FROM CRIME TO PUNISHMENT: COUNTERFEIT AND DEBASED CURRENCIES IN COLONIAL AND PRE-FEDERAL AMERICA.
New York: ANS, 2013. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. xxxii, 270, (2) pages; illustrated throughout in color. Fine. More
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MONEY OF THE AMERICAN COLONIES AND CONFEDERATION: A NUMISMATIC, ECONOMIC AND HISTORICAL CORRELATION.
New York: ANS, 1993. 4to, original red cloth, lettered in gilt; jacket. 314 pages; text illustrations. Corner bump; near fine. Numismatic Studies, No. 20. An essential work. More
JOHN J. FORD, JR. AND THE ìFRANKLIN HOARD.î
Congress, Arizona: 2013. 4to, original pictorial boards. 903, (5) pages; illustrated in color. Corner bumps; scuffs and some discoloration; very good. A massive and thorough work on what is perhaps the greatest controversy of 20th-century U.S. numismatics. This book weighs more than the estimated 3 pounds and may incur extra international shipping charges. More
THE TRAVERS PAPERS: OFFICIAL RECORDS UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY AND POSTAGE STAMPS. VOLUMES I AND VOLUME II 1834-1851.
Washington DC: 2011. 2 volumes. Matching maroon cloth, gilt; jackets; matching maroon slipcase. 1284 total pages; illustrated in color. New. A remarkable resource on the early postal history of the United States, including the background of the 1847 issues. Published in a limited edition of 405 copies at $300. This... More
THE MEDALLIC WORK OF JOHN ADAMS BOLEN: DIE SINKER &C.
Springfield: 2002. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in copper; jacket. ix, (1), 326 pages; portrait; text illustrations; 8 color plates. Fine. A well-done examination of this 19th-century die-sinker and medalist. More
MEDALLIC WASHINGTON.
London: Spink, 2016. Two volumes, complete. 4to, matching blue cloth, gilt; color medal insets. 830 pages; illustrated throughout in color. New. A comprehensive and beautifully produced work, covering medals produced from 1777 to 1890. The new standard work on the subject. More
ABOUT CENTS II.
New York: 2017. 4to, original pictorial card covers. x, 134 pages; illustrated. Signed by the author. New. An interesting collection of essays relating to early American large cents and especially on collector J.N.T. Levick. More
THE COINAGE OF WILLIAM WOOD, 1722-1733.
London: 1959. Spink reprint. 8vo, original printed card covers. 46, (2) pages; text illustrations; 3 plates; valuation slip laid in. Fine. Still useful. More
EARLY U.S. LARGE CENTS, 1793-1814, THE PROPERTY OF MR. R.E. NAFTZGER, JR. AND ANCIENT GREEK COINS, THE PROPERTY OF A DIPLOMATÖ
New York: Nov. 14-15, 1973. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 105, (3) pages; 1066 lots; 48 plates. Prices realized list. Fine. Adams page 201 (A): ìNaftzger'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... More
AUCTION NUMBER 59. UNITED STATES NUMISMATIC LITERATURE FROM THE LIBRARIES OF F.C.C. BOYD, WAYTE RAYMOND, AND OTHERS. DECIMAL COINS OF CANADAÖU. S. HALF CENTS, SELECT LARGE CENTSÖ
New York: June 13-15, 1967. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 136 pages; 1370 lots; 6 plates. Prices realized list. Fine. Features important Canadian coins. Lots 15-163 comprised an excellent selection of rare and desirable American numismatic literature, superbly catalogued at the zenith of his career by John J. Ford... More
YEAR BOOK 1913, 1914, 1915.
New York: 1916. 8vo, original printed card covers. 136 pages; illustrated. Near fine. A collection of articles, as well as club news and information. More
THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEARS 1801-1802-1803.
Detroit: 1925. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. 85, (1) pages; 5 fine photographic plates; addition slip tipped in on page 73. Green silk marker with the cardboard cent gauge present. A few authorial annotations in pencil. January 1928 photographic supplemental plate describing and depicting a new 1803 variety present. A.... More
Earliest Picture of St. Louis.
