy Thoreson, one each on
Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5.
A kid’s treasure hunt will be conducted on Saturday, April 5, and a gold
coin door prize will be awarded each day of the three-day show.
The Expo is sponsored by the Professional Coin Grading Service,
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, eBay, Inc., Heritage Numismatic Auctions,
Inc., British Royal Mint, Spanish Royal Mint, UBS Numismatics of Basel &
Zurich, World Money Fair Basel, Coin Link, CoinFacts.com, and the Cupertino
Coin Club.
Show hours are Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, from 10:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is $4
(good for all three days).
Free parking is available at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001
Great America Parkway.
For additional information about the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp &
Collectibles Expo, contact Expos Unlimited, 1103 State St., Santa Barbara,
CA 93101. Phone: (805) 962-9939. Web:
www.SantaClaraExpo.com.
For immediate release News media contacts:
March 24, 2003 Ronald J. Gillio (805) 962-9939
Donn Pearlman (847) 509-5777 x 18
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Editor’s note: There is no apostrophe in the title, Harolds Club. |
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