Sample List #N13

Adams, John W., ed. Monographs on Varieties of United States Large Cents, 1793-1794. (Reprint consisting of 8 articles originally published between 1869 and 1926). Lawrence, MA: Quarterman Publications, 1976. xv, 205 p. : ill. ; hardcover with dust jacket with some minor edge wear; fine, $50.

Ahwash, Kamal M. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES LIBERTY SEATED DIMES, 1837–1891. BY DATE, VARIETIES, DIE-VARIETIES AND METHOD OF ATTRIBUTION, INCLUDING RARITY NUMBERS AND INSERTED PRICE LIST. Wallingford: Kamah Press, 1977. Premiere edition. 4to, original blue cloth, lettered in silver; jacket. (12), 411, (1) pages; portrait of the author; enlarged coin illustrations throughout. Price Guide loosely laid in. Jacket sunned and worn; else fine. The author graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in Paris, performed for the Paris Opera Company, and also on Broadway. He was founder and first president of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club. $125.

N.B. This work, the first on the topic, remains a standard reference and it occupies no. 131 on the list of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 72).

“America’s Most Spectacular Error Coin!: $4,950” Rare Coin Review no. 99, May-June, 1994 front cover & inside front cover : ill. ; original printed paper cover, fine, $8. Excellent for exhibit purposes.

Bart, Frederick J. United States Paper Money Errors : a Comprehensive Catalog & Price Guide. 2nd ed. Iola, Wis.: Krause, 2003. 284 p. : ill. ; soft cover; fine, $25.

Beistle, Marting L. A REGISTER OF HALF DOLLAR DIE VARIETIES AND SUB-VARIETIES… Shippensburg, 1929. First edition. 8vo, original black card covers, lettered in gilt. Frontispiece portrait of the author; xxxiii, 261 pages; Proskey portrait; Primer Chart; 7 plates. Hinge cracked; very good. A scarce binding variant. $50.

N.B. This classic work on half dollar varieties is no. 64 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature, Part 1” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 1, Jan..-Mar. 2009, p. 13).

Bowers, Q. David. A GUIDE BOOK OF DOUBLE EAGLE GOLD COINS: A COMPLETE HISTORY AND PRICE GUIDE. Atlanta: Whitman, 2004. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 288 pages; 8 pages of color illustrations; illustrated. Signed by author on bookplate on inside cover. Volume 2 in the Official Red Book Series. Fine. $25.

Breen, Walter.  Early United States Half Eagles, 1795-1838. (Hewitt’s Numismatic Information Series). Chicago, IL: Hewitt Bros. Numismatic Printers and Publishers, 1966. 72 p. ; stapled card covers; fine, $15.

Breen, Walter. United States Half Dimes: A Supplement (The Coin Collector’s Journal, 1958). Montauk, NY: Wayte Raymond Publications, 1958. 16 p. ; original printed stapled card covers; fine, $20.

Breen, Walter. The United States Minor Coinages, 1793-1916 (The Coin Collector’s Journal, May-June, 1954). New York, NY: Wayte Raymond Publications, 1954. 16 p. [2] p. of plates : ill. ; original printed stapled card covers; fine, $20.

Breen, Walter. Varieties of United States Quarter Eagles (Hewitt’s Numismatic Information Series). Chicago, IL: Hewitt Bros. Numismatic Printers and Publishers, [196-?]. 32 p. ; stapled card covers; fine, $15.

Breen, Walter. WALTER BREEN’S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. AND COLONIAL COINS. New York: FCI/Doubleday, 1988. 4to, original black cloth. xiv, 754 pages; illustrated. Covers rubbed; near fine. $90 Probably the greatest single attempt to discuss all U.S. coinage, including colonial and private coinages, in a single volume. While some have focused on the text’s occasional errors and the volume’s production problems, it would be impossible to name another reference work that includes so much solid information on U.S. coins. Kolbe 1093. Includes comprehensive treatment of major varieties of U.S. coinage only, not minor varieties nor errors. 

N.B. This seminal work is no. 1 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 50-51).

Breen, Walter. WALTER BREEN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES HALF CENTS 1793–1857. South Gate: American Institute of Numismatic Research, 1983. 4to, original red leatherette, gilt. ix, (1), 501, (17) pages; well illustrated, partly in color. Fine. $50 The most detailed reference available. 

N.B. This Breen study is no. 25 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 60).

