EARLY U.S. LARGE CENTS, 1793–1814, THE PROPERTY OF MR. R.E. NAFTZGER, JR. AND ANCIENT GREEK COINS, THE PROPERTY OF A DIPLOMAT...
New York: November 14–15, 1973. Crown 4to, later blue cloth, gilt. 105, (3) pages; 1066 lots; 48 plates. Prices realized list laid in, accompanied by a printed listing of the buyers of the large cents in the sale (lots 324–608). Fine. Item #7858
Among the most important large cent sales of the modern era. This copy was neatly bound after the sale, and includes a listing of the buyers of the large cents featured in the auction (full names, not just initials), along with the prices realized list. The 1973 Naftzger sale is one of the key auction sales for large cents and remains an important reference nearly half a century later. The presence of the buyers’ names in this copy makes it highly useful for provenance research. Adams A: “Naftzger’s remarkable large cents (his duplicates if you will): MS 1793 wreath (4), Crosby 12-K and 14-L: almost all other dates in MS and near complete in Sheldon varieties. A landmark offering.”.
Price: $200.00