Kolbe & Fanning

Auction 164  –  27 August 2022

Kolbe & Fanning, Auction 164

2022 Summer Americana Sale

Sa, 27.08.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Chapman, Henry, Jr. EXECUTOR'S SALE. COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS FORMED BY THE LATE R.B. LEEDS, ESQ., ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Philadelphia, November 27-28, 1906. (2), ii, 55, (1) pages; 1317 lots. [with] Chapman, Henry, Jr. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS OF HERBERT DU PUY, ESQ., PITTSBURGH, PA. AND MR. LOUIS WINKLER, KINGSTON, JAMAICA. Philadelphia, February 28, 1907. (2), ii, 34, (2) pages; 733 lots. [with] Chapman, Henry. EXECUTORS SALE. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COINS FORMED BY THE LATE J.T. KEEL, NORRISTOWN, PA. ALSO COLLECTIONS THE PROPERTY OF N.L. GRISWOLD, J.B. JOHNSON AND OTHERS. Philadelphia, February 20, 1908. (4), 50, (2) pages; 808 lots. Hand-priced in ink. [with] Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES CENTS IN SUPERB STATE OF PRESERVATION OF FRANK D. TAYLOR, PITTSFIELD, MASS. ALSO COLLECTIONS OF UNITED STATES COINS OF THE LATE THOMAS H. WINDLE, CHARLES S. LINCOLN, AND OTHERS... Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, June 17-18, 1908. (2), ii, 81, (3) pages; 1423 lots (1-1422 & 506a). Addition slip tipped in on page 34. [with] Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF PAPER MONEY OF THE LATE H.A. CHAMBERS OF PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia, June 19-20, 1908. iv, 100 pages; 1003 lots. [with] Chapman, Henry. A.N.A. CONVENTION SALE. CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF WAR MEDALS AND DECORATIONS, AMERICAN AND STATE COINS, UNITED STATES GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS, ENCASED POSTAGE STAMPS, CANADIAN COINS, TOKENS, MEDALS. Philadelphia, September 30, 1908. iv, 65, (1) pages; 747 lots. [with] Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS FORMED BY THE LATE D.M. KUNTZ... ALSO FINE SET OF UNITED STATES CENTS, THE PROPERTY OF W.N. YATES, ESQ. Philadelphia, December 18, 1908. (4), 26 pages; 641 lots. [with] Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COINS, THE PROPERTY OF HENRY METZGER, ESQ., WILLIAMSPORT, PA. RARE PATTERN PIECES, LINCOLN MEDALS. 1826 QUARTER EAGLE. 1854 $3 DAHLONEGA MINT. Philadelphia, February 12, 1909. (4), 42 pages; 697 lots. Eight catalogues. 8vo, original gilt-printed paper covers. Very good to fine copies. Adams 1-2 and 4-9. The first sale is of the R.B. Leeds collection, which famously included a hoard of 109 1856 Flying Eagle cents; the catalogue is considered scarce, with Adams reporting that the print run was shortened by mistake. Sale 5 is the Taylor & Windle catalogue, especially rich in choice early large cents and private & territorial gold. Adams 6 is the scarce Harmon Chambers collection, which Adams refers to as the "Best collection of paper money." It featured outstanding colonial currency, Confederate issues, and state obsolete currency. Sale 7 is the 1908 ANA Convention sale (Davis 199), only the second ANA sale to take place; Henry would later conduct the sales for the 1919, 1924 and 1925 ANA conventions. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.

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