Carter, Mike. THE 1921 MORGAN DOLLARS: AN INDEPTH STUDY. Beverly Hills, 1983. Small 8vo, original pictorial boards. 34 pages; color photo in plastic sleeve tipped in. Signed and numbered by author on title page. Hardbound edition, one of 75 copies. Near fine, $50.

Chapman, S.H. THE SUPERLATIVE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES HALF CENTS, COMPLETE IN ALL DATES AND VARIETIES OF THE LATE F.R. ALVORD, ESQ. YORK, PENNA. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, June 9, 1924. 8vo, later white cloth, gilt. 20, (2) pages; 255 lots. Near fine. $60 Binding by Alan Grace for Armand Champa. Adams 28. A genuinely scarce unplated catalogue. As scarce as are the plated editions, we have actually offered more copies of the plated Alvord sale than the unplated one in the last decade. Adams A: “Arguably the best collection ever of half cents: complete original proofs.”

Clapp, George H. The United States Cents 1804-1814. (The Coin Collector Series no. 8). New York: Wayte Raymond, 1941. 12 p. : ill. ; original stapled card covers; ex-Stacks Numismatic Library; fine, $25.

Clapp, George H., and Howard R. Newcomb. THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEARS 1795, 1796, 1797 AND 1800. New York: American Numismatic Society, 1947. 4to, original black and blue cloth, gilt. vi, 74 pages; title printed in red and black; 4 fine photographic plates. Near fine. $95.

N.B. This study is no. 99 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 50-51).

Cohen, Roger S., Jr. AMERICAN HALF CENTS: THE “LITTLE HALF SISTERS.” Second edition, first printing. Arlington: Wigglesworth & Ghatt Co., 1982. 4to, original yellow pictorial cloth. (2), xxii, 131, (3) pages; text illustrations. Cover dusty, spine dinged; near fine. $40.

Doughty, Francis Worcestor. The Cents of the United States: a Numismatic Study. 1934 reprint by Holland A. Davis. Denver: Davis, 1934. 115 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., includes 2 tables, the first is pull-out; hardcover; gilt lettering in “Doughty” on front cover all but worn off; ex-libris Collector’s Research, Montreal; very good, $40. Originally published in 1890 by Scott Stamp and Coin Co., New York. Doughty on U.S. Cents: a Reprint, alternative title on second front flyleaf, immediately preceding the reprinted title page.

N.B. This classic work constitutes no. 195 of the 200 nominees for the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 75).

Duphorne, R. The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States. Albuquerque, NM: The Windsor Group, 1975. 73 p. : ill. ; includes signed letter from author to Doug Robins; original card covers; fine, $40.

Early American Coppers. PENNY-WISE. Various early issues (1968–1973), as follows: Volume II, Nos. 4–6; Volume III, Nos. 2–3 and 5; Volume IV, No. 1; Volume V, No. 3; Volume VI, Nos. 4–6; and all of Volume VII. Seventeen issues total. All 8.5 by 11, folded for mailing, mostly with covers sheet with postage and address label. Most three-hole punched. Very good. $60 Infrequently offered early issues of what may be the best publication of an American specialty coin club. Some of these were Lester Merkin’s copies, and one belonged to C. Douglas Smith. 

Early American Coppers. PENNY-WISE. Volume XXXVI (2002), Nos. 1–6, complete. As published in loose 8.5 by 11 sheets printed on both sides. Three-hole punched. Near fine.$15 

Early American Coppers. PENNY-WISE. Volume XXXVII (2003), Nos. 1–6, complete. As published in loose 8.5 by 11 sheets printed on both sides. Three-hole punched. Near fine.$15.

N.B. This important journal is no. 35 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 2, Apr.-Jun 2009, p. 63-64).

Eckberg, William. “Curious Case of the 1816 Classic Head Cents: a fresh look at United States Mint records definitively proves the identity of certain early 19th-century coins.” The Numismatist, vol. 131 no. 5, May 2018, p. 54-58 : ill., ; includes bibliographic references; original paper covers; pages somewhat bent, otherwise as new, $5. 

Fariss, Doug. The Collector’s Guide to Die Rotated Coins. Newark, DE: The author, 1979. [32] p. : ill. ; original stapled, light blue card covers; ex-libris Robert E. Doty with his bookplate affixed to the inside front cover; fine, $25.

