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  • Lot 15401

    Beschreibung:
    Section of Wooden Beam from The First U.S. Mint BuildingWooden block measuring approximately 13 by 9 by 3 cm. With typewritten label from which our lot title is taken. Well-preserved. The destruction of the first United States Mint, beginning in 1907, provided an opportunity to create any number of collectibles, and the recovery of first Mint timber facilitated the manufacture of multiple relic pieces. Frank H. Stewart, who purchased the property in 1907, was the first to orchestrate the transformation of the timber into a variety of objects. In addition to two wooden chairs and a bench (which survives at the Gloucester County Historical Society in Woodbury, New Jersey), Stewart directed the creation of gavels and paperweights, the largest collection of which is today found in the Stewart archives at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. Sometime around 1960, a second wave of first Mint timber appeared in the Philadelphia area. The Numismatist of February 1961 notes the presentation of a gavel and sounding board from the workshop of George Cucore to Delaware County Coin Club president John Harrison, Jr. Cucore is quoted in Coin World, December 7, 1962, and noted that timber came from Stewart via the Philadelphia builder J.P. Hallahan, as well as from John Harris, a Philadelphia Coin Club member. Cucore produced a small number of gavels, one of which today is in the ANA collection in Colorado Springs. The present piece of first Mint timber, a thin cross-section of an oak beam, was given to Eric P. Newman by Alexander Kaptik, a Philadelphia Coin Club member, in 1966. Newman wrote to Kaptik on September 21, 1966, {blockquote}"We are simply delighted with the cross-section of a beam from the original United States Mint at 7th and Filbert Streets, in Philadelphia. It is one of those strange replicas which brings a nostalgic feeling to everyone in numismatics. It must be a wish that they could have been there to witness the operations. This piece of timber saw some beautiful coinage and witnessed brutal toil which went into its production." {/blockquote} Newman counted "approximately 80 rings," indicating this was already fairly old by the time of the first Mint construction in 1792. The opportunity to acquire first Mint timber is rare--we are aware of only one other public appearance, in Craig Whitford's 1995 sale of Mint memorabilia, that being a small block of timber from George Cucore, accompanied by a letter of provenance from ANA past president Arthur Sipe. Estimate $500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15401 (realized $1800). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11375

  • Lot 15400

    Beschreibung:
    Classic Works on United States Large Cents Issued between the Years 1793 and 1857: To Which Is Added a Table of the Principal Coins, Tokens, Jetons, Medalets, Patterns of Coinage and Washington Pieces, Generally Classified under the Head of Colonial Coins. A Contribution to the Numismatic History of the United States. Irvington: Published by the Author, 1879. 8vo, contemporary brown pebbled cloth, gilt. 58, (2) pages; 9 heliotype plates [all but one plate hand-numbered or with ligatures drawn in, as issued]. Binding worn at spine; very good. [with] Frossard, Ed., and W.W. Hays. Varieties of United States Cents of the Year 1794. Described and Illustrated. New York: Privately Printed, 1893. Thin 4to, original red cloth, decorated in black and gilt. 18 pages; 2 tinted autotype plates. Hinges cracked; very good. [with] Crosby, Sylvester Sage. The United States Coinage of 1793. Cents and Half Cents. Descriptions of the Various Dies Bearing that Date, with Notes on the Establishment of the Mint. Boston: Published by the Author, 1897. Small 4to, later maroon cloth, gilt. 36 pages; 3 plates of coins, the first bound as a frontispiece. Nearly fine. [with] Gilbert, E., and Thomas L. Elder. The Varieties of the United States Cents of 1796. New York, 1909. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. (16) pages (last leaf blank); 2 fine photographic plates of cents. Supplement sheet, describing varieties 22-25, bound in. Near fine. Four classic works on large cents. The Frossard Monograph is a good overview, and one of the earliest works to deal with die varieties for cent dates past 1794. The 1893 work was written by Frossard and based on Hays's collection, and remained the standard work until Sheldon. Second binding variant (maroon cloth, 2 cm decorative bands at top and bottom, with inner filigree to cover device). The Crosby work is one of only 200 copies printed, and is notoriously difficult to find in nice condition. The Gilbert-Elder work, which is really just a reprint of Frossard and Hays with a few new varieties noted, is the Special Hardbound Edition. Estimate $700 Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15400 (realized $384). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11271

