SOME SKLOW NUMISMATIC LITERATURE SALE #18 LOTS

Lot 288. Reale, Gene. THE GENE REALE COPPER COLLECTION: A COLLECTION OF HALF CENTS AND LARGE CENTS IN SUPERB UNCIRCULATED CONDITION. Privately printed, Lunenburg, Vermont. July 25, 1995. 110pp. 4to. Quarter black leather, red silk cloth, gilt, 8.25cm color photograph of 1793 wreath cent inset front cover, pictorial pastedowns and endpapers depicting scenes of the early minting process, housed in a full black leather solander box, with red leather title label inset front, five raised spine hubs.

A simply magnificent book, with full color illustrations of each Half Cent and Large Cent; each coin has its provenance and full description listed below its obverse and reverse illustration; the verso of the half title page is inscribed – To Bob Yuell –EAC #218, Reasonably Famous New Jersey Collector 2/26/08 [signed] Gene Reale; this outstanding work is a very limited edition and is unnumbered; the only defect is a few very slight shelf rub marks to the front of the solander box; seldom offered for sale and rumored to have been originally released in 1995 at $2000 each; Very Fine. (750.00)

Lot 904. Low, Lyman H. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF HARD TIMES TOKENS ISSUED FOR AND AGAINST THE UNITED STATES BANK, AND WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL TROUBLES OF 1834-41. ALL OF WHICH CIRCULATED AS MONEY FOR MANY YEARS THEREAFTER. New York, 1886. 18pp. (2). 8vo. Original tan printed paper covers.

The first such reference on the subject; prices were affixed at which the pieces could be purchased from Low; this example was David Proskey’s copy, and is annotated throughout in pencil, each example is noted by Proskey with an “S” and the Scott number or “O” to denote not in Scott; tipped in are clippings from auction catalogs with Hard Times Tokens being offered, one clipping has dates and prices in Proskey’s hand; also tipped in is a receipt from the Y.M.C.A. for dues made out to David Proskey dated July 1, 1873; a plastic sleeve accompanying has written in Champa’s hand – Low Lyman Catalogue of Hard Times Tokens 1886, David Proskey’s Copy with his penciled notations, Kolbe Sale; covers are present, but detached; few small chips; a scarce item; Ex: Bowers and Merena Sale of the Armand Champa Library Part I Lot 390; Ex: G.F. Kolbe Sale 24 Lot 640; Davis 638: Very Good. (100.00)

Lot 975. Blumel, Alfred Joseph {editor}. THE COINAGE OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES: A SCIENTIFIC STATEMENT DEDICATED TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIGE BY THE EDITOR ALFRED JOSEPH BLUMEL. Vienna, Austria. 1926 American edition. 45 back to back mounted embossed foiled cards depicting coinage from different countries. 16mo. 15.5 x 9.5cm. Original burgundy textured cloth covers, gilt lettering. One of only ten special presentation examples produced; an article appeared in The E-Sylum Volume 8, Number 2, January 9, 2005 concerning these albums and Dick Johnson gave some great information concerning their creation, rarity and a link that illustrated the album from the June 24, 2000 Goldberg Auction where it realized $863; the cards are magnificent representing Argentina to Venezuela, each with tissue protector overlay; a very rare item; covers have some shelf rub; Fine. (700.00)

Lot 1036. Kimball, Wm. S. & Co. ALBUM OF ANCIENT COINS. Rochester, N.Y. circa 1880’s. i-xii, twelve 17.5 x 11cm heavy stock chromolitho booklet. Original tan embossed card covers, cord tied. Embossed metallic ink card stork, silver, copper and gold; deckled edge card stock; beautiful ancient coinage; Kimball’s company was a tobacco factory and he knew the value of advertising; he produced many different styles, with the numismatic content the most difficult to locate; covers show slight fading; a very scarce item; Fine. (200.00)

For more information, see the earlier E-Sylum article: SKLOW NUMISMATIC LITERATURE SALE #18 CLOSES FEBRUARY 2, 2013 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n03a03.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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