Fey, Michael S. and Jeff Oxman. The Top 100 Morgan Dollar Varieties: The VAM Keys. 3rd ed. Morris Plains, NJ: Rare Coin Investments (RCI), 1997. viii, 137 p. : ill. ; original printed card covers that show some signs of wear; spiral bound (lies flat); very good, $25.

Fivaz, Bill. “U.S. Coin Overdates” Rare Coin Review no. 62, Autumn 1986, p. 64-67: ill. ; original printed stapled covers ; fine, $10.

Fivaz, Bill and J. T. Stanton. Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins. 4th ed., vol. II: Half Dimes Through Dollars, Gold, and Commemoratives. (An Official Whitman Guidebook). Atlanta, GA: Whitman, 2006. xxviii, 449 p. : ill., ports; original printed hard covers; coil binding with spine cover (lies flat); near fine, $40.

Fivaz, Bill and J. T. Stanton. Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins. 5th ed., vol. II: Half Dimes Through Gold, Commemoratives, and Bullion Coinage. (An Official Whitman Guidebook). Atlanta, GA: Whitman, 2012. xxiv, 486 p. : ill., ports; original printed hard covers; coil binding with spine cover (lies flat); fine, $40.

Fivaz, Bill and J. T. Stanton. The Cherrypickers’ Pocket Guide Top 150. Savannah, GA: The authors, 1997. xi, 219 p. : ill. ; original printed card covers that show some signs of wear ; spiral bound (lies flat) ; very good, $25.

N.B. The Cherrypickers’ Guide is no. 81 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2009, p. 20).

Flynn, Kevin. Two Dates are Better Than One: a Collector’s Guide to Misplaced Dates. Rancocas, NJ: KCK Press, 1997. 512 p. : ill., ports. ; includes bibliography; original printed softcover; as new, $75.

Frossard, Ed., and W.W. Hays. VARIETIES OF UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEAR 1794. DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. New York: Privately Printed, 1893. Narrow 4to, original red cloth, decorated in black and lettered in gilt. 18 pages; 2 fine tinted autotype plates. Text block coming loose from spine: needs to be reinforced. Else very good. One of only 250 copies printed. First binding variant (crimson cloth, one inch decorative bands at top and bottom, without inner filigree to cover device). Until Sheldon’s Early American Cents, the primary work on the subject. Only 250 copies printed, all of them poorly bound, with cracked hinges and other problems being the rule rather than the exception. David Fanning discussed this publication in his column in the January–March 2013 issue of The Asylum. $125.

N.B. This early study constitutes no. 188 on the list of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 74).

Gibbs, William T. “Seeing Doubled: Lincoln Cents: the Lincoln Cent is One of the Most Popular of U.S. Coins, and it has Hundreds of Doubled Die Varieties” Coin World, vol. 59, issue 3025, Apr. 2018, p. 22-23, 26, 28-33 : ill. ; original paper covers; featured cover story; near fine, $8.

Gibbs, William T. “When ‘Rejects’ are Desirable: When Minting Systems Malfunction, Some of the Most Collectible Coins Can be Struck–The Joys of Errors” Coin World, vol. 57, issue 2943, Sept. 2016, p. 24-33 : ill. ; original paper covers; featured cover story; near fine, $8.

Goodman, Mort. The Design Cud. Hollywood, CA: The author, 1969. xi, 135 p. : ill., original cerlox-bound card covers (lies flat); fine, $40.

Grellman, John R., Jr. THE DIE VARIETIES OF UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS, 1840–1857. N.p., 2001. 4to, original brown grained leatherette, gilt. xiv, 450 pages; illustrated. Signed and dated by author on title page. Fine. $80 The current edition of the standard reference. 

N.B. This study constitutes no. 158 on the list of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 73).

Grellman, John R., Jr. and Jules Reiver. ATTRIBUTION GUIDE FOR UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS 1840–1857: QUICKFINDER SUPPLEMENT. N.p., 1986. 4to, original pictorial card covers. vi, 28, (2) pages; illustrated. Near fine. $25. 

N.B. This attribution guide constitutes no. 103 on the list of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 71).

Herbert, Alan. The Official Guide to Mint Errors. New York, NY: The House of Collectibles, 1974. 176 p. : ill. ; soft cover with several small tears; signed by the author and addressed to one of his friends on the title page; very good, $35. Includes over 350 photographs and information on how to identify errors, how errors occur, value of coins with errors. Includes 30 categories of errors as well as an illustrated glossary.

