Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 164 27 Aug 2022
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Large Paper Finotti Sale with Printed Prices
Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF SELECTED SPECIMENS FROM THE AMERICAN PORTION OF THE FINOTTI COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF W. ELLIOT WOODWARD, OF ROXBURY, MASS. New York: Bangs, Merwin & Co., November 11-14, 1862. 4to [30 by 25 cm], original printed blue paper covers. 88 pages, interleaved; 1908 lots; price realized printed alongside each lot. Occasional spotting; tape repair to cover; else near fine. Adams 4. A remarkably well-preserved copy of the Special Interleaved Large Paper Copy, in original state. One of only ten printed. Joseph M. Finotti's collection comprised Woodward's first great sale of American coins, medals and tokens. Important in many categories, including colonials, medals, tokens, Washingtonia, proof coins, large cents and half cents, it brought a total of $3,751.43, the highest amount for a coin sale up to that date. As Woodward notes, "money was no object" in the formation of the collection. It was the first of Woodward's outstanding "Semi-Annual Sales" held in New York, a series justly renowned for the quality and quantity of numismatic material offered therein. In his footnote to the Finotti sale, Attinelli observes: "Copies of the above catalogue, cut and uncut, were issued after the sale, with printed prices. 10 copies with printed prices were also issued on large paper." Rated A, overall, by Adams: "1850ff proof sets. RR Washington. Proof 1823 1¢. Proof 1842 ?¢. Superb colonials including proof Clinton." Attinelli 26. Davis 1153. Ex Kolbe Sale 104, lot 327; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)
Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF SELECTED SPECIMENS FROM THE AMERICAN PORTION OF THE FINOTTI COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF W. ELLIOT WOODWARD, OF ROXBURY, MASS. New York: Bangs, Merwin & Co., November 11-14, 1862. 4to [30 by 25 cm], original printed blue paper covers. 88 pages, interleaved; 1908 lots; price realized printed alongside each lot. Occasional spotting; tape repair to cover; else near fine. Adams 4. A remarkably well-preserved copy of the Special Interleaved Large Paper Copy, in original state. One of only ten printed. Joseph M. Finotti's collection comprised Woodward's first great sale of American coins, medals and tokens. Important in many categories, including colonials, medals, tokens, Washingtonia, proof coins, large cents and half cents, it brought a total of $3,751.43, the highest amount for a coin sale up to that date. As Woodward notes, "money was no object" in the formation of the collection. It was the first of Woodward's outstanding "Semi-Annual Sales" held in New York, a series justly renowned for the quality and quantity of numismatic material offered therein. In his footnote to the Finotti sale, Attinelli observes: "Copies of the above catalogue, cut and uncut, were issued after the sale, with printed prices. 10 copies with printed prices were also issued on large paper." Rated A, overall, by Adams: "1850ff proof sets. RR Washington. Proof 1823 1¢. Proof 1842 ?¢. Superb colonials including proof Clinton." Attinelli 26. Davis 1153. Ex Kolbe Sale 104, lot 327; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)