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  • Lot 15147

    Beschreibung:
    The First Six Volumes of The Numismatist Our Rarest Foundational PublicationTitle varies. Volumes 1-6 (Monroe, Michigan: Dr. Geo. F. Heath, September 1888-December 1893), complete, bound in one volume. 8vo, somewhat later red half morocco; spine ruled and lettered in gilt. 26 + 48 + 112 + (2), 30, iv, (31)-86, (89)-106 + (3)-18-34, (37)-52, (57)-112 + 136, (4), 137-176 pages; unpaginated section in Vol. VI consisting of the Program to the 1893 ANA Convention; halftone portraits of Lyman Haynes Low, Samuel Hudson Chapman, Ed. Frossard, Joseph Hooper, Jos. Leroux, David Harlowe, Charles Taylor Tatman, Herbert E. Morey, and W. Kelsey Hall bound with appropriate issues, inconsistently counted as part of the pagination; lithographic plate of "The Proposed World's Fair Souvenir Half Dollar"; double-page lithographic table by Brudin of Chinese numerals; text illustrations; woodcut portrait of Dr. Geo. F. Heath in the text. Lacks portrait of P. Napoleon Breton; no printed paper covers included. Most issues trimmed to 19.5 by 13.5 cm from an original size of 20.5 by 14.5 cm. Volume II more closely trimmed, to approximately 17 by 13 cm. Trimming does not interfere with text. Bound with an untrimmed copy of Vol. VII (1894), complete in 12 numbers and 288 pages plus 4 plates. One of the true landmarks in American numismatic literature. The whereabouts of about a dozen sets of the first six volumes of The Numismatist are currently known. Originally, George Heath titled his little publication The American Numismatist, but after the first issue the name was shortened to The Numismatist, perhaps to avoid conflict with C.E. Leal's The American Numismatist, which had appeared two years before. Print runs of the first two volumes were small; as early as 1893, Heath no longer could supply certain issues. David Sklow has traced as many as two dozen sets through various public offerings, but the whereabouts of only 11 can be ascertained. A number of the "unlocated" listings likely record the appearance of sets duplicated in the known census; and, sadly, a few sets have probably perished. Sklow aptly closes his article: "There is one great, overwhelming fact concerning the magazine: the first six volumes are the most highly sought pieces of American numismatic literature. A library lacking these informative volumes just seems to fall short of greatness." This has been recognized for some time. In an article appearing in the May, 1941 issue of The Numismatist, Editor Frank G. Duffield wrote: {blockquote}"It is with considerable interest that we see that a set of the first six volumes of The Numismatist (or American Numismatist, as Volume 1, No. 1, was styled) catalogued in Mr. Fisher's sale of May 3rd. While it is generally conceded that the information to be obtained from these early numbers is not significant, the collectors' love of completeness and desire to have rare items, make the sale of this series of our predecessor in the [fiftieth] anniversary year of the Association an item of note. It is seldom realized how few complete sets of The Numismatist are available." {/blockquote} The portrait of P. Napoleon Breton was also lacking from the Stack Family set and at least one other Volume VI seen, suggesting that it was not distributed with every copy. Several issues in Vols. 5 and 6 signed by collector Fred W. Porter. Binding is very worn, with both boards detached and the spine covering mostly lacking. Vol. VII chipped, but first six volumes are rather well-preserved and have no problems beyond the moderate trimming. Very good. Estimate $15,000. Ex: William F. Dunham; donated to the Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 11, 1922 and subsequently withdrawn (with stamp indicating such on their bookplate); Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15147 (realized $24000). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11141

  • Lot 15147

    Beschreibung:
    The First Six Volumes of The Numismatist Our Rarest Foundational PublicationTitle varies. Volumes 1-6 (Monroe, Michigan: Dr. Geo. F. Heath, September 1888-December 1893), complete, bound in one volume. 8vo, somewhat later red half morocco; spine ruled and lettered in gilt. 26 + 48 + 112 + (2), 30, iv, (31)-86, (89)-106 + (3)-18-34, (37)-52, (57)-112 + 136, (4), 137-176 pages; unpaginated section in Vol. VI consisting of the Program to the 1893 ANA Convention; halftone portraits of Lyman Haynes Low, Samuel Hudson Chapman, Ed. Frossard, Joseph Hooper, Jos. Leroux, David Harlowe, Charles Taylor Tatman, Herbert E. Morey, and W. Kelsey Hall bound with appropriate issues, inconsistently counted as part of the pagination; lithographic plate of "The Proposed World's Fair Souvenir Half Dollar"; double-page lithographic table by Brudin of Chinese numerals; text illustrations; woodcut portrait of Dr. Geo. F. Heath in the text. Lacks portrait of P. Napoleon Breton; no printed paper covers included. Most issues trimmed to 19.5 by 13.5 cm from an original size of 20.5 by 14.5 cm. Volume II more closely trimmed, to approximately 17 by 13 cm. Trimming does not interfere with text. Bound with an untrimmed copy of Vol. VII (1894), complete in 12 numbers and 288 pages plus 4 plates. One of the true landmarks in American numismatic literature. The whereabouts of about a dozen sets of the first six volumes of The Numismatist are currently known. Originally, George Heath titled his little publication The American Numismatist, but after the first issue the name was shortened to The Numismatist, perhaps to avoid conflict with C.E. Leal's The American Numismatist, which had appeared two years before. Print runs of the first two volumes were small; as early as 1893, Heath no longer could supply certain issues. David Sklow has traced as many as two dozen sets through various public offerings, but the whereabouts of only 11 can be ascertained. A number of the "unlocated" listings likely record the appearance of sets duplicated in the known census; and, sadly, a few sets have probably perished. Sklow aptly closes his article: "There is one great, overwhelming fact concerning the magazine: the first six volumes are the most highly sought pieces of American numismatic literature. A library lacking these informative volumes just seems to fall short of greatness." This has been recognized for some time. In an article appearing in the May, 1941 issue of The Numismatist, Editor Frank G. Duffield wrote: {blockquote}"It is with considerable interest that we see that a set of the first six volumes of The Numismatist (or American Numismatist, as Volume 1, No. 1, was styled) catalogued in Mr. Fisher's sale of May 3rd. While it is generally conceded that the information to be obtained from these early numbers is not significant, the collectors' love of completeness and desire to have rare items, make the sale of this series of our predecessor in the [fiftieth] anniversary year of the Association an item of note. It is seldom realized how few complete sets of The Numismatist are available." {/blockquote} The portrait of P. Napoleon Breton was also lacking from the Stack Family set and at least one other Volume VI seen, suggesting that it was not distributed with every copy. Several issues in Vols. 5 and 6 signed by collector Fred W. Porter. Binding is very worn, with both boards detached and the spine covering mostly lacking. Vol. VII chipped, but first six volumes are rather well-preserved and have no problems beyond the moderate trimming. Very good. Estimate $15,000. Ex: William F. Dunham; donated to the Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 11, 1922 and subsequently withdrawn (with stamp indicating such on their bookplate); Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15147 (realized $24000). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11141