Herbert, Alan. The Official Guide to Mint Errors. 3^rd ed. Orlando, FL: The House of Collectibles, 1981. 176 p. : ill. ; original printed graphic perfect-bound soft covers; near fine, $30. Details an “official system of cataloging and identifying over 150 classes of mint errors and varieties … plus “faked and counterfeit-error coins, how they are made, why some are more common than others and how they can be recognized before you buy.” – Back cover.

Heritage Auctions. THE JULES REIVER COLLECTION. Dallas, January 24–28, 2006. 4to, original black leatherette, gilt; jacket. (12), 320; 220; 348 pages; over 5000 lots; illustrated in color. DVD of sale included. The combined hardcover edition, bringing together all three volumes (nearly 900 pages) of the Reiver collection into one volume. Reiver’s collection is especially important for die varieties and states of early U.S. federal coins, and is a prime example of a “collector’s collection.” Fine. $125.

N.B. This landmark sale is no. 96 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2009, p. 25-26).

Heritage. THE WES RASMUSSEN COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS. Fort Lauderdale, January 13, 2005. 4to, original printed card covers. (26), 393, (1) pages; lots 3001–3771; including 11 color plates of large cents and other color illustrations; enlarged illustrations of large cents throughout the catalogue. Fine. The collection included 20 “non-collectables,” complete Sheldon varieties (excepting the S-79) and complete middle date varieties. $40.

Herrman, Stephen J. Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for R.4 to R.8 and Popular Varieties of Bust Half Dollars, 1794-1839. (September 2000 revision, no. 17) Denver, CO: The author, 2000. 138 p. ; original card covers bound in duo-tang with clear cover; fine, $20. 

Herrman, Stephen J. Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for Bust Half Dollars, 1794-1839. (Spring 2010 revision, no. 36) Denver, CO: The author, 2010. 245 p. ; original card covers bound in duo-tang with clear cover; fine, $30.

Hettger, Henry T. “U.S. Large Cent Varieties with Cuds” The Numismatist, vol. 102 no. 9, September 1989, p. 1434-1438 : ill. : original card covers with some minor edge wear and corner creases; very good, $5.

Hill, Kenneth R. “A Bicentennial 27-cent Piece” The Numismatist, vol. 111 no. 2, Feb. 1998. p. 238-241. : ill., includes bibliography ; original printed card covers; bumped in top right-hand corner; near fine, $10. “An unusual mint error was created when two copper cent planchets were struck together by quarter dies.” (p. 238).

Hilt II, Robert P. DIE VARIETIES OF EARLY UNITED STATES COINS. VOLUME NUMBER 1: SILVER AND GOLD COINS 1794 TO 1798, DIES 1794 THROUGH 1797. Omaha, 1980. 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt. (10), 122, (6) pages; enlarged coin illustrations. Inscribed to Mike Brownlee by author on front pastedown. Ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. library with his bookplate. Fine. $40 While some of the statistical conclusions are controversial, this work is a major contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the earliest of United States coins. Ex Dan Freidus Library.

Kleeberg, John M., ed. America’s Large Cent. (Coinage of the Americas Conference, Proceedings no. 12). New York: The American Numismatic Society, 1996. xi, 190 : ill.; includes bibliographic references ; hardcover; as new, $30.

Kosoff, A. The Outstanding Collection of United States Large Cents formed by Mr. Oscar J. Pearl, New York City, for Sale at Fixed Prices. New York: Numismatic Gallery, 1944. 24 p.[2, [16] p. of plates, 40 p., [2, 4] p. of plates : ill. ; original stapled card covers, fine, $40. United States Large Cents, 1793-1857 — Cover title.

Krause, Chester L. Coins: Questions and Answers: Where, When, Why. Iola, WI: Krause, 1964. 127 p. : ill. ; soft cover, bent/bumped top right-hand corner; otherwise very good, $10. Includes chapters “Patterns, Trials, Major Errors” (p. 65-69) and “Mint Errors, Oddities and Varieties” (p. 70-74).

Julian, R. W. “All About the Half Cent: the United States’ smallest copper coin has something for every collector, from common issues to exceptional rarities.” The Numismatist, vol. 121 no. 12, December 2008, p. 59-67 : ill., ports. ; original paper covers; some pages loose; some minor bending, folding and tears; considerable underlining by previous owner, very good, $5.