  • Lot 15398

    Beschreibung:
    Deluxe Edition of The Feel of SteelFirst edition. Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2009. 4to, original black quarter morocco with blue-gold Japanese cloth impressed with gilt on the upper cover; red morocco spine label, gilt. 177, (3) pages; mounted intaglio frontispiece vignette; 30 pages of stochastically printed illustrations, often in color; 10 mounted stochastically printed illustrations; 4 folding stochastically printed illustrations; 11 fine intaglio printed plates; 4 mounted intaglio printed illustrations, including samples; overprinted $2 bill laid in as a bookmark; printed in blue and black. Prospectus laid in. An exceptional example of fine printing from Henry Morris's Bull & Bird Press, this spectacular volume includes a number of examples of intaglio printing, including bank note vignettes, as well as actual samples of bank notes and documents. One of only 150 copies printed. Fine. Estimate $500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15398 (realized $456). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11102

  • Lot 15399

    Beschreibung:
    American State Papers on FinanceVolumes I-V. Washington, 1832, 1832, 1834, 1858 & 1859. Five volumes, complete. Folio [33.5 by 22 cm average], contemporary brown half calf with marbled boards; spines with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. Approximately 4900 pages. A prime source of information relating to the early operations of the United States Mint and American coinage and currency. Included herein are Hamilton's classic 1791 report "On the Establishment of a Mint," the Mint Reports for the period covered, Jefferson's 1790 response to John Mitchell's proposal to supply the United States with copper coinage, and the series of 1802 letters from the Mint in response to its proposed abolishment. Also included are reports relating to the paper currency of the period. Various bookplates and inscriptions of prior ownership; cracked joints to three volumes, but all volumes intact; generally very good. Rare and seldom offered; only 300 to 500 copies of the various volumes were originally printed, and most are in institutional libraries. Estimate $1,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15399 (realized $408). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11185

  • Lot 15398

    Beschreibung:
    Deluxe Edition of The Feel of SteelFirst edition. Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2009. 4to, original black quarter morocco with blue-gold Japanese cloth impressed with gilt on the upper cover; red morocco spine label, gilt. 177, (3) pages; mounted intaglio frontispiece vignette; 30 pages of stochastically printed illustrations, often in color; 10 mounted stochastically printed illustrations; 4 folding stochastically printed illustrations; 11 fine intaglio printed plates; 4 mounted intaglio printed illustrations, including samples; overprinted $2 bill laid in as a bookmark; printed in blue and black. Prospectus laid in. An exceptional example of fine printing from Henry Morris's Bull & Bird Press, this spectacular volume includes a number of examples of intaglio printing, including bank note vignettes, as well as actual samples of bank notes and documents. One of only 150 copies printed. Fine. Estimate $500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15398 (realized $456). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11102

  • Lot 15397

    Beschreibung:
    Thian's Currency of the Confederate States E.B. Sterling & Hiram Deats's Annotated CopyWashington, 1884 (changed in ink to 1885). 8vo, somewhat later maroon calf; spine ruled and lettered in gilt. (2), 20, (36) pages; seven ink corrections on page 13, as usually seen. Annotated throughout in multiple hands. Signed by E.B. Sterling on the title page; bookplate of Hiram Deats. Spine sunned; a few pages with trimming slightly affecting annotations. Fine. Rare and important. This copy is especially notable for having belonged to two important early collectors of Confederate paper money, who were also very active in philatelic circles: Edward Boker Sterling (1851-1925) and Hiram Edmund Deats (1870-1963). Annotations in more than one hand are found on every page of the text of this volume (the album pages are neither annotated, nor were they ever used as an album). The volume develops a numbering "scheme for a complete collection of specimens of the currency of the Confederate States, arranged in chronological order of the several issues, and indicating series, serial letters, etc." A wonderful and well-preserved copy of an important work. Estimate $1,200. Ex: E.B. Sterling; H.E. Deats. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15397 (realized $3600). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11430