  • Lot 15146

    Beschreibung:
    Early 19th-century American Almanacs With Numismatic ContentA collection of 48 different early 19th-century American almanacs, most of which include coin conversion tables or other numismatic information, such as listings of counterfeit bank notes, broken banks, and so on. Present are the following (listing year, compiler, and city): 1801 Green, New-London; 1801 Thomas, Worchester; 1801 Poulson, Philadelphia; 1802 Thomas, Worchester; 1802 Low, Boston; 1802 Poulson, Philadelphia; 1803 Beers, Hartford; 1803 Lilly, New-Haven; 1804 Thomas, Worchester; 1804 Poulson, Philadelphia; 1804 Low, Boston; 1805 Bickerstaff, Providence; 1805 Low, Boston; 1805 Thomas, Worchester; 1805 Poulson, Philadelphia; 1806 Southwick, Newport; 1806 Thomas, Worchester; 1807 Allen, Hartford; 1807 Bickerstaff, Providence; 1807 Hutchins, New-York; 1807 Cady & Eells, New-London; 1808 Sewall, Portsmouth; 1808 Thomas, Boston; 1809 Thomas, Worchester; 1809 Bickerstaff, Providence; 1810 Low, Boston; 1810 Daboll, New-London; 1810 Bickerstaff, Providence; 1811 Thomas, Worchester; 1811 Bickerstaff, Providence; 1811 Thomas, Boston; 1811 Sewall, Portsmouth; 1812 Beers, New-Haven; 1812 Thomas, Worchester; 1813 Thomas, Worchester; 1813 Thomas, Boston; 1816 Green, New-London; 1817 Howe, Greenwich; 1819 Thomas, Boston; 1821 Sharp, Trenton; 1824 Thomas, Boston; 1826 Green, New-London; 1827 Norton & Russell, Hartford; 1829 Green, New-London; 1830 Green, New-London; 1836 Middlebrook, New Haven; 1841 Prynne, Albany; and 1852 Hutchinson, Worcester. Years indicate the stated year; year of publication would generally be the year before. Some of the above are incomplete, though most are intact. One 1817 almanac (Howe's, for Greenwich, Massachusetts) depicts the reverse of a U.S. dime on the front cover. As discussed above, early American almanacs are important for providing a snapshot of the circulating coins and paper money at specific times and places. The Eric P. Newman collection of early American almanacs is unusually large and wide-ranging. Condition varies considerably, but is generally very good. Estimate $1,500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15146 (realized $960). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11041

  • Lot 15145

    Beschreibung:
    Early American Almanacs Featuring Coin Tables, Notes on Counterfeiting, Etc.A collection of 28 different 18th-century American almanacs, most of which include coin conversion tables or other numismatic information. Present are the following (listing year, compiler, and city): 1761 Ames, Boston; 1762 Ames, Boston; 1770 West, Providence; 1771 West, Providence; 1772 West, Providence; 1773 West, Providence; 1774 Aitken, Philadelphia; 1775 Anderson, Newport; 1777 Freebetter, New-London; 1785 Bickerstaff, Boston; 1786 Weatherwise, Boston; 1787 Bickerstaff, Boston; 1788 Bickerstaff, Providence; 1789 Folsom, Boston; 1789 Freebetter, New-London; 1790 Freebetter, New-London; 1793 Weatherwise, Boston; 1794 Bickerstaff, Providence; 1794 Pope, Boston; 1794 Strong, Litchfield; 1794 Thomas, Worchester; 1797 Greenleaf, New-York; 1797 Thornton & Wilkinson, Providence; 1798 Low, Boston; 1799 Hutchins, New-York; 1799 Thomas, Worchester; 1800 Beers, Hartford; and 1800 Thomas, Boston. Years indicate the stated year; year of publication would generally be the year before. Some of the above are incomplete, though most are intact. Early American almanacs are important for the light they shed on everyday life in the British colonies and early Republic. The early Americans generally possessed few if any books--but if a household had two books, it was a good bet that one of them was an almanac. There was considerable competition in the field, so almanacs had to be useful and provide correct information for their readers, making their content all the more important to us today. The coin charts and other numismatic information to be found within provide us with an accurate snapshot of economic conditions at a particular time and place. The Eric P. Newman collections of early American almanacs, offered in this and the following lot, are unusually large and wide-ranging. Included in this lot are various notes and photocopies made by Newman for his researches into these publications. Condition varies considerably, but on the whole the collection is impressive both for its size and its overall state of preservation. Estimate $2,500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15145 (realized $3600). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11027

