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Auction 164  27 Aug 2022
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Lot 428

Starting price: 100 USD
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The Firm's First Four Auction Sales
United States Coin Company. NUMBER ONE: CATALOGUE OF THE VERY FINE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES SILVER COINS FORMED BY THE LATE GEO. B. DELANEY OF WESTFIELD, MASS. TOGETHER WITH SOME CHOICE GOLD AND COPPER COINS. New York, November 21, 1912. 8vo, original printed blue card covers. 16 pages; 768 lots. Near fine. [with] United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS. THE PROPERTY OF SEVERAL COLLECTORS. New York, December 18, 1912. 8vo, original printed card covers. 16 pages; 740 lots. Fine. [with] United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF A SPLENDID COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS. THE PROPERTY OF A PROMINENT NEW ENGLAND COLLECTOR... New York, February 26, 1913. 8vo, original printed card covers. 28 pages; 815 lots. Covers lightly stained, else near fine. [with] United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES SILVER AND COPPER COINS, HARD TIMES TOKENS, CANADIAN COINS, ETC., ETC. New York, April 29, 1913. 8vo, original printed card covers. 23, (1) pages; 685 lots. Minor annotations; very good or better. Adams 1-4. The United States Coin Company's first four auction sales. Adams 1: "Proof 1857, 1858 $1. 1794 $1, 50¢. MS 1802, 1810 1¢. 1795 Washington 1¢." Scarce. Adams 2: "1848 'CAL' $2.50. MS 1806-1813 50¢." Rare: considerably more so than the first sale. Adams 3 is very scarce: "Proof 1875, 1876 $3. 1796, 1798, 1825, 1857-D, 1843-CC, 1845-0 $2.50. British war medals. Newlin on half dimes." Adams 4 is rare, and is one of the first to really shine in the area of Hard Times tokens, a favorite of Raymond's: "RR N.J. 1¢. Hard times tokens. Sommer 2p. Sideview halfp. 1670 5 sols." Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $150)
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