Julian, R. W. “The Copper Coinage of 1799” The Numismatist, vol. 111 no. 12, December 1998, p. 1354-1356, 1387 : ill., port. ; includes bibliographic references & The Numismatist annual index, vol. 111 – 1998 ; original card covers; fine, $10.

Julian, R. W. “The Large Cents of 1809-11” The Numismatist, vol. 107 no. 11, November 1994, p. 1560-1564, 1625-1626 : ill., original card covers; fine, $5.

Julian, R. W. “The Large Cents of 1812-14” The Numismatist, vol. 107 no. 12, December 1994, p. 1721-1723, 1760-1761, 1772 : ill., includes The Numismatist annual index, vol 107 – 1994; original card covers; fine, $10.

Julian, R. W. “The Large Cents of 1815-16” The Numismatist, vol. 108 no. 1, January 1995, p. 65-69, 109-110 : ill., original card covers; fine, $5.

Julian, R. W. “The Large Cents of 1817-19” The Numismatist, vol. 108 no. 2, February 1995, p. 193-197; 247-249 : ill., original card covers; fine, $5.

Liberty Seated Collectors Club. THE GOBRECHT JOURNAL. COLLECTIVE VOLUME NUMBER ONE. Kettering, 1989. Second printing. 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt. (20), 387, (1) pages; illustrated. Spine faded; near fine. $20 The collected edition of the first six volumes (Issues 1 to 18) of this important publication on Liberty Seated coinage, with articles arranged by denomination. 

Liberty Seated Collectors Club. THE GOBRECHT JOURNAL. COLLECTIVE VOLUME NUMBER TWO. Kettering, 1985. First edition. 4to, original maroon textured cloth, gilt. xv, (3), 379 pages; illustrated throughout. Spine faded; near fine. $40 The collected edition of Issues 19 to 33 of this important publication on Liberty Seated coinage, with articles arranged by denomination. 

Liberty Seated Collectors Club. THE GOBRECHT JOURNAL. COLLECTIVE VOLUME NUMBER FOUR. Kettering, 1995. 4to, original maroon textured cloth, gilt. xviii, 580 pages; illustrated throughout. Spine faded; near fine. $50 The collected edition of Issues 49 to 63 of this important publication on Liberty Seated coinage, with articles arranged by denomination.

N.B. This important journal constitutes no. 143 on the list of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 72).

Margolis, Arnold. The Error Coin Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Oceanside, NY: The author, 1994. ix, 426 p. : ill. ; includes index; original printed card covers; corners slightly bumped/creased; near fine, $50.

Margolis, Arnold and Fred Weinberg. The Error Coin Encyclopedia. 4th ed. Oceanside, NY; Encino, CA: The authors, 2004. x, 476 p. : ill., ports ; includes index; original red cloth hardcover with gilt printing and dust jacket; inscribed by co-author Fred Weinberg; fine, $100.

[Maris, Edward] Kesse, Bruce P. THE STATE COINAGE OF NEW JERSEY. Glen Rock, 1988. Oblong 4to, original pebbled maroon leatherette, gilt. (22) pages; good quality reproduction of the Maris plate updated with new information, folded twice in halves. Signed by author. An update of the classic 1881 work by Dr. Edward Maris. Fine. $75.

N.B. This classic work on New Jersey numismatics is no. 18 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 57).

Marotta, Michael E. “The Many Faces of Coronet Cents” The Numismatist, vol. 117 no. 4, Apr. 2004, p. 44-46 : ill. ; original printed stapled paper covers; considerable underlining by previous owner; near fine, $10. “The numerous varieties of large cents issued from 1816-1857 helped jump-start the hobby and defined the shape of collecting in America”

Mayflower Coin Auctions. THE OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF COLONIAL, UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN COINS FORMED BY MR. C.H. STEARNS OF WAKEFIELD, MASS. Boston, Dec. 2–3, 1966. 8vo, original printed card covers. 99, (1) pages [lacking integral bidsheet]; 1252 lots; illustrated throughout. Near fine. Mayflower is perhaps the most notable series of American auction sale catalogues not included in Adams, and this is probably their most important catalogue. The sale features a major collection of colonials and over 400 lots of large cents, many in choice condition. Ex Dan Freidus Library. $30.

