The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 27, June 30, 2002, Article 9

WYATT PROVENANCE STILL UNKNOWN

  Karl Moulton writes: "In response to Joel Orosz's inquiry
  concerning his find of the 1848 Wyatt publication, after
  checking both of the catalogues in question, there was no
  such item to be found.  Both of the sales were held at the
  Collector's Club and offered very little in the way of
  literature of any kind.

  Perhaps this scarce publication was offered in a regular
  book auction, rather than a numismatic offering; or maybe
  it will show up in one of the other numismatic sales
  mentioned by Joel."

  NBS Board Member Dave Hirt writes: "I was trying to find
  some info on Joel's question on auction sales at Bangs in
  November 1902.   In this case the book by Lorraine Durst
  is useful because it lists the sales by auction house.  The Low
  sale he mentions was not held at Bangs.  The Manhattan Coin
  Co. sale is not listed at Bangs, but I am not sure she cataloged
  this company at all.  However, Bangs had ten different book
  sales in November 1902.  The dates and institutions that have
  copies of the catalogues are listed in the McKay American
  book auction book.  Hope that this is of some help."

  Joel replied:  "I'll consult my copy of McKay.  Many thanks
  to Karl and to David -- and to you as my information
  intermediary (the E-Sylum comes through again)!"

  [Dave cites two very useful books:  Lorraine's Durst's
   "United States Numismatic Auction Catalogs: A Bibliography"
  (1981) is useful as Joel states because of its unusual
  organization -- sales are listed by auction house rather than
  cataloguer.   "American Book Auction Catalogues 1713-1934
  A Union List" by George L. McKay (1937, reprinted 1967)
  is useful not only for its lists of book sales but also for its
  histories of major auction houses, many of which hosted coin
  sales as well as book sales.  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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