Graders at CSNS authenticate eight-coin assemblage worth thousands of dollars
By Paul Gilkes , Coin World
Published : 05/04/18
An eight-coin 1876 Proof set containing silver and minor coinage, buried by its owner in the backyard of his Chicago home more than two decades ago, was brought for authentication and grading April 27 to the Central States Numismatic Society convention in Schaumburg, Illinois, by the late owner’s son.
The set was certified by ANACS. The coins were housed in an acrylic plastic holder.
The unusual story has a tragic element. The late collector, who died in 1994 at age 84, suffered with Alzheimer’s disease the last five years of his life, according to his son. The son said there’s a possibility that his father may have buried his entire extensive collection of United States coins. The coins, which have been off the market for more than 50 years, were primarily silver and gold issues.
Source: CoinWorld