Miller, Robert W., Sr. UNITED STATES HALF EAGLE GOLD COINS, 1795 TO 1834. Elmwood Park: BC&C, 1997. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. (6), 95, (5), (76), (2) pages; illustrations. Fine. A variety guide to these pieces. $25.

Miller, Wayne. An Analysis of Morgan and Peace Dollars. Helena, MT: The author, 1976. xii, 204 p. : ill. ; hard cover with dust jacket with minor tears; inscribed by the author to Doug Robins on front flyleaf; near fine, $40.

Mossman, Philip L., ed. Coinage of the American Confederation Period. New York: The American Numismatic Society, 1996. 346 p. : ill, ; hardcover; as new, $40. Includes a chapter by John Lorenzo of Midland Park, NJ, “The So-Called Attlee Broken ‘A’ Letter Punch” (p. 131-151).

Neiswinter, Jim. “Hall, Brand & Clapp and the Lost 1793 Non-collectibles: Letters, auction catalogues and invoices trace how rare Early American cents changed hands.” The Numismatist, vol. 132 no. 1, January 2019, p. 57-64 : ill., ports. ; includes bibliographic references; original paper covers; pages somewhat bent, otherwise as new, $5.

Neuce, Ed. Price Guide for the Collector of U.S. Paper Money Errors. 1st ed. Sidney, Ohio: Coin World, 1971. 38 p. : ill.; stapled card covers; slightly bumped bottom back left-hand cover; otherwise very good, $15.

New Netherlands Coin Company & B.A. SEABY. EARLY U.S. LARGE CENTS, 1793–1814, THE PROPERTY OF MR. R.E. NAFTZGER, JR. AND ANCIENT GREEK COINS, THE PROPERTY OF A DIPLOMAT… New York, Nov. 14–15, 1973. Small 4to, original pictorial card covers. 105, (3) pages; 1066 lots; 48 plates. Prices realized list laid in. Adams A: “Naftzger’s remarkable large cents (his duplicates if you will): MS 1793 wreath (4), Crosby 12-K and 14-L: almost all other dates in MS and near complete in Sheldon varieties. A landmark offering.” Fine, $25. N.B. This important sale constitutes no. 142 of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 72).

Newcomb, Howard R. UNITED STATES COPPER CENTS, 1816–1857. First edition. New York: Numismatic Review, 1944. 4to, original russet cloth, gilt. 284 pages; 11 plates. Very heavily annotated throughout, including on endpapers [see comments]. Additional pages of notes laid or taped in. Backstrip missing; front board detached; heavy tape repairs. Good. A remarkable copy of this long-standard work, very heavily annotated by the important large cent collector Admiral Worthington Smith Bitler. The annotations begin on the volume’s endpapers, which have been transformed into die variety charts for middle and later dates in the front and for early date large cents on the back. Each date is assigned a row and each variety a column, with varieties in Bitler’s collection (nearly all of them) circled. The text itself is heavily annotated in a magenta ink not unlike Walter Breen’s, recording unlisted varieties, die diagnostics, corrections, subvarieties, rarity ratings, notes on die states and other esoterica. Additional sheets are laid or taped into the volume, including printed photos of 1822 N-13 and 1835 N-18 from New Netherlands catalogues, providing updated information on listed varieties (mostly die diagnostic charts) or descriptions of new ones. A carbon copy of a letter from Walter Breen to Bitler (undated, but early 1950), listing unpublished varieties, sliced into three slips, is laid in, with various other pieces of the letter tipped in where appropriate. Another Breen letter, dated January 28, 1959 and addressed “Dear Worthy,” is also included (also a carbon). The Breen letters are, as always, both informative and entertaining to read (“For 1851 Newcomb lists some 34 varieties; I found a die account for that year in the Nat’l Archives indicating that 43 obvs. and 47 revs. were made of the 1¢ denomination. It is therefore vulgarly obvious that Newcomb’s enumeration for that year— and presumably others—was grossly incomplete, even if we forget about mulings for the moment.” … “After 1839 there are over 100 new or not-in-Newcomb varieties, both proofs and regular issues… They are for the most part described in New Netherlands catalogues…” … “Every time I visit NN there is much quarreling and I forget about the S-122. But one day this coming week I won’t forget it and you’ll get it”). All in all, a fascinating copy of this important work. $125. N.B. This unique association copy of this seminal work is no. 17 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 56).

Newman, Eric P. “Varieties of the Fugio Cent” The Coin Collector’s Journal, July-August, 1952. p. 10-20 : ill. ; original stapled card covers; fine, $20.

