Career
He is best known in the numismatic community for putting together the only complete collection of United States coins ever assembled. Although the set was not truly "complete" by modern standards (for instance, it did not differentiate between proofs and circulation strikes, as most modern collectors and set registries do), it is still the most comprehensive United States. numismatic collection of all time. Some of the highlights of the Eliasberg collection include a 1913 Liberty Head nickel known as the "Eliasberg Specimen".
The coin was later auctioned and bought by Editor Lee for United States$3 million on July 31, 2003.
Another is the 1873-Central Committee no-arrows Liberty Seated dime. This coin is also notable for being the last coin needed to complete the Eliasberg collection.
He possessed at one time a 1933 $20 gold coin (one of twenty-five owned by collectors, including King Farouk of Egypt). Upon learning that the government believed the coins had not been legally issued by the mint and was recalling them, Mr.
Eliasberg voluntarily returned his coin to the government in 1952 without compensation.
A trial jury in United States. District Court determined in July 2011 that ten other 1933 double eagles claimed as property by Mistress Joan Langbord had been obtained illegally by Israel Switt and were property of the United States government. This decision was subsequently upheld the following August but is being appealed.
In the year 2015, The Louis Eliasberg Watch Collection was created.
The Louis Eliasberg name lives on as a celebrated testimony to the power of determination, resolve, diligence and perseverance.