A GUIDE BOOK OF WASHINGTON AND STATE QUARTERS. COMPLETE SOURCE FOR HISTORY, GRADING, AND PRICES.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2006. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. xv, (1), 272 pages; illustrated. Fine. More
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UNITED STATES THREE-CENT AND FIVE-CENT PIECES: AN ACTION GUIDE FOR THE COLLECTOR AND INVESTOR.
Wolfeboro: 1985. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 168 pages; illustrated. Fine. More
THE WATERFORD WATER CURE: A NUMISMATIC INQUIRY.
Wolfeboro: 1992. 4to, original dark blue leatherette, gilt. 221, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. An intriguing, if very specialized, work on the countermarked coins promoting Dr. Shattuckís Water Cure of Waterford, Maine. No. 385 of 650 numbered copies, signed by the author. More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COLONIAL AND EARLY AMERICAN COINS.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2009. 4to, original pictorial boards. xiv, 332 pages; illustrated in color. New. A highly important work, providing a single-volume examination of these complex coins. More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 1: AN INTRODUCTION FOR COLLECTORS AND HISTORIANS.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2014. 4to, original pictorial boards. viii, 280 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. An exceptional work, with a Foreword by C. John Ferreri. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks... More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 2: NEW ENGLAND, PART I: CONNECTICUT, MAINE, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2014. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvi, 736 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. Foreword by Fred Reed. A multiple-volume study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Volume 2 contains the history of every... More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 3: NEW ENGLAND, PART 2: MASSACHUSETTS, BOOK 1: ABINGTON TO GREENFIELD.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvi, 448 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. Foreword by Anne E. Bentley. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the... More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 4: NEW ENGLAND, PART 2: MASSACHUSETTS, BOOK 2: HALLOWELL TO YARMOUTH.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvi, 448 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. Foreword by Anne E. Bentley. A multiple-volume study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Volume 4 is a guide to... More
AN INSIDE VIEW OF THE COIN HOBBY IN THE 1930S. THE WALTER P. NICHOLS FILE.
Wolfeboro: 1984. 4to, original card covers. 144 pages; illustrated. Fine. A great volume for those interested in the history of the hobby. More
THE STRANGE CAREER OF DR. WILKINS: A NUMISMATIC ENQUIRY.
Wolfeboro: 1987. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 96 pages; illustrated. Near fine. More
"A COINERíS CAVIAR," WALTER BREEN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES AND COLONIAL PROOF COINS 1722-1977.
New York: FCI, 1977. 4to, original brown cloth, printed and decorated in gilt; jacket. 324 pages; illustrated throughout. Near fine. Remains an important work, though some of its claims have been questioned (while others, controversial at the time, have gained acceptance). More
MONOGRAPHS ON U.S. GOLD DIE VARIETIES.
Chicago: mid-1960s. Seven titles: Major Varieties of U.S. Gold Dollars; Varieties of United States Quarter Eagles; Major Varieties of the United States Three Dollar Gold Pieces; Early United States Half Eagles 1795-1838; Varieties of United States Half Eagles 1839-1929; United States Eagles; New Varieties of $1, $2.50 and $5.00 United... More
UGLY DUCKLINGS: THE UNITED STATES HALF CENTS 1793–1857. AN EXERCISE IN DESCRIPTIVE CLASSIFICATION.
New York: F.C.C. Boyd Foundation, 1959. [Most of title page information crossed out.] Photocopy [1966 or later] of over 200 pages of typewritten manuscript, the original of which was heavily annotated in ink. Near fine. An early working draft of the book that developed into Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United... More
MERCHANT AND PRIVATELY COUNTERMARKED COINS: ADVERTISING ON THE WORLDíS SMALLEST BILLBOARDS.
Rockford: World Exonumia Press, 2003. 4to, original full maroon leather; both covers bordered in gilt with floral corner devices; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; decorative pastedowns derived from color images used for regular edition dust-jacket. (4), 476 pages; illustrated throughout. Numbered by hand on... More
THE COMMEMORATIVE COINAGE OF THE UNITED STATES 1892-1938.