  • Lot 15144

    Beschreibung:
    An Unparalleled Portrait of Copper CollectingHe served as the company president of Edison Brothers Stores, the chain of women's shoe stores established in 1922 by the five Edison brothers of the preceding generation (though, keeping with family practice, he started out with the company as a shoe salesman). He and Evelyn (Edison) Newman, wife of Eric P. Newman, were first cousins. Bernard shared Eric's interest in coins, and eventually focused on forming a magnificent collection of United States half cents, occasionally in partnership with Eric, that became known as the Missouri Cabinet. Valuing his privacy, Bernard decided to collect under an assumed name. As he explained in an August 6, 1992, letter to Walter Breen, {blockquote}"Robert Tettenhorst is an invention. The origin is straightforward (in a convoluted sort of way). When I first became active in buying coins by mail, I was advised by security consultants not to use my own name, in order to avoid having burglars, etc. invade my home. My secretary, Rose Tettenhorst, offered to open the post office box in her name. And, for mail purposes, I shortened it to R. Tettenhorst to avoid questions at the counter when signing for registered packages. At the time, I had no intention of actually meeting any of the people with whom I corresponded. However, as I became more interested and more involved, RT took on an increasing appearance of reality." {/blockquote} The alias, frequently shortened to "Tett," became the name under which he was known to most of the numismatic world. Tett's personal correspondence constitutes a remarkable portrait of serious coin collecting in the second half of the 20th century and the beginnings of the next. As a record of the world of early copper, it is unparalleled. It is at times highly informative, and at other times amusing. His kindness, warmth, and humor are almost always on display, and his peacemaking personality comes through as he attempts to play diplomat between the Cohen and Breen camps in the Half Cent War. He took amusement in the fact that he had become famous in the coin collecting world, while most people continued to be ignorant of his actual name. The Tettenhorst Archives Tettenhorst, Robert (pseud. Bernard Edison). Numismatic Archives of Bernard Edison, a.k.a. R. Tettenhorst. Ten boxes of correspondence, invoices and purchase records, research papers, photographs, and other material primarily related to Edison's numismatic activities (conducted under the name of R. Tettenhorst), but also touching on various other topics. 1952-2014. Edison donated his numismatic archives to the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES). Notable sections of the archives include the following (page numbering is approximate): {blockquote}Correspondence with Prominent Numismatists Correspondents include: Walter Breen, 177 pages; Eric P. Newman, 50 pages; Roger Cohen, 70 pages; Del Bland, 62 pages; Jim McGuigan, 148 pages; Jon Hanson, 35 pages; W.K. Raymond, 41 pages; Denis Loring, 78 pages; Gene Braig, 34 pages; Don Partrick, 9 pages; Ron Guth, 30 pages; Julian Leidman, 42 pages; Jules Reiver, 31 pages; Frank Wilkinson, 226 pages; Darwin Palmer, 26 pages; John Wright, 16 pages; R.E. Naftzger, Jr., 31 pages; Jack Robinson, 30 pages; Wallace Lee, 31 pages; Don Valenziano, 63 pages; Bill Weber, 226 pages; Ernest Montgomery, 18 pages; Harry Salyards, 29 pages; Bob Grellman, Jr., 29 pages; Mike Packard, 45 pages; Gene Reale, 36 pages; Bill Eckberg, 59 pages; Bill Noyes, 36 pages; Jon Lusk, 27 pages; Ron Manley, 60 pages; Bob Yuell, 27 pages; Ed Fuhrman, 32 pages; Russ Butcher, 35 pages; Mike Spurlock, 61 pages; Bob Kebler, 46 pages; and many others. In addition to the correspondence with individual numismatists, the Tettenhorst Archives include letters exchanged with various coin firms and dealers including Stack's, Abner Kreisberg, Q. David Bowers, Hans M.F. Schulman, and many others. Research Papers: Highlights include Tett's research files on: proof half cents, primarily containing correspondence with Rick Coleman (174 pages); the 1853 $20 United States Assay Office of Gold controversy of the mid-1960s, and including Tett's copy of John J. Ford, Jr.'s report to the Professional Numismatists Guild Arbitration Panel (130 pages); the Dr. Edwards copy of the 1796 half cent, mostly drawn from Tett's research conducted while writing an article on the subject for Penny-Wise in 1988, including correspondence, provenance records, and working drafts (200 pages); the 1854 copper-nickel pattern half cent, on which he published an article in 1990 in Penny-Wise (279 pages); the Alexandre Vattemare collection housed in the Biblioth�que Nationale (76 pages); a U.S. half cent struck over an Immunis Columbia copper recorded by Burdette G. Johnson around 1919 (12 pages); as well as drafts of articles and presentations by Tett on U.S. half cents and related topics (200 pages). Collection Inventories, Photographs, and Invoices Records include Tett's Coin Journal (60 pages) and hundreds of accompanying receipts and invoices for coins purchased; photo files including photographs of the Tettenhorst half cent collection taken in 1982; hundreds of additional photographs, many of them full-color enlargements, of half cents; notes regarding the purchase of coins from the collections of Harold Bareford, the Norweb family, and others (200 pages); later purchase records (23 pages), plus provenance notes (81 pages) spreadsheets and inventories (360 pages). Notes, Annotated Catalogues, and Correspondence Regarding Major Copper Sales and Collections: An extensive part of the archive, with major collections including: the Roger Cohen sales, with provenance notes, correspondence, summaries, notes on grading and comparison of pieces with those already in the Missouri Cabinet, editing suggestions, and much more (nearly 1000 pages); the Norweb Family collection, including Bill Weber's notes on their half cents (205 pages); earlier half cent collections including those of George French, Howard Newcomb, Col. E.H.R. Green, Carl W�rzbach, and Virgil Brand, with inventories (89 pages); the Philip Showers half cent collection, selections from which were acquired by Tett in 1976 (116 pages); the second Garrett sale in March 1980, with lot viewing notes (30 pages); the 1996 Louis Eliasberg sale (Bowers & Merena), including lot viewing notes and invoices (27 pages); and the Floyd Starr collection (June 1984), with annotated catalogue drafts (71 pages). The archive also includes modern photographic plates of all of the coins in the 1963 Stack's sale of the Brobston collection, as well as surveys of collections and information on coins shown in various EAC Half Cent Happenings (110 pages). Several boxes of coin envelopes are present, drawn from a number of important collections. A file of perhaps 75 pages is devoted to the ANS/Sheldon large cent controversy and legal proceedings. Finally, there are hundreds of pages devoted to various sales of duplicates from Tett's collection. Notes Concerning the Cohen and Breen Books on Half Cents: Tett cooperated with both Roger Cohen and Walter Breen in the development and production of their half cents books, diplomatically declining to take part in what often seemed a partisan conflict between the two and their allies. Items present relating to the second edition of the Cohen book include: a draft of Cohen's Table of Equivalents; a letter from Cohen concerning Jules Reiver's and his visit to St. Louis to photograph Tett's coins for the book; a list dated December 1981 of the owners of the plate coins for the book; provenance information; and drafts of the new sections of the book (27 pages). Items present relating to the Breen book include: a detailed list of the coins provided by Tett to Breen for study; notes on a phone conversation with Jack Collins to arrange photography of some of Tett's coins; Tett's detailed handwritten errata and addenda to a draft of the book; his order of four copies and for the planned deluxe edition that never came to fruition (and for which he was refunded); various advertisements; a copy of John Wright's review of the book in Penny-Wise; a negative review of the book published in Cal Wilson's Repository in 1984 by Bill Weber; and Breen's response in the following issue (35 pages).{/blockquote} Please note that page counts are estimates and may include printed materials as well as handwritten or typewritten matter. Generally speaking, both sides of correspondence are present, with Edison's being copies and the correspondent's being originals. The Partrick correspondence includes a letter addressing "Mr. Grove" and signed "Tett," acknowledging with a wink these two major aliases of the American coin scene. Tett's letters to Walter Breen, written while Breen was dying in prison, are truly touching, and his generosity is evident throughout his letters. While the correspondence adds immeasurably to numismatic history, it perhaps says the most about the individuals involved in the hobby. The sale of these archives provides a unique opportunity. Estimate $10,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15144 (realized $2640). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11209

