On Sept. 14, the firm of Goldbergs auctioned a nearly-complete U.S. half cents collection, dating 1793-1857, which was assembled by Ray Rouse. The star of the half cents collection was a 1796 “No Pole” half cent. The price of $345,000 is the all-time, second highest auction price for a half cent.
The sale of the Ray Rouse half cent collection was the opening event in the Goldbergs’ 3-day auction extravaganza that included selections from the Ted Naftzger collection of large cents, a stellar run of ‘centuries-old’ British gold coins, and the …