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Cogan, Edward. CATALOGUE OF AN EXCEEDINGLY INTERESTING AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF SILVER MEDALS OF ALL NATIONS, TOGETHER WITH RARE CROWNS, ETC. FORMERLY THE SILVER CABINET OF THE LATE MR. JOHN ALLAN, PURCHASED BY THE PRESENT OWNER, J.C. NEWCOMB, ESQ., SOME YEARS BEFORE MR. ALLAN'S DEATH. New York: Leavitt, Strebeigh & Co., May 25–27, 1870. Tall 8vo, removed from previous binding. 107, (1) pages; 845 + 83 lots; 8 fine photographic plates. In need of binding; text block near fine. Adams 24, with plates. Thick Paper Copy. A scarce and desirable sale, catalogued by Professor Anthon. Only the second numismatic auction sale in the United States issued with photographic plates. John Allan was a Scottish immigrant to New York City. He lived to be 87 and began collecting coins in the early 1820s. Attinelli thought highly of him: "Mr. Allan was so noted an antiquarian as to require no further mention from me." The first two leaves (title and introduction) in this plated copy are, as always, printed on regular paper while the text stock is on decidedly thicker stock. Attinelli 56. Davis 258. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.