  • Lot 15144

    Beschreibung:
    An Unparalleled Portrait of Copper CollectingHe served as the company president of Edison Brothers Stores, the chain of women's shoe stores established in 1922 by the five Edison brothers of the preceding generation (though, keeping with family practice, he started out with the company as a shoe salesman). He and Evelyn (Edison) Newman, wife of Eric P. Newman, were first cousins. Bernard shared Eric's interest in coins, and eventually focused on forming a magnificent collection of United States half cents, occasionally in partnership with Eric, that became known as the Missouri Cabinet. Valuing his privacy, Bernard decided to collect under an assumed name. As he explained in an August 6, 1992, letter to Walter Breen, {blockquote}"Robert Tettenhorst is an invention. The origin is straightforward (in a convoluted sort of way). When I first became active in buying coins by mail, I was advised by security consultants not to use my own name, in order to avoid having burglars, etc. invade my home. My secretary, Rose Tettenhorst, offered to open the post office box in her name. And, for mail purposes, I shortened it to R. Tettenhorst to avoid questions at the counter when signing for registered packages. At the time, I had no intention of actually meeting any of the people with whom I corresponded. However, as I became more interested and more involved, RT took on an increasing appearance of reality." {/blockquote} The alias, frequently shortened to "Tett," became the name under which he was known to most of the numismatic world. Tett's personal correspondence constitutes a remarkable portrait of serious coin collecting in the second half of the 20th century and the beginnings of the next. As a record of the world of early copper, it is unparalleled. It is at times highly informative, and at other times amusing. His kindness, warmth, and humor are almost always on display, and his peacemaking personality comes through as he attempts to play diplomat between the Cohen and Breen camps in the Half Cent War. He took amusement in the fact that he had become famous in the coin collecting world, while most people continued to be ignorant of his actual name. The Tettenhorst Archives Tettenhorst, Robert (pseud. Bernard Edison). Numismatic Archives of Bernard Edison, a.k.a. R. Tettenhorst. Ten boxes of correspondence, invoices and purchase records, research papers, photographs, and other material primarily related to Edison's numismatic activities (conducted under the name of R. Tettenhorst), but also touching on various other topics. 1952-2014. Edison donated his numismatic archives to the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES). Notable sections of the archives include the following (page numbering is approximate): {blockquote}Correspondence with Prominent Numismatists Correspondents include: Walter Breen, 177 pages; Eric P. Newman, 50 pages; Roger Cohen, 70 pages; Del Bland, 62 pages; Jim McGuigan, 148 pages; Jon Hanson, 35 pages; W.K. Raymond, 41 pages; Denis Loring, 78 pages; Gene Braig, 34 pages; Don Partrick, 9 pages; Ron Guth, 30 pages; Julian Leidman, 42 pages; Jules Reiver, 31 pages; Frank Wilkinson, 226 pages; Darwin Palmer, 26 pages; John Wright, 16 pages; R.E. Naftzger, Jr., 31 pages; Jack Robinson, 30 pages; Wallace Lee, 31 pages; Don Valenziano, 63 pages; Bill Weber, 226 pages; Ernest Montgomery, 18 pages; Harry Salyards, 29 pages; Bob Grellman, Jr., 29 pages; Mike Packard, 45 pages; Gene Reale, 36 pages; Bill Eckberg, 59 pages; Bill Noyes, 36 pages; Jon Lusk, 27 pages; Ron Manley, 60 pages; Bob Yuell, 27 pages; Ed Fuhrman, 32 pages; Russ Butcher, 35 pages; Mike Spurlock, 61 pages; Bob Kebler, 46 pages; and many others. In addition to the correspondence with individual numismatists, the Tettenhorst Archives include letters exchanged with various coin firms and dealers including Stack's, Abner Kreisberg, Q. David Bowers, Hans M.F. Schulman, and many others. Research Papers: Highlights include Tett's research files on: proof half cents, primarily containing correspondence with Rick Coleman (174 pages); the 1853 $20 United States Assay Office of Gold controversy of the mid-1960s, and including Tett's copy of John J. Ford, Jr.'s report to the Professional Numismatists Guild Arbitration Panel (130 pages); the Dr. Edwards copy of the 1796 half cent, mostly drawn from Tett's research conducted while writing an article on the subject for Penny-Wise in 1988, including correspondence, provenance records, and working drafts (200 pages); the 1854 copper-nickel pattern half cent, on which he published an article in 1990 in Penny-Wise (279 pages); the Alexandre Vattemare collection housed in the Biblioth�que Nationale (76 pages); a U.S. half cent struck over an Immunis Columbia copper recorded by Burdette G. Johnson around 1919 (12 pages); as well as drafts of articles and presentations by Tett on U.S. half cents and related topics (200 pages). Collection Inventories, Photographs, and Invoices Records include Tett's Coin Journal (60 pages) and hundreds of accompanying receipts and invoices for coins purchased; photo files including photographs of the Tettenhorst half cent collection taken in 1982; hundreds of additional photographs, many of them full-color enlargements, of half cents; notes regarding the purchase of coins from the collections of Harold Bareford, the Norweb family, and others (200 pages); later purchase records (23 pages), plus provenance notes (81 pages) spreadsheets and inventories (360 pages). Notes, Annotated Catalogues, and Correspondence Regarding Major Copper Sales and Collections: An extensive part of the archive, with major collections including: the Roger Cohen sales, with provenance notes, correspondence, summaries, notes on grading and comparison of pieces with those already in the Missouri Cabinet, editing suggestions, and much more (nearly 1000 pages); the Norweb Family collection, including Bill Weber's notes on their half cents (205 pages); earlier half cent collections including those of George French, Howard Newcomb, Col. E.H.R. Green, Carl W�rzbach, and Virgil Brand, with inventories (89 pages); the Philip Showers half cent collection, selections from which were acquired by Tett in 1976 (116 pages); the second Garrett sale in March 1980, with lot viewing notes (30 pages); the 1996 Louis Eliasberg sale (Bowers & Merena), including lot viewing notes and invoices (27 pages); and the Floyd Starr collection (June 1984), with annotated catalogue drafts (71 pages). The archive also includes modern photographic plates of all of the coins in the 1963 Stack's sale of the Brobston collection, as well as surveys of collections and information on coins shown in various EAC Half Cent Happenings (110 pages). Several boxes of coin envelopes are present, drawn from a number of important collections. A file of perhaps 75 pages is devoted to the ANS/Sheldon large cent controversy and legal proceedings. Finally, there are hundreds of pages devoted to various sales of duplicates from Tett's collection. Notes Concerning the Cohen and Breen Books on Half Cents: Tett cooperated with both Roger Cohen and Walter Breen in the development and production of their half cents books, diplomatically declining to take part in what often seemed a partisan conflict between the two and their allies. Items present relating to the second edition of the Cohen book include: a draft of Cohen's Table of Equivalents; a letter from Cohen concerning Jules Reiver's and his visit to St. Louis to photograph Tett's coins for the book; a list dated December 1981 of the owners of the plate coins for the book; provenance information; and drafts of the new sections of the book (27 pages). Items present relating to the Breen book include: a detailed list of the coins provided by Tett to Breen for study; notes on a phone conversation with Jack Collins to arrange photography of some of Tett's coins; Tett's detailed handwritten errata and addenda to a draft of the book; his order of four copies and for the planned deluxe edition that never came to fruition (and for which he was refunded); various advertisements; a copy of John Wright's review of the book in Penny-Wise; a negative review of the book published in Cal Wilson's Repository in 1984 by Bill Weber; and Breen's response in the following issue (35 pages).{/blockquote} Please note that page counts are estimates and may include printed materials as well as handwritten or typewritten matter. Generally speaking, both sides of correspondence are present, with Edison's being copies and the correspondent's being originals. The Partrick correspondence includes a letter addressing "Mr. Grove" and signed "Tett," acknowledging with a wink these two major aliases of the American coin scene. Tett's letters to Walter Breen, written while Breen was dying in prison, are truly touching, and his generosity is evident throughout his letters. While the correspondence adds immeasurably to numismatic history, it perhaps says the most about the individuals involved in the hobby. The sale of these archives provides a unique opportunity. Estimate $10,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15144 (realized $2640). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11209

