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1872 One Dollar Gold, type 3. PCGS Graded proof 63. One of the true rarities in coin
collecting. Original mintage on this piece was 30 pieces. This coin and two others are the only ones known
to exist. An affordable rarity for the advanced collector or serious investor.
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AND IRA RIFKIN
$8,500.
1804 Quarter Eagle
13 Stars on reverse and PCGS AU-55: Specialists in this series learn early
on that 1804 is a scarce date in and of itself. However, the majority of 1804's are of the 14 Star variety. To
give you an idea of just how rare this coin is, we turn to David Akers' 70 year study of auction records.
Akers calls the 1804 13 Stars "The RAREST Quarter Eagle," and "almost every significant collection of quarter
eagles is lacking this variety." Is it any wonder? In 70 years only 2 coins have appeared in auction and they
may very well have been the same coin - both were graded VF. The PCGS population report shows just
2 coins in all grades 1 XF40 and this finest known AU55. With the current market softness this coin could
be the investment buy of the decade.
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$87,500.
1830 Half Eagle
PCGS graded Mint State 64: Due to the export of American gold coins from 1800
to 1834 Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1834. In this act the gold content of Half Eagles was lowered
to where it was not profitable to export or melt. More than 99% of the pre-1834 mintage (including this
rare 1830) was melted between 1834 and 1843. This coin is not only the finest known 1830 $5, it grades
a full 2 points higher than the next finest known example! With the current market softness this coin is
now priced favorably for the connoisseur.
$104,000.
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CANCER,
so
he revelation that
Judge Clarence
Thomas publicly
praised Nation of Islam Min-
ister Louis Farrakhan in a
1983 speech has added a
curious layer of complexity
to Jewish organizational
hand-wringing over his
White House nomination to
the nation's highest court.
Prior to learning of the
nominee's kind words for
Mr. Farrakhan, who achiev-
ed notoriety in 1984 when he
called Judaism "a dirty re-
ligion," liberal Jewish
groups had expressed con-
cern about what they con-
sidered to be Mr. Thomas'
negative views on abortion,
separation of religion-and-
state and affirmative action.
The National Council of
Jewish Women, a leading
pro-choice, advocate, urged
Senate rejection of his nomi-
nation, citing Mr. Thomas'
hostility toward Roe vs.
Wade, the court decision
that guaranteed the right of
abortion.
NCJW also cited his record
as Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission
chairman, charging him
with failure to "redress job
discrimination (and) con-
travening existing case law
and federal anti-
discimination plans."
However, Jewish leaders
have stepped lightly on the
Farrakhan issue.
Publicly, they have been
inclined to accept Mr.
Thomas' explanation that
his speech was made before
he was aware of Mr. Far-
rakhan's anti-Semitism, and
that he was only praising
the Black Muslim's views on
black self-help.
"I cannot leave any sug-
gestion that I am anti-
Semitic," Mr. Thomas said,
after reports surfaced last
week that had described Mr.
Farrakhan as "a man I have
admired for more than a
decade" in two speeches -
one of which he apparently
did not deliver - written
while he led the EEOC.
"I am, and have always
been, unalterably and
adamantly opposed to anti-
Semitism and bigotry of any
James D. Besser is Washing-
ton correspondent for The Jew-
ish News. Ira Rifkin is assis-
tant editor of the Baltimore
Jewish Times.
kind, including by Louis
Farrakhan," Mr. Thomas
added.
Even the normally hard-
line officials at the Simon
Wiesenthal Center in Los
Angeles took a conciliatory
approach. "We accept Judge
Thomas at his word, that he
has never been anti-Semitic
and repudiates Louis Far-
rakhan," said Rabbi Marvin
Hier, dean of the center.
The prospect of a Supreme
Court justice who has public-
ly expressed admiration for
the Black Muslim leader is,
of course, appalling to most
Jewish activists.
But, said Jewish leaders,
they have proceeded
cautiously on the issue out of
concern that to do otherwise
might publicly rekindle
black anti-Semitism.
Worse, they fear the issue
would be rehashed in a
highly visible forum, mak-
ing it almost certain to ge-
nerate strong passions in the
black and Jewish corn-
munities.
Instead, Jewish activists
hope to quietly press Mr.
Thomas for a fuller explana-
tion of his position on Mr.
Farrakhan, while avoiding a
knock-down public fight.
Privately, however, many
Jewish leaders expressed in-
tense frustration over their
limited options in dealing
with the Farrakhan issue.
"What Thomas thinks
about Louis Farrakhan is an
issue," said an official with
one Jewish organization in
New York. "But we have to
play this with a lot of sen-
sitivity to what this line of
thinking may lead to. It
would do our community no
good at all to resurrect the
black anti-Semitism issue in
the context of a Supreme
Court nomination debate.
The repercussions of that
could be enormous."
Jewish leaders also fear
using up precious political
capital over an issue that is
unlikely to be a decisive one
when the Senate begins con-
firmation hearings. Liberal
black and other minority op-
position to Mr. Thomas, not
to mention his apparently
anti-abortion stand, will
probably turn out to be far
more decisive issues.
Yet Jewish leaders also
fear that if they remain
passive on the Farrakhan
issue, the Supreme Court
could find itself with a justice
who has voiced admiration for
a man they view as
dangerous.