Watch List notes:

AUCTION CATALOGUES and FIXED PRICE LISTS . . Gans, Edward and Henry Grunthal, New York and Berkeley, CA. Group of 7 mail bid sales and 7 fixed price lists (Gans alone): MBS 5. 1 June 1948, The Shepard Pond Collection, 2719 lots, 122 pages, 7 plates, photocopy of prices realized list. With MBS 7. 12 April 1949, 1516 lots, 80 pages, 8 plates, photocopy of prices realized list. With MBS 8. 5 December 1949, rarities from the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, 1571 lots, 72 pages, 4 plates, photocopy of prices realized list. With MBS 9. 5 June 1950, 1596 lots, 88 pages, 16 plates, photocopy of prices realized list. With MBS 10. 10 April 1951, 1266 lots, 64 pages, 6 plates, photocopy of prices realized list. With MBS 13. 24 March 1953, 847 lots, 38 pages, 4 plates, photocopy of prices realized list. With Large format MBS 16 (Gans alone). 19 April 1960, 596 lots, 54 pages, 23 plates, photocopy of prices realized list. With Lists: 20/Fall 1956, 21/Spring 1957, 22/Fall 1957, 27/Spring 1961, 28/Spring 1962, 29/Winter l962-63, 30/Fall 1963. Shelf wear. Overall near Very Good.

A note from BCD: The three early lists are the only ones not illustrated but they reward the reader with Gans's commentary on various numismatic topics. The quality and variety of Ancient and World coins offered amazes today's reader. It is said that he abandoned the issuing of printed auction catalogues after sale 16 because he was not happy with the photography. A perfectionist in every sense of the word and not only a superb numismatist but an outstanding personality with a great sense of humour.
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