  • Lot 15143

    Beschreibung:
    Eric P. Newman Research Files: The USAOG $20 ControversyFour boxes of correspondence, reports, photographs, laboratory analyses, original and photocopied publications, clippings, drafts, inventories, appraisals, sale catalogues, memorabilia, and other assorted items, all relating to the long-running controversies surrounding the authenticity of various Western gold coins, ingots, and other objects. Thousands of pages present. Materials are generally well-organized and well-preserved. The story of the USAOG controversy is familiar to many. Briefly, it begins in the late 1950s, when Paul Franklin claimed to discover a hoard of 1853 USAOG pieces, many of which were subsequently marketed by John J. Ford, Jr., of the New Netherlands Coin Company. A PNG arbitration panel was convened at the 1966 ANA Convention when Paul Garland alleged that a $20 proof USAOG piece he had purchased from Tom Ryan, and which came from this hoard, was fake. Eric P. Newman prepared a report on the matter to present to the panel, in which he presented his argument that the hoard pieces were modern counterfeits. The following year, Ford presented his defense of the pieces. The PNG panel eventually rendered a decision that while they were unable to determine the authenticity of the piece, they did believe it not to be a proof, thereby rendering a verdict in Garland's favor while avoiding involvement in the larger question at hand. Sadly, the controversy pitted many of the biggest names in U.S. numismatics against one another, and it was the final nail in the coffin for Newman's relationship with Ford. That the arbitration panel's decision was truly satisfactory to none of the parties involved did much to make the bitterness stirred up by it linger. The controversy spilled into the arguments for and against the acquisition by the United States of the Lilly collection, which was held by some to include a number of questionable items, and has since broadened to the entire field of Western bars and ingots. As lengthy as it may seem, the following description provides only a brief overview of the contents of this archive. Materials from the 1960s and earlier include: correspondence (1966-1968), documentation, and photographs related to the PNG arbitration of Garland v. Ryan, regarding the authenticity of an 1853 U.S. Assay Office of Gold $20 gold piece (correspondents include Eva Adams, John J. Ford, Jr., Herbert Bergen, Ted Buttrey, Ronnie Carr, Paul Garland, Charles Hoskins, Arthur Kagin, Paul Kagin, Lester Merkin, the Museum of Fine Arts, John J. Pittman, Margo Russell, Tom Ryan, Max M. Schwartz, Arthur Sipe, Don Taxay, Douglas Weaver, and Leo Young), including the reports submitted by Newman, Ford, and Walter Breen; personal memoranda and correspondence, 1964-1967, related to scientific analysis of the 1853 USAOG $20 gold pieces; and correspondence, 1968-1970, related to Newman's attempt to secure inventories of the J.K. Lilly accession delivered into the Smithsonian (correspondents include Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli, James Bradley, Paul Rawley, Hillis Howie, Grover Criswell, Henry Christensen, and others). Other materials include: Ford's 1973 appraisal of the Henry Clifford collection, and a composite appraisal of the collection by both Ford and Abe Kosoff; correspondence between Eric P. Newman and Buttrey, discussing controversial Western gold pieces; correspondence related to Eric P. Newman's theory that pioneer gold coining equipment made its way from the San Francisco Mint (following the 1906 earthquake) into the hands of Nagy, where it may have been used for restrikes; Newman's clip file on Nagy, including correspondence, references to Nagy-sourced pieces, requests to the Philadelphia Police Department for information on Nagy, and personal memoranda; correspondence with Buttrey, 1973-1983, related to false Mexican gold bars (supporting material includes personal memoranda and correspondence with other individuals including Dana Linett, Miguel Mu�oz, Lester Merkin, Bruce Smith, Margaret Thompson, Neil Harris, Charles Hoskins, Douglas Ball, Ray Byrne and Ed Reiter); correspondence with John J. Ford, Jr., Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli, Ronnie Carr, Lester Merken, Herbert Bergen, Paul Franklin, covering various topics including the Stephen K. Nagy estate; efforts to identify "F. Korff" (a reputed source of gold bars), and Newman's comparison of "F. Korff" and Paul Franklin-sourced correspondence; and correspondence and drafts (1973-1977) related to the Tubac ingot article by Theodore Buttrey (correspondents include Virgil Hancock, Neil Harris, Laurence Rosenthal (counsel for John J. Ford, Jr.), and Theodore V. Buttrey. Later materials include: a copy of Walter Breen's report on 18th-century Mexican gold ingots, accompanied by cover letter from Craig N. Smith to Newman (Breen's well-known letter to Stanley Apfelbaum of April 9, 1981, reporting status on his investigation and his fears regarding it, is also included); correspondence with a number of individual on various aspects of western private gold, including Ken Bressett, Q. David Bowers, John Dannreuther, and Michael Hodder; drafts of various articles and talks by Buttrey; the findings of the ANA Authentication Bureau with respect to the 1853 $20 USAOG piece; a 1998 letter from Kleeberg to Buttrey, summarizing Clifford's correspondence in the New Netherlands archives at the ANS; much material on the "Great Debate" between Buttrey and Hodder, and its publication by the ANS, including correspondence from Peter Gaspar to Buttrey (1999) and Gaspar's notes taken at the Ford presentation at the 1999 ANA convention; a draft of Hodder's article for the American Journal of Numismatics, and various materials and correspondence relating to it; materials related to litigation following the publication of Buttrey's article on western gold bars in the American Journal of Numismatics; and much else. This is an extraordinary archive comprising an enormous amount of information on what is likely the most important controversy in the history of American numismatics. A unique opportunity. Estimate $10,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15143 (realized $3840). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11596

