GEORGE FREDERICK KOLBE
FINE NUMISMATIC
BOOKS
Sale 97 Results.
October 2, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Auction Sale 97 Results: George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books reports that the September 29, 2005 Auction Sale 97 of Important Numismatic Books attracted spirited bidding throughout the United States and from many other countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates. The sale featured a number of works from the numismatic library of Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli, longtime curators of the numismatic department at the Smithsonian Institution.
A few notable sale results follow. All prices cited include the 15% buyer premium. One of the highlights in the sale was a substantial run of Zeitschrift für Numismatik, 28 of the first 31 volumes, 1874-1914, which sold for $10,925 on a $7,500 estimate; Gielow’s rare 1930 work on the ancient Greek coins of Dankle-Messana attracted many bids and sold for $604 on a $350 estimate; a collection of offprints on ancient Greek coins from the Clain-Stefanelli library brought $747 on a $300 estimate; Mint Director’s A. L. Snowden’s copy of Edwin Johnson’s rare little 1882 work on Bolen medals was avidly sought after, selling for $1,495 on a $400 estimate; and Amon Carter’s deluxe leatherbound edition of B. Max Mehl’s famous 1941 William Forrester Dunham auction of rare American coins, featuring documentation from Mehl on Carter’s 1822 half eagle, ultimately brought $3,680 though estimated at $1,250. A few copies of the sale catalogue are still available and may be obtained, along with a prices realized list, by sending $15.00 to Kolbe.
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