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Near Complete Set of New Netherlands Catalogues
New Netherlands Coin Company. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES NUMBERS 1–29 & 32–66. New York, 1940–1976. A nearly complete set of numbered sales, lacking only Sale 30 and 31. Varying formats, all in the original printed paper or card covers. Thirty-eight with printed prices realized lists. Generally near fine, with most of the early sales being initialed on the front cover but otherwise fine. [with] New Netherlands Coin Company. SIX MAIL-BID SALE CATALOGUES. New York, 1967–1977. Includes Adams 60b, 62a, 63a, 64a, 64b and 66a. All 8vo, original printed card covers. 62a, 64a and 64b have prices realized lists. Fine or nearly so. A wonderful series. As described by John W. Adams in United States Numismatic Literature, Volume II: "In November, 1950, Charles Wormser hired John Ford, and perhaps the most important chapter of numismatic cataloguing was begun. Sometimes abrasive but always insightful, Ford ranks in a class with Sylvester Crosby, Lyman Low, David Proskey, and Wayte Raymond as one of the great numismatists this country has produced. His cataloguing features meticulous accuracy and conservative grading; his descriptions are full and informative, covering a range of material that spans the gamut of our hobby. Others have rivaled Ford's penchant for detail, but none have better explored the by-ways of history and tradition for which numismatics are such a natural entry. As if one world-class numismatist were not enough, New Netherlands hired Walter Breen in 1952. Blessed with a restlessly inquiring mind and a prodigious memory, Breen added new dimensions to the firm's research. His findings on die states, diagnostic features and the then condition census add another rich layer to the utility that New Netherlands' catalogues will always possess... Sale 1 through 25 are either scarce or, in a few cases, rare... The New Netherlands catalogues represent something special in American numismatics. They demonstrate with eloquence that the business of dealing in coins can also embrace the functions of educating the collector and preserving the traditions of the hobby. In so doing, the members of the firm have set an example which, though rarely observed, will nonetheless act as a beacon to the profession in years to come." The condition of the early catalogues in this group is particularly fine. Ex Roger Persichilli Library.
New Netherlands Coin Company. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES NUMBERS 1–29 & 32–66. New York, 1940–1976. A nearly complete set of numbered sales, lacking only Sale 30 and 31. Varying formats, all in the original printed paper or card covers. Thirty-eight with printed prices realized lists. Generally near fine, with most of the early sales being initialed on the front cover but otherwise fine. [with] New Netherlands Coin Company. SIX MAIL-BID SALE CATALOGUES. New York, 1967–1977. Includes Adams 60b, 62a, 63a, 64a, 64b and 66a. All 8vo, original printed card covers. 62a, 64a and 64b have prices realized lists. Fine or nearly so. A wonderful series. As described by John W. Adams in United States Numismatic Literature, Volume II: "In November, 1950, Charles Wormser hired John Ford, and perhaps the most important chapter of numismatic cataloguing was begun. Sometimes abrasive but always insightful, Ford ranks in a class with Sylvester Crosby, Lyman Low, David Proskey, and Wayte Raymond as one of the great numismatists this country has produced. His cataloguing features meticulous accuracy and conservative grading; his descriptions are full and informative, covering a range of material that spans the gamut of our hobby. Others have rivaled Ford's penchant for detail, but none have better explored the by-ways of history and tradition for which numismatics are such a natural entry. As if one world-class numismatist were not enough, New Netherlands hired Walter Breen in 1952. Blessed with a restlessly inquiring mind and a prodigious memory, Breen added new dimensions to the firm's research. His findings on die states, diagnostic features and the then condition census add another rich layer to the utility that New Netherlands' catalogues will always possess... Sale 1 through 25 are either scarce or, in a few cases, rare... The New Netherlands catalogues represent something special in American numismatics. They demonstrate with eloquence that the business of dealing in coins can also embrace the functions of educating the collector and preserving the traditions of the hobby. In so doing, the members of the firm have set an example which, though rarely observed, will nonetheless act as a beacon to the profession in years to come." The condition of the early catalogues in this group is particularly fine. Ex Roger Persichilli Library.