KOLBE & FANNING 124TH MAIL-BID SALE RESULTS

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V15 2012 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 15, Number 9, February 26, 2012, Article 2

David Fanning submitted this report on the results of this week's Kolbe & Fanning sale. -Editor

Kolbe & Fanning held their 124th mail-bid sale of numismatic literature on Thursday, February 23. The sale featured material from the libraries of Dr. Russell Hibbs and a noted Pennsylvania specialist, as well as a number of other consignments. A number of obscure and esoteric works were included, in addition to more standard works on coinage from around the world.

A bidding war broke out over a remarkable 1792 newspaper featuring information on the political negotiations behind the establishment of the U.S. Mint (lot 843). The March 29, 1792 issue of the National Gazette, estimated at $300, sold to a determined bidder for $3162.50 (all prices given include the 15% buyers' premium).

Another item that received considerable attention was lot 574, the sole catalogue issued by Virgil Brand's Chicago Coin Company. This very scarce catalogue, in exceptional condition, sold for $1035 on a $300 estimate.

A complete set of the Asylum (lot 362), the quarterly journal of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brought $977.50 on a $600 estimate.

Charles Clay's extremely rare photographically illustrated 1860s works on Isle of Man coinage (lot 141), published in the Proceedings of the Manchester Numismatic Society, sold for $948.75 on a $500 estimate.

A scarce first-edition set of Henry Cohen's Description historique (lot 953) sold for $891.25 on a $450 estimate.

As has been seen in other recent sales, unusually rare, choice material is in considerable demand.

Kolbe & Fanning's next mail-bid sale will be held June 7. We are actively seeking rare and desirable numismatic works for outright purchase or for inclusion in our upcoming mail-bid or public auction sales. For more information, please contact David Fanning at df@numislit.com. For the firm's website, go to www.numislit.com, where the full prices realized list for the Feb. 23 sale is available.

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers LLC
141 W. Johnstown Rd.
Gahanna, OH 43230
(614) 414-0855
Cell (614) 256-8915
Fax (614) 414-0860
df@numislit.com
www.numislit.com

By the way, David Fanning has a great article on American Numismatic Books of the 19th Century in the February 2012 issue of the American Numismatic Association's The Numismatist. -Editor