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The E-Sylum: Volume 02, Number 41, October 10, 1999, Article 5BASS III SALE REPORTKarl Moulton provided the following report on the Bass sale, which had less than ten floor bidders: "As expected, the prices realized were usually at or far above George Kolbe's conservative estimates. Any successful bidder had to "reach" for most everything. Comments such as "unbelievable" or "that's a new record" were heard after several winning bids. The book was strong, but I would guess that nearly a third of the U.S. material went to floor bidders or to phone bidders. At one point, on lot #411, the set of Woodward's @$16,000, the bidding was done by two different phone bidders. It was rather interesting to just sit and watch the price increments of $1,000 go back and forth with the two phone agents. Speaking of phone bidders, there appears to be a new bidder for the top end material, based on results of this and the last Bass sale. Although a few dealers know this person, he wishes to remain anonymous for the time being. All told, this sale proves once again that Harry Bass was one of the more knowledgeable numismatists of the past 50 years. When all of the Harry Bass library is finally sold, it will stand as a high mark in numismatic literature for many years." Wayne Homren, EditorContent presented in The E-Sylum is not necessarily researched or independently fact-checked, and views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. This is a static archive page documenting the originally published content. Links were active at the time of publication but may no longer work. Check subsequent issues for corrections and commentary. The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. For more information please see our web site at http://www.coinbooks.org/ There is a membership application available on the web site. To join, print the application and return it with your check to the address printed on the application. Visit the Membership page. Those wishing to become new E-Sylum subscribers (or wishing to Unsubscribe) can go to the following web page link. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: E-Sylum Editor Copyright © 1998 - 2020 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |
