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Today’s Featured Coin
1857 LIBERTY SEATED H10C NGC PR66
ESTIMATED 40-60 STRUCK. ONLY 1 COIN GRADED HIGHER AT NGC.
NGC PRICE GUIDE IS $11,000
Featured Price: $6,950
The grueling labor required to climb several thousand feet in the air to reach the top floors of the world’s newest invention, the skyscraper, proved to be a daunting task without the convenience of a lift. While the concept of the elevator has been around since early Grecian times, it wasn’t until 1857 that they were mechanized and used to transport people. In fact only a few records show people using lifts these are usually stories of gladiators and animals being lifted into battle on platforms raised through ropes and man power as well as King Louis the XV using a lift for his mistresses. In the mid-nineteenth century elevators powered by steam or water were only used to lift cargo, materials, or various items but never people due to their unreliable ropes. The great inventor, Elisha Otis revolutionized the elevator industry when he invented a fall-safe break that prevented free falls in 1852. The following year Otis quit his job to establish his own company to sell his lifts, but did not truly find success until he demonstrated his invention at the 1854 World’s Fair. During his demonstration Elisha stood on a platform supported by his elevator which took him upward. Once he got several feet off the ground Otis stopped the lift and cut the rope while a worried and flummoxed crowd watched below. To everyone’s surprise Otis’s fall-safe break quickly kicked in and allowed the platform to drop only inches before his spring held it in place. This demonstration showed everyone that elevators could now be used for passengers without fearing a freefall. Following the fair Otis sold seven lifts that same year, the following year he sold fifteen, but his true success came in 1857 when he was able to install his first commercial elevator. Otis’s first commercial client was a five story department store in the E.V. Haughwout building on Broadway in New York City. Both the owner and Otis knew the elevator would attract people from all over which would spark further success for both of them and revolutionize the construction world.
Today’s Featured Coin
1857 LIBERTY SEATED H10C NGC PR66
ESTIMATED 40-60 STRUCK. ONLY 1 COIN GRADED HIGHER AT NGC.
NGC PRICE GUIDE IS $11,000
Featured Price: $6,950
The grueling labor required to climb several thousand feet in the air to reach the top floors of the world’s newest invention, the skyscraper, proved to be a daunting task without the convenience of a lift. While the concept of the elevator has been around since early Grecian times, it wasn’t until 1857 that they were mechanized and used to transport people. In fact only a few records show people using lifts these are usually stories of gladiators and animals being lifted into battle on platforms raised through ropes and man power as well as King Louis the XV using a lift for his mistresses. In the mid-nineteenth century elevators powered by steam or water were only used to lift cargo, materials, or various items but never people due to their unreliable ropes. The great inventor, Elisha Otis revolutionized the elevator industry when he invented a fall-safe break that prevented free falls in 1852. The following year Otis quit his job to establish his own company to sell his lifts, but did not truly find success until he demonstrated his invention at the 1854 World’s Fair. During his demonstration Elisha stood on a platform supported by his elevator which took him upward. Once he got several feet off the ground Otis stopped the lift and cut the rope while a worried and flummoxed crowd watched below. To everyone’s surprise Otis’s fall-safe break quickly kicked in and allowed the platform to drop only inches before his spring held it in place. This demonstration showed everyone that elevators could now be used for passengers without fearing a freefall. Following the fair Otis sold seven lifts that same year, the following year he sold fifteen, but his true success came in 1857 when he was able to install his first commercial elevator. Otis’s first commercial client was a five story department store in the E.V. Haughwout building on Broadway in New York City. Both the owner and Otis knew the elevator would attract people from all over which would spark further success for both of them and revolutionize the construction world.
The "100 Greatest U.S. Coins" book is currently in its fourth edition by Whitman Publishing. The book features 100 of the greatest coins made in America. By no means does this book include all of the great rarities but it is extremely well written with beautiful pictures and stories of the coins in the book. Perhaps most significant from an investment standpoint is Appendix B in the back of the book which shows a track record of U.S. coin value information from 1960 to present. Click here to see which of the "100 Greatest U.S. Coins" are currently in our inventory.
100 Greatest Coins
The "100 Greatest U.S. Coins" book is currently in its fourth edition by Whitman Publishing. The book features 100 of the greatest coins made in America. By no means does this book include all of the great rarities but it is extremely well written with beautiful pictures and stories of the coins in the book. Perhaps most significant from an investment standpoint is Appendix B in the back of the book which shows a track record of U.S. coin value information from 1960 to present. Click here to see which of the "100 Greatest U.S. Coins" are currently in our inventory.