New York: ANS, 1938. 16mo, original printed card covers. (6), ii, 192 pages; frontispiece; 10 fine double-page plates. Slight wear to covers; near fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 83. More
MEDALS AND TOKENS OF THE CHICAGO COIN CLUB.
2018. First edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 108 pages; illustrated in color. New. Provides a history of this important local coin club through a catalogue of the various medals, tokens, and related pieces produced by it. An enjoyable read for anyone interested in the history of the hobby, even those... More
COINAGE OF THE AMERICAS.
New York: ANS, 1973. Small 8vo, original card covers. 139, (1) pages. Page edges discolored; very good or better. Remains a good general work on the coins of this hemisphere, approaching them in their entirety as one story. More
THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION CENTENNIAL ANTHOLOGY.
Wolfeboro: 1991. 4to, original maroon leatherette, gilt. (12), 372 pages; text illustrations. Fine. An important anthology. More
UNITED STATES PATTERN POSTAGE CURRENCY COINS.
Miami: 2000. First edition. 4to, original pictorial laminated boards. xii, 226 pages; illustrated. Errata sheet laid in. Fine. An important reference, one of only 110 copies printed. Signed and numbered by the author. More
CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN COINS, FOREIGN GOLD AND SILVER COINS, UNITED STATES COINS, CANADIAN COINS AND MEDALS. TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION ... DURING THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (sic) CONVENTION. PLACE AND HOUR ANNOUNCED AT THE CONVENTION.
Cleveland: August 26, 1924. 8vo, original gilt-printed card covers. iv, 19, (1) pages; 321 lots. Covers discolored and a little wrinkled. Very good. The 1924 American Numismatic Association Convention auction catalogue. Scarce. Adams 45: ìBaldwin $50. Fugio varieties. XF 1811 1¢. Order of Cincinnati signed by Washington. Breton 916.î. More
CATALOG OF THE COLLECTION OF GOLD, SILVER & COPPER COINS OF THE UNITED STATES OF ARTHUR SARGENT, ESQ., BOSTON.
B&B reprint of the June 20, 1913 original. 8vo, original gilt-printed paper covers. (2), (4), 45, (1) pages; 732 lots; 9 halftone reprint plates. Covers a bit discolored; else fine. The B&B reprint of this notable sale, taken from a hand-priced copy. A truly memorable Chapman sale of United States... More
CATALOG OF THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME, EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA, FORMED BY THE LATE JULIUS L. BROWN...
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Son & Co., May 30-31, 1911. 4to, later red cloth, gilt; original gilt-printed white paper front cover bound in. 94 pages; 1242 lots; 7 very fine photographic plates of coins; additional plate depicting State House or Independence Hall Philadelphia from the Window of S.H. Chapman in the Drexel... More
CATALOG OF THE MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF THE GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS OF THE UNITED STATES FORMED BY THE LATE DAVID S. WILSON, ESQ., PITTSBURGH.
Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, Auctioneers, March 13-14, 1907. 4to, original white cloth and gilt-printed boards; professionally rebacked with new endpapers. (2), 67, (1) pages; 1254 lots; 10 very fine photographic plates. Prices realized list bound in. Original covers a bit discolored and rubbed; edges of price list reinforced with tape;... More
THE COLLECTION OF CENTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN SUPERLATIVE PRESERVATION OF DR. HENRY W. BECKWITH, NEW HAVEN, CONN.
B&B. Reprint. B&B reprint of the April 27, 1923 original. 8vo, original printed card covers, gilt. (4), 23, (1) pages; 124 lots; 7 halftone plates; reprint taken from a priced and annotated copy, giving buyer names and some later provenances. Fine. The B&B reprint of this important sale, one of... More
CATALOGUE OF THE MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF COINS OF THE UNITED STATES FORMED BY JOHN G. MILLS, ESQ., ALBANY, NEW YORK.
Philadelphia: April 27-29, 1904. 4to, later maroon cloth, gilt; original gilt-printed white paper front cover bound in. (2), 109, (1) pages; 1848 lots; 14 very fine photographic plates; prices realized list bound in. Spotting and discoloration throughout. Very good. Adams 74. The first Chapman catalogue to feature full-tone photographic plates... More