Crestline, California: June 4–5, 1985 and June 9–10, 1986. Oblong 4to, original orange Spanish-grained cloth, gilt; original card covers bound in. 88, (2); 96, (2) pages; 1609; 2000 lots; prices realized lists bound in. Fine. The combined hardcover edition of these public sales, held at Kolbe's home and office. One... More about AUCTION SALES 21 and 26. NUMISMATIC BOOKS
München: No. XXII., 25. November 1908. 4to, modern blue linen, spine lettered in gilt. (4), 20 pages; 271 lots; 13 fine plates illustrating nearly all lots. Marginal repair to title. Near fine. Hirsch’s 22nd sale, featuring material from the Baron von Schennis collection. Clain-Stefanelli 3699. Spring 379. More about AUCTIONS-CATALOG EINER SCHÖNEN SAMMLUNG RÖMISCHER MÜNZEN EINSCHLIESSEND EINEN FUND GOLDMÜNZEN...
Beverly Hills: Sept. 7, 2009. 4to, original brown leatherette, gilt. 398, (2) pages; 714 lots; illustrated in color. New. The special hardcover edition of this very important sale of late-date large cents. More about THE TED NAFTZGER COLLETION, PART II: THE LATE DATES
Beverly Hills, Feb. 1, 2009. 4to, original brown leatherette, gilt. 273, (1) pages; 476 lots; illustrated in color. New. The special hardcover edition of this very important sale of middle-date large cents. More about THE TED NAFTZGER COLLETION, PART II: THE MIDDLE DATES
Beverly Hills: Sept. 6, 2009. 4to, original red leatherette, lettered in silver. 394, (2) pages; 572 lots; illustrated in color throughout. New. The special hardcover edition of this very important large cent sale. Holmes’s early dates are the only complete collection (including all NCs not in institutions) ever formed. More about THE DAN HOLMES COLLECTION: PART I
Baltimore: Oct. 21–23, 1997. 4to, original pictorial card covers. xvi, 303, (1); 1264 lots; including 16 color plates; illustrated throughout, including many coin enlargements. Some annotations in ink. Prices realized list laid in. Fine. Includes Pittman’s Canadian and colonial coins, and U.S. minor denominations, patterns, commemoratives, proof sets, gold $1... More about THE JOHN JAY PITTMAN COLLECTION. SELECTED NUMISMATIC RARITIES. PART ONE
2001. 4to, original spiral-bound printed card covers. 60 pages. Fine. More about UNITED STATES NUMISMATIC AUCTION CATALOGUES 1900–2000: A LISTING OF SALES BY THE MAJOR AMERICAN...
New York: Oct. 4-7, 1870. 4to, later blue cloth, gilt; original printed wraps bound in. 102, (2) pages; 2501 lots. Hand-priced in red ink. Water stains to bottom page edges; very good. More about THE FEWSMITH CABINET, A COLLECTION OF INTERESTING AND VALUABLE SILVER AND COPPER COINS, MEDALS,...
Collected edition bringing together all three parts of this important collection, originally sold in London on 6 May 2008, 24 September 2008, and 5 May 2009. 4to, original green cloth, gilt; original pictorial card covers bound in. Approximately 2300 lots; illustrated in color. Prices realized lists bound in. Fine. The... More about THE DIANA COLLECTION: COINS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Medford: undated [late 1950s]. 8vo, self-covered. 16 pages; 154 lots. Near fine. A rarely encountered fixed price list offering of exceptional Hard Times Tokens, among the best ever offered, derived from the George L. Tilden and Donald Miller collections. Lists 154 pieces in extraordinary condition and including many rarities. One... More about A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF HARD TIMES TOKENS
Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, April 29, 1924. 8vo, later white cloth, gilt. iv, 43, (1) pages; 605 lots; frontispiece portrait; 5 halftone plates of pioneer gold coins. Typewritten prices realized list laid in. Near fine. Adams 44. One of the most important sales of pioneer gold coins ever held. Adams... More about THE SPLENDID COLLECTION OF PIONEER GOLD COINS, U.S. POSTAGE AND REVENUE STAMPS, SWEDISH COINS AND...
(Wenham): Charles Davis, 1996. Reprint. 1996 reprint of the 1867 catalogue. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. (2), 220 pages; 3349 lots; list of prices realized with buyersí names bound in at the end. Fine. One of 100 copies issued. Adams A+: "Perhaps the greatest U.S. Collection. 1827 ff proof sets... More about CATALOGUE OF THE NUMISMATIC COLLECTION FORMED BY JOSEPH J. MICKLEY, ESQ., OF PHILADELPHIA; NOW...
