2016-05-24 Tue

The Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp and Sports Collectible Expo is going to be held at California's Long Beach convention centre from 9th to 11th June. Dr. James Gore King McClure Collection of U.S. and world coins; medals and tokens will be auctioned at the event. The collection includes more than 3,000 interesting coins collected between the 1860s and the 1930s.

McClure began collecting coins at a young age by the 1860s. Since then there was no looking back as he kept collecting coins until his death in January 1932. He was a popular community leader, served important positions for many organizations and an avid collector.

An unknown example of the 1794 Flowing Hair dollar, graded Very Good 10 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. will be sold at the event. Out of the 2,000 dollars that were minted only 1,758 coins were acceptable on 15th October, 1794. The lower left stars of the coin are weaker, but the date is bolder than other known examples. The dove-gray surfaces are highlighted by areas of darker slate patina and show no distracting abrasions.

After McClure’s death his collection was stored carefully but never publicly offered due to which the history of this coin is still a mystery. Many of these coins were acquired at the time of issue, from circulation or at the bank, and others were gifted to him by friends.