Offprint from Glimpses of the Past, Vol. VIII, Nos. 7-9 (St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society, July-September 1941). 8vo, original printed paper covers. Paginated 71-98; illustrated. Near fine. An offprint of Newman's first published numismatic article. More
THE EARLY PAPER MONEY OF AMERICA.
Iola: Krause, 2008. Fifth edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 495, (1) pages; illustrated in color and black & white. New. The latest edition of this standard work. Voted as one of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society's "One Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature." This book weighs more than the... More
UNITED STATES FUGIO COPPER COINAGE OF 1787.
Ypsilanti: 2008. 4to, original blue leatherette, gilt. (168) pages; color enlargements of all varieties. Fine. The standard work. More
U.S. COIN SCALES AND MECHANICAL COUNTERFEIT COIN DETECTORS.
[np]: 1999. 4to, original pictorial card covers, spiral-bound. (392) pages; illustrated. Fine. The most comprehensive work on the subject, printed in small numbers and in high demand. More
IN YANKEE DOODLE'S POCKET. THE MYTH, MAGIC AND POLITICS OF MONEY IN EARLY AMERICA.
Conway, Arkansas: 2008. 4to, original dark blue cloth, printed in copper ink; jacket. iii, (1), 568 pages; illustrated. Fine. This book weighs more than the estimated 3 pounds and may incur extra international shipping charges. More
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE FIRST U.S. MINT. HOW FRANK H. STEWART DESTROYED--AND THEN SAVED--A NATIONAL TREASURE.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2011. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvii, (1), 318 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. An outstanding work. Foreword by Eric P. Newman. More
CIVIL WAR STORE CARDS OF CINCINNATI.
Civil War Token Society, 2007. 8vo; original printed boards. vi, 377, (1) pages; illustrated. New. The limited hardcover version. More
AN EXTRAORDINARY AUCTION OF COINS AND STAMPS, ALSO ENCASED POSTAGE, TOKENS AND INDIAN RELICS, FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF IRA S. REED, DECEASED.
Reading, Pa. Kenhorst, May 16, 1955. 8vo, self-covered. 16 pages; no lots numbers: fine collection of stamps; (48) lots of encased postage; 9 pages listing U.S. federal coins; 3 pages listing Indian artifacts, books and furniture. Fine. An unlisted Pennypacker catalogue, not included in any numismatic bibliography of which we... More
STAMPS - COINS - BOOKS. PUBLIC AND MAIL BID. THE FAMOUS LEONARD M. HOLLAND LARGE COPPER CENT COLLECTION. MOSTLY IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION 1793 TO 1857, FEATURING MANY FINEST KNOWN VARIETIES.
Reading, Pa. Kenhorst, May 8-9, 1959. Catalogued by Mason-Dixon Coin Exchange (Thomas Warfield). 8vo, self-covered. 16 pages; (103) lots of large cents; 261 lots of other coins; (11) lots of stamps; 200 lots of books; 10 halftone illustrations of large cents. Fine. The Pennypacker sale was a remarkable event, offering... More
MEDALS OF THE PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY AND DIRECTORS OF THE MINT, 1789-1981. ALSO CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
New York: 1987. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt, jacket. xv, (1), 115, (1), iii, (1), 53, (1), (2), 56, iii, (1), 39, (1) pages; illustrated. Minor wear to jacket; near fine. One of only 200 copies issued. More
SELECTED WASHINGTON MEDALS AND TOKENS, 1792-1977.
New York: 1984. 4to, original brown leatherette; dust jacket. x, 94, (2) pages, illustrated. Near new. One of only 200 copies issued. More
THE VENUS NUMISMATICS DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, MODELLERS, ENGRAVERS, AND DIE-SINKERS WHOSE WORKS WERE COMMISSIONED BY OR STRUCK BY THE UNITED STATES MINT, 1792-1977.
New York: 1983. 8vo, original green boards; jacket. (10), 207, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. More
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SHIELD & LIBERTY HEAD NICKELS.
Virginia Beach: 1995. 4to, original red cloth; gilt; jacket. ix, (1), 213, (1) pages. Near fine. More