Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 165 3 Dec 2022
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Three Late 1915 Catalogues
United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF A SPLENDID COLLECTION OF COLONIAL & UNITED STATES COINS, HARD TIMES TOKENS, CANADIAN COINS AND MEDALS; MANY GREAT RARITIES IN UNITED STATES GOLD. New York, October 6, 1915. Tall 8vo, original printed card covers. 22, (2) pages; 674 lots. Folded for mailing; very good or better. [with] United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF THE EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF HARD TIMES TOKENS FORMED BY A NEW YORK NUMISMATIST, TOGETHER WITH A SERIES OF GOLD PROOFS OF THE UNITED STATES SERIES; A CHOICE LOT OF MINOR PATTERN COINS AND OTHER CONSIGNMENTS. New York, November 9, 1915. 8vo, original printed card covers. 25, (1) pages; 630 lots. Near fine. [with] United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF A FINE COLLECTION OF COLONIAL & UNITED STATES COINS, GREEK SILVER COINS, RARE CONFEDERATE AND BROKEN BANK CURRENCY, ETC. New York, December 14, 1915. Tall 8vo, original printed card covers. 27, (1) pages; 655 lots. David Proskey's marked copy, with lots 584-655 annotated. Staples removed; very good or so. Adams 25-27. Sale 25 is very scarce. Colonials include an uncirculated Sommer Islands twopence, fine Massachusetts silver including an NE shilling "from the Cogan collection," an important collection of Hard Times tokens, some rare Canadian tokens and a Gloriam Regni 5 sols. Rated B- (rated B for colonials): "NE 12p. MS Oak tree 12p. 1662 Oak tree 2p. 1795 $5. Proof 1846 $1, 1822 50¢. MS 1805 half cent. Decent Canadian." In Sale 26, a collection of Hard Times Tokens gets top billing over 142 lots of proof U.S. gold coins; while the gold is remarkable for its sheer inclusivity, Raymond's cataloguing there is meager. The Hard Times Tokens, on the other hand, are well-catalogued and very impressive, containing many rarities and specimens in outstanding condition. The collection is followed by a group of tokens not included in the Low reference but that Raymond felt belonged there. This is a rarity among the U.S. Coin Company sales: as late as 2007, the only copy we had handled was the one in Raymond's own (incomplete) bound set; it was lacking from the Fuld and Champa sales, as well. Rated A for tokens. The final catalogue is notable for a run of Bust and Liberty Seated dimes, a group of Confederate and Southern state currency, and two rare Lincoln medals by Paquet. A very scarce catalogue, this one belonged to David Proskey and bears some annotations. Rated B-: "Mass. silver. Strong Confederate paper. ÔPeruke Bust' Lincoln medals (2)." Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
Estimate: 100 USD
United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF A SPLENDID COLLECTION OF COLONIAL & UNITED STATES COINS, HARD TIMES TOKENS, CANADIAN COINS AND MEDALS; MANY GREAT RARITIES IN UNITED STATES GOLD. New York, October 6, 1915. Tall 8vo, original printed card covers. 22, (2) pages; 674 lots. Folded for mailing; very good or better. [with] United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF THE EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF HARD TIMES TOKENS FORMED BY A NEW YORK NUMISMATIST, TOGETHER WITH A SERIES OF GOLD PROOFS OF THE UNITED STATES SERIES; A CHOICE LOT OF MINOR PATTERN COINS AND OTHER CONSIGNMENTS. New York, November 9, 1915. 8vo, original printed card covers. 25, (1) pages; 630 lots. Near fine. [with] United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF A FINE COLLECTION OF COLONIAL & UNITED STATES COINS, GREEK SILVER COINS, RARE CONFEDERATE AND BROKEN BANK CURRENCY, ETC. New York, December 14, 1915. Tall 8vo, original printed card covers. 27, (1) pages; 655 lots. David Proskey's marked copy, with lots 584-655 annotated. Staples removed; very good or so. Adams 25-27. Sale 25 is very scarce. Colonials include an uncirculated Sommer Islands twopence, fine Massachusetts silver including an NE shilling "from the Cogan collection," an important collection of Hard Times tokens, some rare Canadian tokens and a Gloriam Regni 5 sols. Rated B- (rated B for colonials): "NE 12p. MS Oak tree 12p. 1662 Oak tree 2p. 1795 $5. Proof 1846 $1, 1822 50¢. MS 1805 half cent. Decent Canadian." In Sale 26, a collection of Hard Times Tokens gets top billing over 142 lots of proof U.S. gold coins; while the gold is remarkable for its sheer inclusivity, Raymond's cataloguing there is meager. The Hard Times Tokens, on the other hand, are well-catalogued and very impressive, containing many rarities and specimens in outstanding condition. The collection is followed by a group of tokens not included in the Low reference but that Raymond felt belonged there. This is a rarity among the U.S. Coin Company sales: as late as 2007, the only copy we had handled was the one in Raymond's own (incomplete) bound set; it was lacking from the Fuld and Champa sales, as well. Rated A for tokens. The final catalogue is notable for a run of Bust and Liberty Seated dimes, a group of Confederate and Southern state currency, and two rare Lincoln medals by Paquet. A very scarce catalogue, this one belonged to David Proskey and bears some annotations. Rated B-: "Mass. silver. Strong Confederate paper. ÔPeruke Bust' Lincoln medals (2)." Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
Estimate: 100 USD