  • Lot 15143

    Beschreibung:
    Eric P. Newman Research Files: The USAOG $20 ControversyFour boxes of correspondence, reports, photographs, laboratory analyses, original and photocopied publications, clippings, drafts, inventories, appraisals, sale catalogues, memorabilia, and other assorted items, all relating to the long-running controversies surrounding the authenticity of various Western gold coins, ingots, and other objects. Thousands of pages present. Materials are generally well-organized and well-preserved. The story of the USAOG controversy is familiar to many. Briefly, it begins in the late 1950s, when Paul Franklin claimed to discover a hoard of 1853 USAOG pieces, many of which were subsequently marketed by John J. Ford, Jr., of the New Netherlands Coin Company. A PNG arbitration panel was convened at the 1966 ANA Convention when Paul Garland alleged that a $20 proof USAOG piece he had purchased from Tom Ryan, and which came from this hoard, was fake. Eric P. Newman prepared a report on the matter to present to the panel, in which he presented his argument that the hoard pieces were modern counterfeits. The following year, Ford presented his defense of the pieces. The PNG panel eventually rendered a decision that while they were unable to determine the authenticity of the piece, they did believe it not to be a proof, thereby rendering a verdict in Garland's favor while avoiding involvement in the larger question at hand. Sadly, the controversy pitted many of the biggest names in U.S. numismatics against one another, and it was the final nail in the coffin for Newman's relationship with Ford. That the arbitration panel's decision was truly satisfactory to none of the parties involved did much to make the bitterness stirred up by it linger. The controversy spilled into the arguments for and against the acquisition by the United States of the Lilly collection, which was held by some to include a number of questionable items, and has since broadened to the entire field of Western bars and ingots. As lengthy as it may seem, the following description provides only a brief overview of the contents of this archive. Materials from the 1960s and earlier include: correspondence (1966-1968), documentation, and photographs related to the PNG arbitration of Garland v. Ryan, regarding the authenticity of an 1853 U.S. Assay Office of Gold $20 gold piece (correspondents include Eva Adams, John J. Ford, Jr., Herbert Bergen, Ted Buttrey, Ronnie Carr, Paul Garland, Charles Hoskins, Arthur Kagin, Paul Kagin, Lester Merkin, the Museum of Fine Arts, John J. Pittman, Margo Russell, Tom Ryan, Max M. Schwartz, Arthur Sipe, Don Taxay, Douglas Weaver, and Leo Young), including the reports submitted by Newman, Ford, and Walter Breen; personal memoranda and correspondence, 1964-1967, related to scientific analysis of the 1853 USAOG $20 gold pieces; and correspondence, 1968-1970, related to Newman's attempt to secure inventories of the J.K. Lilly accession delivered into the Smithsonian (correspondents include Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli, James Bradley, Paul Rawley, Hillis Howie, Grover Criswell, Henry Christensen, and others). Other materials include: Ford's 1973 appraisal of the Henry Clifford collection, and a composite appraisal of the collection by both Ford and Abe Kosoff; correspondence between Eric P. Newman and Buttrey, discussing controversial Western gold pieces; correspondence related to Eric P. Newman's theory that pioneer gold coining equipment made its way from the San Francisco Mint (following the 1906 earthquake) into the hands of Nagy, where it may have been used for restrikes; Newman's clip file on Nagy, including correspondence, references to Nagy-sourced pieces, requests to the Philadelphia Police Department for information on Nagy, and personal memoranda; correspondence with Buttrey, 1973-1983, related to false Mexican gold bars (supporting material includes personal memoranda and correspondence with other individuals including Dana Linett, Miguel Mu�oz, Lester Merkin, Bruce Smith, Margaret Thompson, Neil Harris, Charles Hoskins, Douglas Ball, Ray Byrne and Ed Reiter); correspondence with John J. Ford, Jr., Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli, Ronnie Carr, Lester Merken, Herbert Bergen, Paul Franklin, covering various topics including the Stephen K. Nagy estate; efforts to identify "F. Korff" (a reputed source of gold bars), and Newman's comparison of "F. Korff" and Paul Franklin-sourced correspondence; and correspondence and drafts (1973-1977) related to the Tubac ingot article by Theodore Buttrey (correspondents include Virgil Hancock, Neil Harris, Laurence Rosenthal (counsel for John J. Ford, Jr.), and Theodore V. Buttrey. Later materials include: a copy of Walter Breen's report on 18th-century Mexican gold ingots, accompanied by cover letter from Craig N. Smith to Newman (Breen's well-known letter to Stanley Apfelbaum of April 9, 1981, reporting status on his investigation and his fears regarding it, is also included); correspondence with a number of individual on various aspects of western private gold, including Ken Bressett, Q. David Bowers, John Dannreuther, and Michael Hodder; drafts of various articles and talks by Buttrey; the findings of the ANA Authentication Bureau with respect to the 1853 $20 USAOG piece; a 1998 letter from Kleeberg to Buttrey, summarizing Clifford's correspondence in the New Netherlands archives at the ANS; much material on the "Great Debate" between Buttrey and Hodder, and its publication by the ANS, including correspondence from Peter Gaspar to Buttrey (1999) and Gaspar's notes taken at the Ford presentation at the 1999 ANA convention; a draft of Hodder's article for the American Journal of Numismatics, and various materials and correspondence relating to it; materials related to litigation following the publication of Buttrey's article on western gold bars in the American Journal of Numismatics; and much else. This is an extraordinary archive comprising an enormous amount of information on what is likely the most important controversy in the history of American numismatics. A unique opportunity. Estimate $10,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15143 (realized $3840). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11596

