Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 162 22 Jan 2022
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Classic New Netherlands Catalogues
New Netherlands Coin Company. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES. New York, 1951–1969. Twenty sale catalogues, being Adams Nos. 34–35, 39, 43, 46–60 and 60b. 8vo, original printed paper or card covers, as issued. All but Sales 58, 60 and 60b have the original prices realized list laid in. Very good to fine copies. A wonderful series of catalogues; the present offering includes most of the firm's classic Ford-Breen period. 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." The Ford period spans Sales 31–62, and the Breen period Sales 37–54. Returning to Adams: "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."
New Netherlands Coin Company. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES. New York, 1951–1969. Twenty sale catalogues, being Adams Nos. 34–35, 39, 43, 46–60 and 60b. 8vo, original printed paper or card covers, as issued. All but Sales 58, 60 and 60b have the original prices realized list laid in. Very good to fine copies. A wonderful series of catalogues; the present offering includes most of the firm's classic Ford-Breen period. 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." The Ford period spans Sales 31–62, and the Breen period Sales 37–54. Returning to Adams: "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."