Hand-Priced Rice Sale
St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co. THE LARGE AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COPPER AND SILVER COINS, ALSO MANY RARE FOREIGN COINS, THE PROPERTY OF MR. GEO. W. RICE, DETROIT, MICH. St. Louis, April 13–14, 1906. 8vo, original printed card covers. 107, (1) pages; 2316 lots; 4 halftone plates of coins. Hand-priced in ink. Very good. Adams 3 in the "Miscellaneous" chapter of United States Numismatic Literature, Volume II. A significant sale that featured Rice's choice collection of large cents, formed over four decades. Nearly 300 lots of cents were offered, including eight 1793s, a very fine 1799 and an "Unc." 1804. His half cents included nearly twenty proofs from 1831 to 1856. Adams also notes "Excellent Jackson tokens," mint state 1796 & 1797 half dollars, etc. Two of the plates depict copper. The personnel behind the Company are listed as F.E. Ellis, Prop., and B.G. Johnson, Manager, with Dan Long serving as auctioneer. Despite Johnson's efforts, the sale was apparently not a success. Important and infrequently encountered priced.