Evansville: 1983. Five double-sided typed and stapled sheets. Pencil markings. Ex Del Bland library. Fine. An infrequently encountered fixed price list of U.S. half cents belonging to an anonymous collector (identified by Del Bland as Ricky Gross on this copy). More about BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT: “THE BALTIMORE COLLECTION.”
Woodside: 1990. Eighth edition. 4to, original green leatherette, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. Limitation leaf; vii, (1), 368 pages. Binding a bit worn; very good or better. Del Bland’s annotated copy of the limited deluxe edition of the eighth (the latest printed) edition of this essential bibliographic aid... More about AMERICAN NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS
Beverly Hills: Sept. 6, 2009; May 30, 2010; September 19, 2010; January 30, 2011. Four volumes complete. 4to, original matching card covers. Illustrated in color throughout. Part III includes The Davy Collection of Half Cent Errors bound with it, as issued. Cumulative prices realized list included. Near fine or better... More about THE DAN HOLMES COLLECTION: PARTS 1–IV
8vo, original green textured cloth, gilt. October 20, 1951. 64 pages; 1493 lots. Prices realized printed alongside each lot; printed prices realized list also included. Near fine. More about SPECIAL PRICED EDITION AUCTION CATALOGUE NO. 72 OFFERING A MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF UNITED...
Baltimore: Oct. 21–23, 1997. 4to, original pictorial card covers. xvi, 303, (1); 1264 lots; including 16 color plates; illustrated throughout, including many coin enlargements. Prices realized list laid in. Fine. Includes Pittman’s Canadian and colonial coins, and U.S. minor denominations, patterns, commemoratives, proof sets, gold $1, $5 and $20, and private/territorial gold. More about THE JOHN JAY PITTMAN COLLECTION. SELECTED NUMISMATIC RARITIES. PART ONE
New York: March 16–17, 1988. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 244 pages; 774 lots; numerous monochrome text illustrations, many enlarged; 8 pages of full-color illustrations of large cents in the text. Prices realized list and Preview mailing laid in. Signed by Halpern on his biography page. Fine. One of the... More about THE MAGNIFICENT HERMAN HALPERN COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
New York: Dec. 6-7, 1957. 8vo, original printed card covers. (1), 100, (7) pages; 1601 lots; 8 fine plates. Prices realized list. Fine. An important sale, with outstanding plates for the period. Rated A by Adams for large cents. More about FIFTIETH CATALOG. A SPLENDID OFFERING OF LARGE CENTS 1793-1839Ö
New York: Oct. 21, 1959. Tall 8vo, original pictorial card covers. (16) pages; 356 lots; plate supplement laid in, as issued. Heavily annotated in more than one hand (see comments), giving prices for all lots, buyer initials or names on many lots, and annotations on the condition, provenance or future... More about THE DR. JAMES O. SLOSS COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS PLUS SELECTIONS FROM ANOTHER...
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, April 28, 2018. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 82 pages; 500 lots; illustrated. PRL bound in. New. More about IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC LITERATURE. SALE 149
Fort Worth: June 3, 1941. 4to, later crimson quarter leather with marbled sides; spine decorated in blind with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. 287, (1) pages; 4169 lots; frontispiece portrait of Dunham; text illustrations and facsimiles; photocopy prices realized list bound in. Fine. A nicely bound copy... More about CATALOG OF THE CELEBRATED NUMISMATIUC COLLECTION FORMED BY WILLIAM FORRESTER DUNHAM. COMPLETE...
Philadelphia: April 16-17, 1897. 8vo, original gilt-printed white paper covers. 56 pages; 1261 lots. Printed prices realized list bound in at end. Front cover taped; very good or better. Adams 51. Special post-sale copy, described thus in the preface: “Catalogues will be issued after sale, with a price list of... More about CATALOGUE FO THE SPLENDID COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS OF M.A. BROWN, ESQ., EAST NORTHFIELD,...
London: 3 November 1983. 8vo, original brown card covers printed in gilt. Prices realized list. Fine. An important sale featuring outstanding Russian coins. More about THE BRAND COLLECTION. PART 4: RUSSIAN AND POLISH COINS
Amsterdam: 4 février 1925. 8vo, original printed paper covers. (4), 43, (1) pages; 640 lots; 5 plates. Near fine. Most notable for an extensive offering of Dutch colonial coins, including many from the Americas. The plates include copper bars of the VOC from Colombia. More about COLLECTION DE MONNAIES DES INDES NÉERLANDAISES ET PORTUGAISES. MONNAIES CHINOISES. MONNAIES DE...