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Elder, Thomas L. CATALOGUE OF THE EIGHTEENTH PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF A SPLENDID COLLECTION OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH COINS, THE PROPERTY OF PETER GSCHWEND, ESQ. OF PITTSBURGH, PENNA. New York: Daniel R. Kennedy, Auctioneer, June 15-16, 1908. Small 4to, original gilt-printed brown card covers. 83, (1) pages + 2 leaves of addenda laid in at end; 1097 lots + addenda lots 1098-1108 and A-BB. Largely priced in pencil with buyers' names and other annotations. Worn at spine, with rear cover detached but present. Very good or so. Adams 18, rated A+ overall: "Superb colonials: Rosa Sine Spina, Higleys (2), Virginia shilling, Castorland in gold. Disme, silver center 1¢. Choice Washington patterns & silver. 1865 proof set, 5¢ to $20, in copper. Palmetto medal. First rate copper." Henry Chapman's saleroom copy, inscribed in ink at head of upper cover: "Private, Henry Chapman, Philadelphia." Unique. Chapman's annotations include interesting notes on condition and defects, underbidders (as an example, on lot 66, the 1774 Virginia "Shilling" purchased by Chapman, he notes "Wurzback (sic) $480.," "Ryder $500," and the winner: "I only bid $505."), and other interesting observations. Additionally, of the "Castorland Half Dollar in Gold" which brought $134.00, he notes: "Brand against Wurzbach" and "Restrike," he corrects the dates of the last four Addenda lots in the sale from 1882 to 1885 (an aluminum pattern dollar, half dollar, quarter, and dime), etc. Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 96, lot 1070); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $500)
Elder, Thomas L. CATALOGUE OF THE EIGHTEENTH PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF A SPLENDID COLLECTION OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH COINS, THE PROPERTY OF PETER GSCHWEND, ESQ. OF PITTSBURGH, PENNA. New York: Daniel R. Kennedy, Auctioneer, June 15-16, 1908. Small 4to, original gilt-printed brown card covers. 83, (1) pages + 2 leaves of addenda laid in at end; 1097 lots + addenda lots 1098-1108 and A-BB. Largely priced in pencil with buyers' names and other annotations. Worn at spine, with rear cover detached but present. Very good or so. Adams 18, rated A+ overall: "Superb colonials: Rosa Sine Spina, Higleys (2), Virginia shilling, Castorland in gold. Disme, silver center 1¢. Choice Washington patterns & silver. 1865 proof set, 5¢ to $20, in copper. Palmetto medal. First rate copper." Henry Chapman's saleroom copy, inscribed in ink at head of upper cover: "Private, Henry Chapman, Philadelphia." Unique. Chapman's annotations include interesting notes on condition and defects, underbidders (as an example, on lot 66, the 1774 Virginia "Shilling" purchased by Chapman, he notes "Wurzback (sic) $480.," "Ryder $500," and the winner: "I only bid $505."), and other interesting observations. Additionally, of the "Castorland Half Dollar in Gold" which brought $134.00, he notes: "Brand against Wurzbach" and "Restrike," he corrects the dates of the last four Addenda lots in the sale from 1882 to 1885 (an aluminum pattern dollar, half dollar, quarter, and dime), etc. Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 96, lot 1070); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $500)