  • Lot 15397

    Beschreibung:
    Thian's Currency of the Confederate States E.B. Sterling & Hiram Deats's Annotated CopyWashington, 1884 (changed in ink to 1885). 8vo, somewhat later maroon calf; spine ruled and lettered in gilt. (2), 20, (36) pages; seven ink corrections on page 13, as usually seen. Annotated throughout in multiple hands. Signed by E.B. Sterling on the title page; bookplate of Hiram Deats. Spine sunned; a few pages with trimming slightly affecting annotations. Fine. Rare and important. This copy is especially notable for having belonged to two important early collectors of Confederate paper money, who were also very active in philatelic circles: Edward Boker Sterling (1851-1925) and Hiram Edmund Deats (1870-1963). Annotations in more than one hand are found on every page of the text of this volume (the album pages are neither annotated, nor were they ever used as an album). The volume develops a numbering "scheme for a complete collection of specimens of the currency of the Confederate States, arranged in chronological order of the several issues, and indicating series, serial letters, etc." A wonderful and well-preserved copy of an important work. Estimate $1,200. Ex: E.B. Sterling; H.E. Deats. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15397 (realized $3600). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11430

  • Lot 15396

    Beschreibung:
    Raphael Thian's Rare 1876 Confederate Note AlbumFor a Complete Collection (with Descriptive Letter-Press) of the Various Designs for Face and Back Selected by the Confederate Treasury Authorities for the Currency of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. Washington, D.C., 1876. Oblong 8vo [13.5 by 24.5 cm], original black half morocco, gilt; marbled endpapers. 45, (1) pages of descriptive text; 44 leaves hand-numbered 1-88 on blue stock with a decorative printed border. Hinges a little weak; front flyleaf detached, but present. Faint signs that notes were once affixed to some of the album leaves though none are present now. Very rare. The dedication on the leaf following the title explains Thian's purpose in issuing this volume: {blockquote}"A desire to afford Collectors of Confederate Currency a tasteful repository for their Notes, and at the same time furnish them an accurate and exhaustive description of the varieties comprising a full set, has resulted in this Album, which is respectively dedicated to them."{/blockquote} The text describes in considerable detail the 88 notes comprising a set. Very good. Estimate $750. Ex: George K. Kolbe (7/1993). Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15396 (realized $1080). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11129

  • Lot 15396

    Beschreibung:
    Raphael Thian's Rare 1876 Confederate Note AlbumFor a Complete Collection (with Descriptive Letter-Press) of the Various Designs for Face and Back Selected by the Confederate Treasury Authorities for the Currency of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. Washington, D.C., 1876. Oblong 8vo [13.5 by 24.5 cm], original black half morocco, gilt; marbled endpapers. 45, (1) pages of descriptive text; 44 leaves hand-numbered 1-88 on blue stock with a decorative printed border. Hinges a little weak; front flyleaf detached, but present. Faint signs that notes were once affixed to some of the album leaves though none are present now. Very rare. The dedication on the leaf following the title explains Thian's purpose in issuing this volume: {blockquote}"A desire to afford Collectors of Confederate Currency a tasteful repository for their Notes, and at the same time furnish them an accurate and exhaustive description of the varieties comprising a full set, has resulted in this Album, which is respectively dedicated to them."{/blockquote} The text describes in considerable detail the 88 notes comprising a set. Very good. Estimate $750. Ex: George K. Kolbe (7/1993). Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15396 (realized $1080). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11129

  • Lot 15395

    Beschreibung:
    The Drapier's Letters Swift's Condemnation of Wood's CoinageTogether with Considerations on the Attempts Made to Pass That Coin. And Reasons for the People of Ireland's Refusing It. To Which Are Added, Poems and Songs Relating to the Same Subject. Printed at Dublin. London: Reprinted and Sold by A. Moor in St. Paul's Church-yard, and the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1730. Second collected edition. 8vo [20 by 13 cm], original full brown calf, paneled in blind in a crenulated rectangular pattern with floral sprays at corners. (8), 264 pages, engraved headpieces, tailpieces and initials. Binding worn, particularly at spine, where the joints have been glued at some time. Contents are nicely preserved; worth restoring. Good to very good. Goldsmith 6798. Kress 3901. Nelson pages 12 & 13: {blockquote}"Wood's coinage for Ireland never appears to have been popular, and ... he is reported to have said 'that he would cram his brass down their (the Irish) throats in spite of them.' Shortly after this appeared the first of a series of seven letters, the author of which was Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, and since they were signed M.B. Drapier, became known as Drapier's letters... The first letter made its appearance April, 1724, and produced a tremendous sensation... By such means as this was the prospect of a successful future for this coinage done away with..." {/blockquote} The Wood coinage found its way to the American colonies, where small change was desperately needed, and they found a ready circulation. Swift's volume is of considerable importance; this is the earliest collectible edition, with the first being almost unobtainable. Estimate $750. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15395 (realized $780). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11234