Elder, Thomas L. PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF THE RARE COIN COLLECTIONS OF THE LATE M.K. MCMULLIN, ESQR. OF PITTSBURGH (SOLD BY ORDER OF MRS. MCMULLIN), H.C. WHIPPLE, ESQR., AND OTHERS. RARE UNITED STATES GOLD COINS, NUMBERING ABOUT 300 PIECES, WITH FIVE $50 GOLD PIECES; PRIVATE GOLD... SPLENDID U.S. CENT COLLECTION, WITH ALL DATES INCLUDED; FINE HALF CENTS... THE RAREST AND OLDEST NUMISMATIC BOOKS, ETC., ETC., ABOUT 2800 LOTS. New York, February 23-26, 1921. Small 8vo, original gilt-printed card covers. 150, (2) pages; 2856 lots; 16 very fine photographic plates. Housed in custom-made clamshell box. Marginal chip to one leaf; very near fine. Adams 177, with plates. Very rare: one of only two plated copies we have offered since 1992. The arrangement of the plates reflects the arrangement of the catalogue, which was organized by consignor instead of by topic. The first plate depicts U.S., private and territorial, British, and ancient gold coins; Plates 2-5 mostly depict ancient, medieval and modern foreign coins; Plates 6-9 generally depict colonial coins and large cents, with other material scattered about; Plates 10-12 are primarily devoted to ancient, medieval and modern foreign coins; and Plates 13-16 include a variety of U.S. and private/territorial coinage, along with some foreign material. Davis 367. Fanning, Ancient Coins in Early American Auctions, 38. Ex Kolbe Sale 50, lot 422; ex Tony Terranova Library (Kolbe & Fanning Sale 137), lot 97 at $3500 hammer; ex Cardinal Collection Library.