1852/1 $20 Humbert
2008 2.5oz Humbert Commemorative .9999 Fine Gold, DCAM

1852/1 $20 Humbert (Proof)

Series: (None)

PCGS PR65<BR>Images courtesy of Bowers & Ruddy

PCGS PR65
Images courtesy of Bowers & Ruddy

PCGS #:
10194
Designer:
N/A
Edge:
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Diameter:
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Weight:
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Mintage:
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Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
Gold
Auction Record:
$434,500 • PR64 • 10-07-1990 • Superior Galleries
Major Varieties
  • 1852/1 $20 Humbert

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 PR65 PCGS grade

Personal collection of Augustus Humbert - Estate of Augustus Humbert, handled by S.H. & H. Chapman in the early 1900s - Zabriskie Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 6/1909:356, $360 - Col. Ellsworth (purchased under the name of "Deem" at the Zabriskie sale) - John Work Garrett (purchased in 3/1923 as his part of a cooperative purchase of Ellsworth coins with Wayte Raymond - Bowers & Ruddy 3/1980:890, $325,000 - Superior 5/1992:3111, $374,000
1 PR63 estimated grade

Personal collection of John Glover Kellogg, coiner for Moffat & Co. - Thomas L. Elder 10/1916:742, $400 (sold to Virgil Brand -- per Saul Teichman) - Virgil Brand Collection (journal #81207) - B.G. Johnson - Jake (Shapiro) Bell - Stack’s 12/1944:1058, $850 - Alfred Walter (as the buyer “Major”) - New Netherlands 60th Sale 12/1960:574, $3,200 - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Superior 10/1990:2328, $434,500 - apparently bought back by Mr. Ford - Stack's 5/2004:363, $287,500
#1 PR65 PCGS grade

Personal collection of Augustus Humbert - Estate of Augustus Humbert, handled by S.H. & H. Chapman in the early 1900s - Zabriskie Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 6/1909:356, $360 - Col. Ellsworth (purchased under the name of "Deem" at the Zabriskie sale) - John Work Garrett (purchased in 3/1923 as his part of a cooperative purchase of Ellsworth coins with Wayte Raymond - Bowers & Ruddy 3/1980:890, $325,000 - Superior 5/1992:3111, $374,000
#1 PR63 estimated grade

Personal collection of John Glover Kellogg, coiner for Moffat & Co. - Thomas L. Elder 10/1916:742, $400 (sold to Virgil Brand -- per Saul Teichman) - Virgil Brand Collection (journal #81207) - B.G. Johnson - Jake (Shapiro) Bell - Stack’s 12/1944:1058, $850 - Alfred Walter (as the buyer “Major”) - New Netherlands 60th Sale 12/1960:574, $3,200 - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Superior 10/1990:2328, $434,500 - apparently bought back by Mr. Ford - Stack's 5/2004:363, $287,500
Ron Guth:

Only two examples are known of the Proof 1852/1 Humbert $20. The better of the two examples came from the personal collection of Augustus Humbert, through the Zabriskie, Ellsworth, and Garrett Collections, and last appeared on the market in May 1992, when it sold for $374,000. The second example came from the personal collection of John Glover Kellogg (coiner for Moffatt & Co.), through the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, and last appeared in May 2004, when it sold for $287,500. These are incredible coins that represent the finest efforts of the U.S. Assay Office.