  • Lot 15143

    Beschreibung:
    Eric P. Newman Research Files: The USAOG $20 ControversyFour boxes of correspondence, reports, photographs, laboratory analyses, original and photocopied publications, clippings, drafts, inventories, appraisals, sale catalogues, memorabilia, and other assorted items, all relating to the long-running controversies surrounding the authenticity of various Western gold coins, ingots, and other objects. Thousands of pages present. Materials are generally well-organized and well-preserved. The story of the USAOG controversy is familiar to many. Briefly, it begins in the late 1950s, when Paul Franklin claimed to discover a hoard of 1853 USAOG pieces, many of which were subsequently marketed by John J. Ford, Jr., of the New Netherlands Coin Company. A PNG arbitration panel was convened at the 1966 ANA Convention when Paul Garland alleged that a $20 proof USAOG piece he had purchased from Tom Ryan, and which came from this hoard, was fake. Eric P. Newman prepared a report on the matter to present to the panel, in which he presented his argument that the hoard pieces were modern counterfeits. The following year, Ford presented his defense of the pieces. The PNG panel eventually rendered a decision that while they were unable to determine the authenticity of the piece, they did believe it not to be a proof, thereby rendering a verdict in Garland's favor while avoiding involvement in the larger question at hand. Sadly, the controversy pitted many of the biggest names in U.S. numismatics against one another, and it was the final nail in the coffin for Newman's relationship with Ford. That the arbitration panel's decision was truly satisfactory to none of the parties involved did much to make the bitterness stirred up by it linger. The controversy spilled into the arguments for and against the acquisition by the United States of the Lilly collection, which was held by some to include a number of questionable items, and has since broadened to the entire field of Western bars and ingots. As lengthy as it may seem, the following description provides only a brief overview of the contents of this archive. Materials from the 1960s and earlier include: correspondence (1966-1968), documentation, and photographs related to the PNG arbitration of Garland v. Ryan, regarding the authenticity of an 1853 U.S. Assay Office of Gold $20 gold piece (correspondents include Eva Adams, John J. Ford, Jr., Herbert Bergen, Ted Buttrey, Ronnie Carr, Paul Garland, Charles Hoskins, Arthur Kagin, Paul Kagin, Lester Merkin, the Museum of Fine Arts, John J. Pittman, Margo Russell, Tom Ryan, Max M. Schwartz, Arthur Sipe, Don Taxay, Douglas Weaver, and Leo Young), including the reports submitted by Newman, Ford, and Walter Breen; personal memoranda and correspondence, 1964-1967, related to scientific analysis of the 1853 USAOG $20 gold pieces; and correspondence, 1968-1970, related to Newman's attempt to secure inventories of the J.K. Lilly accession delivered into the Smithsonian (correspondents include Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli, James Bradley, Paul Rawley, Hillis Howie, Grover Criswell, Henry Christensen, and others). Other materials include: Ford's 1973 appraisal of the Henry Clifford collection, and a composite appraisal of the collection by both Ford and Abe Kosoff; correspondence between Eric P. Newman and Buttrey, discussing controversial Western gold pieces; correspondence related to Eric P. Newman's theory that pioneer gold coining equipment made its way from the San Francisco Mint (following the 1906 earthquake) into the hands of Nagy, where it may have been used for restrikes; Newman's clip file on Nagy, including correspondence, references to Nagy-sourced pieces, requests to the Philadelphia Police Department for information on Nagy, and personal memoranda; correspondence with Buttrey, 1973-1983, related to false Mexican gold bars (supporting material includes personal memoranda and correspondence with other individuals including Dana Linett, Miguel Mu�oz, Lester Merkin, Bruce Smith, Margaret Thompson, Neil Harris, Charles Hoskins, Douglas Ball, Ray Byrne and Ed Reiter); correspondence with John J. Ford, Jr., Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli, Ronnie Carr, Lester Merken, Herbert Bergen, Paul Franklin, covering various topics including the Stephen K. Nagy estate; efforts to identify "F. Korff" (a reputed source of gold bars), and Newman's comparison of "F. Korff" and Paul Franklin-sourced correspondence; and correspondence and drafts (1973-1977) related to the Tubac ingot article by Theodore Buttrey (correspondents include Virgil Hancock, Neil Harris, Laurence Rosenthal (counsel for John J. Ford, Jr.), and Theodore V. Buttrey. Later materials include: a copy of Walter Breen's report on 18th-century Mexican gold ingots, accompanied by cover letter from Craig N. Smith to Newman (Breen's well-known letter to Stanley Apfelbaum of April 9, 1981, reporting status on his investigation and his fears regarding it, is also included); correspondence with a number of individual on various aspects of western private gold, including Ken Bressett, Q. David Bowers, John Dannreuther, and Michael Hodder; drafts of various articles and talks by Buttrey; the findings of the ANA Authentication Bureau with respect to the 1853 $20 USAOG piece; a 1998 letter from Kleeberg to Buttrey, summarizing Clifford's correspondence in the New Netherlands archives at the ANS; much material on the "Great Debate" between Buttrey and Hodder, and its publication by the ANS, including correspondence from Peter Gaspar to Buttrey (1999) and Gaspar's notes taken at the Ford presentation at the 1999 ANA convention; a draft of Hodder's article for the American Journal of Numismatics, and various materials and correspondence relating to it; materials related to litigation following the publication of Buttrey's article on western gold bars in the American Journal of Numismatics; and much else. This is an extraordinary archive comprising an enormous amount of information on what is likely the most important controversy in the history of American numismatics. A unique opportunity. Estimate $10,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15143 (realized $3840). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11596

  • Lot 15142

    Beschreibung:
    Eric P. Newman Research Files: Origins of the Dollar SignOne box of correspondence, photocopies, personal memoranda, and various manuscript and draft materials on the origin of the dollar sign and Newman's article "The Dollar $ign: Its Written and Printed Origin," published in the proceedings of the 1993 Coinage of the Americas Conference (COAC). Over 1000 pages present. Materials generally well-preserved. Much of this lot consists of correspondence Newman conducted with an impressively wide variety of people from around the world, many of them not numismatists. The subject was, broadly speaking, the development of the modern dollar sign in handwritten materials in the 18th century and its development in printed type in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The specific discussions in each piece of correspondence ranges widely, however, from Portuguese manuscript materials to English type foundries, from early American math textbooks to Thomas Jefferson letters. Correspondents include Ned Downing, Light Cummins, the Library Company of Philadelphia, James Mosley of the St. Bride Printing Library in London, the Lancaster County Historical Society, Bill Anderson of Suffolk Community College, the Joseph Regenstein Library in Chicago, the American Antiquarian Society, Washington University's Olin Library, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Clyde Hubbard, James Killie, the American Numismatic Society, John Herzog, and the Museum of American Financial History. Various materials are also present in photocopy, including excerpts from the Journal of the Continental Congress and Chauncey Lee's 1797 American Accomptant. The present lot also includes pre-publication materials for Eric P. Newman's COAC presentation and the subsequent published version of his article. Numerous typed drafts are present, some with handwritten edits, some with comments by others; copies of the final submitted draft and the page proofs are also included. Taken as a whole, this archive demonstrates nicely the ways in which Eric P. Newman approached a problem from many different angles while finding his way toward a solution. Estimate $2,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15142 (realized $780). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11600