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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 52, December 23, 2001, Article 2 HAIN COLLECTION OF MASSACHUSETTS SILVER The January 15-17, 2002 sale by Stack's of New York features the most comprehensive collection of Massachusetts silver coins ever auctioned - over 180 different specimens of silver shillings struck in Boston by the order of the Massachusetts General Court. The coins were designed by silversmiths John Hull (1624-83) and Robert Sanderson (1608-93). Advertisements for the auction tout the catalog as "certain to become the definitive reference work for this historically important series," and that is probably not far off the mark. It's an uncommon occurrence for such a specialized collection of rarities to come to market, and catalogues for such sales often become the defacto reference for the series. Would anyone care to nominate the "top ten" catalogs which stand as definitive reference works for their specialties?

Wayne Homren, Editor

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