The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 24, June 13, 2004, Article 2

JOHN J. FORD LIBRARY SALE NOTES

  Phil Carrigan writes: "George Kolbe and staff conducted a
  magnificent sale including the warm hospitality provided at
  lot viewing.  I found a bounty of information looking at lots
  I did not intend to buy!  No one I've spoken to bought as
  much as they intended to buy at the sale.  This includes
  bidders present, mail bidders and particularly, me!"

  [The sale realized $1.66 million.  A front-page article by
  Dan Friedus in the June 21st issue of Coin World
  includes a nice photo of the auction room.  Some more
  photos are available on the Kolbe web site: Auction Photo's
  -Editor]

  Ray Williams writes: "I don't know if it's been the experience
  of others on this newsletter, but I find that when I generally
  place a mail bid on numismatic items, and I'm the successful
  bidder, I usually pay the maximum amount that I bid.

  That was not the case with the Stack's/George Kolbe Ford
  Library Sale!  I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised
  when I found out that I was successful in purchasing one lot
  that was important to me, and I received it for $1000 less
  than the maximum I had bid.  There's enough complaining in
  the hobby - I just wanted to share something positive that
  happened to me."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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