NASCA SALES POSTED ON NEWMAN PORTAL

The Numismatic and Antiquarian Service Corporation of America (NASCA) conducted a number of important numismatic auction sales in the late 20th century. Newman Portal has posted a group of 101 recently scanned auction sale catalogs, dated from 1976-1992. Martin Gengerke notes sales 1-53 (1976-1983) were conducted under Doug Ball (Herbert Melnick was the other driving force), and sales 54-56 (1984-1985) under the ownership of Jules Karp, after which time the firm was acquired by R. M. Smythe.

NASCA attracted strong catalogers, including Carl Carlson who worked from there 1978 to 1982, and Paul Bosco, who consulted with NASCA from 1975 to 1987. NASCA also published Milton Friedberg’s foundational work on fractional currency in 1978. Newman Portal acknowledges John Herzog and Robin Majlak for their assistance with this project.

Image: Cover of NASCA’s Wayte Raymond part IV sale catalog, December 1978

Link to NASCA sales on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctioncompanydetail/511370

Link to R.M. Smythe sales on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctioncompanydetail/511718

Link to Paul Bosco’s recollections of NASCA:
http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n36a10.html

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