Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF COLONIAL AND STATE COINS, 1787 NEW YORK, BRASHER DOUBLOON, U.S. PIONEER GOLD COINS, U.S. PATTERN PIECES, POLITICAL MEDALS, INDIAN PEACE MEDALS, ASSAY MEDALS, EXTREMELY FINE CENTS AND HALF CENTS OF CAPTAIN ANDREW C. ZABRISKIE, NEW YORK CITY. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, June 3-4, 1909. 4to, later green cloth, gilt. viii, 104, (8) pages; 1429 lots; finely engraved frontispiece portrait of Zabriskie; 13 fine photographic plates; prices realized list bound in. Closely trimmed at fore-edge, slightly affecting one plate; occasional pencil annotations; final plate a little spotted. Very good or better. Adams 10, with plates. A very scarce and extremely important plated sale, well catalogued, featuring remarkable pioneer gold coins, American colonial coins, patterns and superb large cents. A lifelong collector, Zabriskie began buying pioneer gold coins long before they became popular. He had first choice, at private sale, of the Humbert collection before any of it was offered publicly. Two of the magnificent plates depict American colonial coins; two illustrate medals; one depicts patterns; three illustrate private gold coins; one depicts half cents and other rare coins; three illustrate large cents; and the final plate depicts presidential and political medals. Adams A: "Higleys (9). Brasher doubloon. Silver peace medals. Fabulous pioneer gold (Humbert's collection). Excellent medals." Clain-Stefanelli 12200. Ex M. Vernon Sheldon Library, with his bookplate (Bowers & Merena, August 3-5, 1983 sale, lot 2958); ex Denis Loring Library (Kolbe Sale 91, lot 355); ex Twinleaf Library (Kolbe Sale 107, lot 22); ex Cardinal Collection Library.