The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 7, February 10, 2002, Article 7

PLATED COINS: HOW MANY APPEARANCES?

  Carl Honore writes: "Some years ago I won a prize as a
  member of Early American Coppers for a contest they
  were running.  Much to my happiness the prize was several
  auction catalogs, given to me by Editor of PENNYWISE,
  Harry Salyards.

  Of utmost importance was a reprint copy of the catalog
  for the Lorin Parmelee sale. As any knowledgeable
  collector knows, many of his coins subsequently ended up
  in important collections and then auctioned again and so
  forth.

  The plates were superbly arranged and many of today's
  cataloging techniques can be traced back to that sale.

  I have always wondered how many auctions to which
  a coin can be traced.  Other than the obvious 1804
  dollars or the rarer Gold pieces I wonder in how many
  auctions a nice large cent can be seen?   There is one very
  famous one in the Bowers and Merena Sale of the Louis
  Eliasberg Collection.

  I know that Parmelee acquired many of his coins directly
  from the Mint as did Virgil Brand after him, so he was the
  first owner and one would look at subsequent catalogs
  to trace something from his cabinet.  This would be an
  interesting project for the novice collector of Numismatic
  Literature."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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