Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 164 27 Aug 2022
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The John Brooks Collection
United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS FORMED BY MR. JOHN N. BROOKS OF TORRINGTON, CONN. CONTAINING RARE DOLLARS OF 1794, 1838, 1839, 1851, 1852, 1858; HALF DOLLARS, 1796, 1797; QUARTER DOLLAR, 1823 HALF DIME, 1803, AND MANY OTHER RARE PIECES. New York, December 10, 1914. Tall 8vo, original printed card covers. 24 pages; 516 lots; frontispiece halftone plate of rare United States silver coins. Hand-priced in ink. Trimmed and removed from previous binding; stapled at spine. Good to very good. Adams 18: "Proof 1838, 1851 $1. 1802 5¢. George III peace medal." The only U.S. Coin Company sale to feature a halftone plate. Very scarce. Ex Kolbe Sale 105, lot 539; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $100)
United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS FORMED BY MR. JOHN N. BROOKS OF TORRINGTON, CONN. CONTAINING RARE DOLLARS OF 1794, 1838, 1839, 1851, 1852, 1858; HALF DOLLARS, 1796, 1797; QUARTER DOLLAR, 1823 HALF DIME, 1803, AND MANY OTHER RARE PIECES. New York, December 10, 1914. Tall 8vo, original printed card covers. 24 pages; 516 lots; frontispiece halftone plate of rare United States silver coins. Hand-priced in ink. Trimmed and removed from previous binding; stapled at spine. Good to very good. Adams 18: "Proof 1838, 1851 $1. 1802 5¢. George III peace medal." The only U.S. Coin Company sale to feature a halftone plate. Very scarce. Ex Kolbe Sale 105, lot 539; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $100)