Feuchtwanger Friday: 1837 Feuchtwanger Three Cent PCGS SP-65

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 3:59 pm Very Rare Specimen 65 Low-119, HT-265 1837 Feuchtwanger Three Cent Ex: Herbert Oechsner 1837 3C Feuchtwanger Three Cent, Eagle SP65 PCGS. CAC. Low-119, HT-265A, High R.7. 24.2 mm. German Silver. Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger struck two different die varieties of his 1837 eagle obverse Three Cent piece. Low-118 is the usually seen marriage. It is very scarce, and the variety listed on page 400 of the 2013 Guide Book. Low-119 is less known and very rare. The date is larger, the denomination is expressed twice, an oak wreath replaces a laurel wreath, and the eagle's rock has a flat base. Check out Feuchtwanger on ebay. Read More: Coin of the Day Series Report this Post to the Staff

MrPink2018 Pillar of the Community United States 2461 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 6:27 pm LOL! I clicked into this just to see about that name! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 6:36 pm Really spectacular, thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187914 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 12:26 am Amazing! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 05:09 am Superb Pattern specimen. Always loved the Feuchtwanger cents, and I knew about this one as well, but don't recall ever seeing any Feuchtwanger coins as nice as this one! My favorite coin of his is the 3 Cent coin he struck dated 1864 with the eagle holding a snake. https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin...-eagle/20003 FUN FACTS: Dr. Fuechtwanger, his doctorate was in philosophy and he opened the first German pharmacy in New York City, he also practiced medicine during the cholera outbreak of 1832. Though his main interest was in chemistry. He also had two of the finest mineral collections ever formed at that time (sold one and bequeathed the other to his daughters). Later in life he had a fairly large chemical plant, buying and selling compounds all over the world. The doctor was trying his hardest to sell the U.S. Mint on using his German Silver for small denomination coins. His one cent coins were issued to the public with the U.S. Mint's blessing as a trial. His composition of German silver is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. German silver is named due to its silvery appearance, but it contains no elemental silver unless plated. It is also commonly called by these various names; Nickel silver, Maillechort, German silver, Argentan, new silver, nickel brass, albata, and alpacca. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Edited by westcoin 01/30/2021 05:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 06:49 am Thanks for the great history, Westcoin. Feuchtwanger's tokens have long been among my favorites. He was a visionary. Twenty years later, his concept of small, white metal eagle cents, courtesy of the U.S. Mint, took to flight across the nation. Edited by ExoGuy 01/30/2021 06:50 am Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15398 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 07:27 am Very interesting indeed. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3323 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 07:52 am "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187914 Posts	Posted 01/31/2021 12:30 am Thank you for the background, westcoin! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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