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Auction 165  3 Dec 2022
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Lot 432

Starting price: 100 USD
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Two Priced Semi-Annual Sales
Woodward, W. Elliot. PRICED CATALOGUE OF SELECTED SPECIMENS OF COINS AND MEDALS, FROM THE AMERICAN PORTION OF THE COLLECTIONS OF HENRY M. BROOKS, ESQ., JEREMIAH COLBURN, ESQ., REV. J.M. FINOTTI, DR. EDWARD M. FIELD, AND DR. AUGUSTINE SHURTLEFF. New York: Bangs, April 28-May 1, 1863. 8vo, original printed paper covers. 112 pages; 2569 lots; price realized printed alongside each lot. Lacking rear cover; very good. [with] Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN COINS, MEDALS, &C., FROM THE CABINETS OF J.N.T. LEVICK, J. OSBORN EMERY, F.I. ILSLEY, AND L.H. ABBEY. New York: Cooley, October 18-22, 1864. 8vo, original printed paper covers. 155, (1) pages; 2942 lots. Hand-priced in ink. Very good or better. Adams 5 and 10. The 1863 catalogue is rated A overall, and is the post-sale priced edition, issued after the sale with the price realized printed next to each lot. This important sale, Woodward's second semi-annual auction, features superb colonials, Washingtonia, large cents, store cards, etc. Indeed, the sale was entirely composed of American numismatic items, and it totaled $4,024.66, a new record. Attinelli 29. Davis 1154. The 1864 sale is also an exceptional catalogue, rated A+ by Adams (rated A in eleven separate categories) and featuring a Brasher doubloon, the famous 1799 Abbey cent, rare quarter dollars, early proof sets, Washingtonia, and much more. The total of $9,780.16 was the second highest ever achieved by an American coin auction sale. Attinelli 38. Ex Jim Neiswinter Library.

Estimate: 150 USD
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