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Very Rare Plated 1909 Zug Sale
Chapman, S.H. CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES GOLD AND SILVER COINS OF THE LATE CHARLES GORDON ZUG, ESQ., OF PITTSBURGH. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Son & Co., October 22, 1909. 8vo, original gilt-printed white paper covers. 34, (1) pages; 588 lots; 4 very fine photographic plates. Neatly priced in red ink; lot 441a added in blue ink; a few corrections made in blue ink. Removed from previous binding; very good. Adams 5, with plates. One of the major rarities of the plated Chapman series, with six copies known to us: (1) The present lot. Ex George Fuld Library (Katen Sale 37, part of lot 907); ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 80, lot 144) at $1800; ex Twinleaf Library (Kolbe Sale 107, lot 24) at $2800; ex Cardinal Collection Library. (2) Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 93, lot 301) at $9000. (3) Bound in later full calf. Ex Jack Collins Library; ex Armand Champa Library (Davis/Bowers Part I, lot 148) at $3200; ex John W. Adams Library (Kolbe & Fanning Sale 150, lot 70) for an impressive $15,000 hammer. (4) Bound in brown quarter baby calf. Ex Abe Kosoff, July 30, 1968; ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 75, lot 70); ex Karl Moulton Library; ex David Sklow's Sale 23, lot 1165. (5) The Dan Hamelberg copy. (6) The ANS Library copy.A native of Pittsburgh, Zug died at age 36 of heart failure, reportedly caused by "over-exertion through excessive bicycle riding while a lad." In the preface, Chapman describes his collecting career: "In his early boyhood, the late Charles Gordon Zug, began his collection of coins, and gave much attention to the interesting study of his country's coinage... During the last years of his life he turned his attention he turned his attention particularly to the United States Gold Series, and though lacking a few of the higher rareties (sic), he formed a splendid collection of the mint series of gold coins--the Eagles, including the rare 1798 and 1804, the Half Eagles, 1823, '25 and '30, and the Quarter Eagles, 1796, '97, 1821 and '26; Three Dollars--the rareties (still sic) of 1865, '73 and '73, the last a brilliant proof, and his complete set of Dollars... He had not added much to the Silver Series during recent years, but it contains both varieties of the very rare 1796 Half Dollar in good condition. His series of cents I sold at auction in my sale of November 30th, 1907." The first plate depicts early eagles; the second plate illustrates half eagles and a few pioneer gold coins; the third plate depicts quarter eagles, two octagonal California gold dollars and several other coins; and the final plate depicts early silver rarities. Davis 217 (noting that no copies of this rare sale had been offered from 1980 to 1991). Ex George Fuld Library (Katen Sale 37, part of lot 907); ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 80, lot 144) at $1800; ex Twinleaf Library (Kolbe Sale 107, lot 24) at $2800; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $5000)
Chapman, S.H. CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES GOLD AND SILVER COINS OF THE LATE CHARLES GORDON ZUG, ESQ., OF PITTSBURGH. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Son & Co., October 22, 1909. 8vo, original gilt-printed white paper covers. 34, (1) pages; 588 lots; 4 very fine photographic plates. Neatly priced in red ink; lot 441a added in blue ink; a few corrections made in blue ink. Removed from previous binding; very good. Adams 5, with plates. One of the major rarities of the plated Chapman series, with six copies known to us: (1) The present lot. Ex George Fuld Library (Katen Sale 37, part of lot 907); ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 80, lot 144) at $1800; ex Twinleaf Library (Kolbe Sale 107, lot 24) at $2800; ex Cardinal Collection Library. (2) Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 93, lot 301) at $9000. (3) Bound in later full calf. Ex Jack Collins Library; ex Armand Champa Library (Davis/Bowers Part I, lot 148) at $3200; ex John W. Adams Library (Kolbe & Fanning Sale 150, lot 70) for an impressive $15,000 hammer. (4) Bound in brown quarter baby calf. Ex Abe Kosoff, July 30, 1968; ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 75, lot 70); ex Karl Moulton Library; ex David Sklow's Sale 23, lot 1165. (5) The Dan Hamelberg copy. (6) The ANS Library copy.A native of Pittsburgh, Zug died at age 36 of heart failure, reportedly caused by "over-exertion through excessive bicycle riding while a lad." In the preface, Chapman describes his collecting career: "In his early boyhood, the late Charles Gordon Zug, began his collection of coins, and gave much attention to the interesting study of his country's coinage... During the last years of his life he turned his attention he turned his attention particularly to the United States Gold Series, and though lacking a few of the higher rareties (sic), he formed a splendid collection of the mint series of gold coins--the Eagles, including the rare 1798 and 1804, the Half Eagles, 1823, '25 and '30, and the Quarter Eagles, 1796, '97, 1821 and '26; Three Dollars--the rareties (still sic) of 1865, '73 and '73, the last a brilliant proof, and his complete set of Dollars... He had not added much to the Silver Series during recent years, but it contains both varieties of the very rare 1796 Half Dollar in good condition. His series of cents I sold at auction in my sale of November 30th, 1907." The first plate depicts early eagles; the second plate illustrates half eagles and a few pioneer gold coins; the third plate depicts quarter eagles, two octagonal California gold dollars and several other coins; and the final plate depicts early silver rarities. Davis 217 (noting that no copies of this rare sale had been offered from 1980 to 1991). Ex George Fuld Library (Katen Sale 37, part of lot 907); ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 80, lot 144) at $1800; ex Twinleaf Library (Kolbe Sale 107, lot 24) at $2800; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $5000)