Kolbe & Fanning

Auction 166  –  25 February 2023

Kolbe & Fanning, Auction 166

Numismatic Literature

Sa, 25.02.2023, from 6:00 PM CET
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Chapman, Henry. THE SPLENDID COLLECTION OF PIONEER GOLD COINS, U.S. POSTAGE AND REVENUE STAMPS, SWEEDISH [sic] COINS AND BOOKS FORMED BY THE LATE A.C. NYGREN, SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA, AND GALESBURG, ILLINOIS. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, April 29, 1924. 8vo, later white half calf, gilt; original gilt-printed white paper covers trimmed and mounted; spine ruled and lettered in gilt. iv, 43, (1) pages; 605 lots; frontispiece portrait; 5 halftone plates of pioneer gold coins. Hand-priced in ink with occasional annotations. Housed in white cloth slipcase. Fine. Adams 44: "1864 gold proof set. 1880 $4. Reid $5, $2.50. Extensive RR territorial gold: Blake, Dubosq, Mass. & Cal., Kroll fractional." Armand Champa's bound copy of one of the most important sales of pioneer gold coins ever held. Infrequently encountered priced. Davis 212. Ex Armand Champa Library (Davis/Bowers Sale I, lot 160).

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Price realized 600 USD
Starting price 275 USD
Estimate 400 USD
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