Duke’s Creek Collection of Dahlonega Half Eagles
The Duke’s Creek Collection was carefully assembled over many years by the late Jack Hancock and Bob Harwell with the choicest pieces from three significant collections of Dahlonega gold. It comprises a complete set of Dahlonega Mint issues, and virtually every coin is the finest known or nearly so.
Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries,in association with Hancock & Harwell, first handled the Duke's Creek Collection in 2004. The entire collection was certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), and the one dollar through three dollar pieces were subsequently sold individually at auction. The half eagles remained intact,however, and were purchased by a serious collector.
This collector has now selected Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries to handle the sale of the 27 half eagles from the Duke's Creek Collection.
1838-D Half Eagle NGC MS 63 *
Ex: Coles Collection (Stacks, 10/1983); Arthur Montgomery Collection (Auction '84, Stack's, 7/1984); Farmer Collection; Hancock & Harwell Collection
1840-D Tall-D Half Eagle NGC MS 62
Ex: B. Max Mehl (1923); John Clapp Collection (1942); Eliasberg Collection (Bowers & Ruddy,10/1982); Farmer Collection; Hancock & Harwell Collection
1842-D Large-D Half Eagle NGC MS 61
Ex: Eliasberg Collection (Bowers & Ruddy, 10/1982); Arthur Montgomery Collection (Auction '84,Stack's, 7/1984); Farmer Collection; Hancock & Harwell Collection
1845-D Half Eagle NGC MS 64 +
Ex: Elmer Sears Collection (1920); John Clapp Collection (1942); Eliasberg Collection (Bowers & Ruddy,10/1982); Farmer Collection; Hancock & Harwell Collection
1847-D Half Eagle NGC MS 63
Ex: Col. E. H. R. Green Collection; Farouk Collection (Sotheby's, 2/1954); Pittman Collection (David Akers, 10/1997); Farmer Collection; Hancock & Harwell Collection