Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 165 3 Dec 2022
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A Considerable Group of Frossard Sales
Frossard, Ed. AUCTION CATALOGUES. New York, 1879-1901. Eighty-four different auction catalogues, being Adams Nos. 5, 12, 14-17, 19-20, 22, 36, 38, 40-45, 47-48, 50-52, 58-59, 63-65, 68-71, 73, 75, 77, 80, 85, 89, 91-92, 107-108, 110-111, 117-118, 121, 123-127, 130-132, 134-136, 138-139, 141-147, 149-150, 152-159, 161-163, 166-168 and 170-171. Fourteen catalogues are hand-priced: Adams 5, 15, 16, 17, 42, 44, 51, 110, 121, 124, 125, 136, 152 and 154, with Sale 110 recording some buyer names. Sales 17, 80, 125, 152 and 154 are printed on thick paper. 8vo, nearly all in original printed paper or card covers; several lack one or both covers, two are bound and two have been removed from previous bindings. Condition varies, but generally very good to fine, with a few exceptions. An impressive collection of 84 Frossard auction catalogues, including many important sales. One of America's most colorful and outspoken early coin dealers, ƒdouard Frossard was one of the premier American coin dealers in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Perhaps best known for Numisma, his highly entertaining 1877-1891 house organ, Frossard's auction sales are a better testament to his distinguished numismatic career. John Adams writes: "In terms of content, the Frossard catalogues represent great variety and, cumulatively, great knowledge. Bespeaking quality, no less than twenty-one of the sales draw a rating of A- or better." A number of key catalogues are present here. Sale 44 is Frossard's "Coins of the Orient" sale, an highly impressive offering for which a very scarce plated edition was also issued. Sale 48 features W.W. Thurston's fractional currency collection as well as William Lee's highly important Confederate collection and numismatic library, and is rated A overall by Adams. Sale 89 is the Hart collection, one of the great all-time American sales of Canadian coins, tokens and medals. Sale 111 includes material from the Hiram Deats collection and featured an 1822 half eagle that was passed. Sale 125 is the catalogue of the W.M. Friesner collection, rated A- overall by Adams, while Sale 144 is the W.H. Johnson and B.H. Collins catalogue, also rated A- overall by Adams: "Proof 1872 $3. XF 1802 50¢. XF 1800 10¢. MS 1821, 1823/2 10¢. Gem cents."
Estimate: 1000 USD
Frossard, Ed. AUCTION CATALOGUES. New York, 1879-1901. Eighty-four different auction catalogues, being Adams Nos. 5, 12, 14-17, 19-20, 22, 36, 38, 40-45, 47-48, 50-52, 58-59, 63-65, 68-71, 73, 75, 77, 80, 85, 89, 91-92, 107-108, 110-111, 117-118, 121, 123-127, 130-132, 134-136, 138-139, 141-147, 149-150, 152-159, 161-163, 166-168 and 170-171. Fourteen catalogues are hand-priced: Adams 5, 15, 16, 17, 42, 44, 51, 110, 121, 124, 125, 136, 152 and 154, with Sale 110 recording some buyer names. Sales 17, 80, 125, 152 and 154 are printed on thick paper. 8vo, nearly all in original printed paper or card covers; several lack one or both covers, two are bound and two have been removed from previous bindings. Condition varies, but generally very good to fine, with a few exceptions. An impressive collection of 84 Frossard auction catalogues, including many important sales. One of America's most colorful and outspoken early coin dealers, ƒdouard Frossard was one of the premier American coin dealers in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Perhaps best known for Numisma, his highly entertaining 1877-1891 house organ, Frossard's auction sales are a better testament to his distinguished numismatic career. John Adams writes: "In terms of content, the Frossard catalogues represent great variety and, cumulatively, great knowledge. Bespeaking quality, no less than twenty-one of the sales draw a rating of A- or better." A number of key catalogues are present here. Sale 44 is Frossard's "Coins of the Orient" sale, an highly impressive offering for which a very scarce plated edition was also issued. Sale 48 features W.W. Thurston's fractional currency collection as well as William Lee's highly important Confederate collection and numismatic library, and is rated A overall by Adams. Sale 89 is the Hart collection, one of the great all-time American sales of Canadian coins, tokens and medals. Sale 111 includes material from the Hiram Deats collection and featured an 1822 half eagle that was passed. Sale 125 is the catalogue of the W.M. Friesner collection, rated A- overall by Adams, while Sale 144 is the W.H. Johnson and B.H. Collins catalogue, also rated A- overall by Adams: "Proof 1872 $3. XF 1802 50¢. XF 1800 10¢. MS 1821, 1823/2 10¢. Gem cents."
Estimate: 1000 USD