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Inscribed Frossard & Hays on 1794 Cents
Frossard, Ed., and W.W. Hays. VARIETIES OF UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEAR 1794. DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. New York: Privately Printed, 1893. Thin 4to, original red cloth, decorated in black and gilt. 18 pages; 2 tinted autotype plates. Inscribed by Frossard to the American Numismatic Association and signed by him in the year of publication. Front hinge cracked; ANA bookplate. Binding unusually clean and bright. Near fine. A pleasing copy of a book that is rarely encountered signed by the author. Written by Frossard and based on Hays's collection. Fifty-six varieties were described, given a new numbering system and, most importantly, for the first time the coins were depicted. In the preface, Frossard notes that "It is but just to my collaborator, Mr. Hays, the man through whose patience and perseverance a complete set of the 1794 Cents was collected, that the varieties in this new classification should bear his name. For this reason, it is desired that when referring to this work the varieties should be announced and known as Hays. No. 1, 2, 3, etc." The book itself is a handsome production, decorative yet finely illustrated. Depicting every variety, it set a high standard for subsequent specialized cent monographs. First binding variant (crimson cloth, one inch decorative bands at top and bottom, without inner filigree to cover device). Until Sheldon's Early American Cents, the primary work on the subject. Only 250 copies printed, all of them poorly bound, with cracked hinges and other problems being the rule rather than the exception. I discussed this publication in my column in the January–March 2013 issue of The Asylum. Ex Robbins Auctions (New York), September 28, 1979; ex Roger Persichilli Library.
Frossard, Ed., and W.W. Hays. VARIETIES OF UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEAR 1794. DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. New York: Privately Printed, 1893. Thin 4to, original red cloth, decorated in black and gilt. 18 pages; 2 tinted autotype plates. Inscribed by Frossard to the American Numismatic Association and signed by him in the year of publication. Front hinge cracked; ANA bookplate. Binding unusually clean and bright. Near fine. A pleasing copy of a book that is rarely encountered signed by the author. Written by Frossard and based on Hays's collection. Fifty-six varieties were described, given a new numbering system and, most importantly, for the first time the coins were depicted. In the preface, Frossard notes that "It is but just to my collaborator, Mr. Hays, the man through whose patience and perseverance a complete set of the 1794 Cents was collected, that the varieties in this new classification should bear his name. For this reason, it is desired that when referring to this work the varieties should be announced and known as Hays. No. 1, 2, 3, etc." The book itself is a handsome production, decorative yet finely illustrated. Depicting every variety, it set a high standard for subsequent specialized cent monographs. First binding variant (crimson cloth, one inch decorative bands at top and bottom, without inner filigree to cover device). Until Sheldon's Early American Cents, the primary work on the subject. Only 250 copies printed, all of them poorly bound, with cracked hinges and other problems being the rule rather than the exception. I discussed this publication in my column in the January–March 2013 issue of The Asylum. Ex Robbins Auctions (New York), September 28, 1979; ex Roger Persichilli Library.