Overton, Al C. Early Half Dollar Die Varieties, 1794-1836. Rev. ed. Colorado Springs, CO: The author, 1970. xii, 274 p. : ill. ; hard cover; includes 1987 supplement ([23] p. : ill.); fine, $45. 

[Overton, Al C., and] Parsley, Donald L. UNITED STATES EARLY HALF DOLLAR DIE VARIETIES 1794–1836. Murrieta, 2005. Fourth edition, first printing. Tall 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. xxx, 767 pages; enlarged coin illustrations throughout. Fine. $65. N.B. This important study is no. 42 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2009, p. 4-5).

Piper, Richard. THE ELUSIVE 1836 REEDED HALF DOLLAR. [np], 1976. 8vo, original printed card covers. 61 pages; illustrated. Signed by author on inside cover. Near fine. $25.

Rapsus, Ginger. The United States Clad Coinage. Wolfsboro, NH: Bowers and Merena, 1992. viii, 173 p. : ill., ports ; includes bibliography ; original printed card covers, fine, $20. Includes brief section “Varieties of Clad Coins”, p. 95-97.

Raymond, Wayte. UNITED STATES GOLD COINS OF THE PHILADELPHIA AND BRANCH MINTS. LISTING ALL THE DATES AND PRINCIPAL VARIETIES AND GIVING THE AVERAGE RETAIL VALUES WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF ALL THE TYPES AND RARE DATES. New York, 1933. 8vo, original card covers. 24 pages; illustrated. Cover marked; near fine. A new arrangement of the 1928 work $25.

Sears, Elmer S. THIRD MAIL AUCTION SALE. A CHOICE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES GOLD EAGLES, HALF EAGLES AND QUARTER EAGLES WITH THE FINEST LOT OF MINT MARKED VARIETIES EVER OFFERED FOR COMPETITION BY ANYONE… Swansea, May 30, 1910. 8vo, original printed card covers. 15, (1) pages; 472 lots. Folded for mailing; very good. Quite rare. $40.

Sheldon, William H., Dorothy I. Paschal and Walter Breen. PENNY WHIMSY. A REVISION OF EARLY AMERICAN CENTS, 1793-1814. AN EXERCISE IN DESCRIPTIVE CLASSIFICATION WITH TABLES OF RARITY AND VALUE. New York, 1958. 8vo, original tan cloth, gilt; jacket. xii, 340, (2) pages; 51 fine plates. Fine with near fine jacket. Ex Dan Freidus Library; $90.

Sheldon, William H., with the collaboration of Dorothy I. Paschal and Walter Breen. PENNY WHIMSY. A REVISION OF EARLY AMERICAN CENTS, 1793–1814. AN EXERCISE IN DESCRIPTIVE CLASSIFICATION WITH TABLES OF RARITY AND VALUE. Lawrence: Quarterman, 1976 reprint. 8vo, original green cloth printed in black; jacket. xii, 340, (2) pages; 51 plates. Jacket worn; else near fine. $40.

N.B. Penny Whimsy was voted as one [no. 5] of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s “One Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature.” [per The Asylum vol. 27, no. 2, Apr.-June, 2009, p. 52].

Sheldon, William H., with the collaboration of H.K. Downing and M.H. Sheldon. EARLY AMERICAN CENTS, 1793–1814. AN EXERCISE IN DESCRIPTIVE CLASSIFICATION WITH TABLES OF RARITY AND VALUE. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. First edition. 8vo, original tan cloth, gilt. xvi, 339, (1) pages; 51 plates. Bookplate cut out of front pastedown; very good. $50.

N.B. This earlier version of Penny Whimsy is no. 16 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” and the only work to appear twice on this list (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 56).

Snow, Richard E. The Flying Eagle & Indian Cent Attribution Guide. 2nd ed. Tuscon, AZ: The author. 2 vols. (129 p.; 132 p.) : ill. ; original card covers spiral bound; vol. 2 signed by the author; near fine; vol. 1 has slight water damage to the upper right-hand side; overall near fine, $60 for both. Vol. 1 covers 1856-1858, vol. 2 covers 1859-1869.

Snow, Richard. THE FLYING EAGLE & INDIAN CENT ATTRIBUTION GUIDE. VOLUME 3, 1870–1889. Second edition. Tucson, n.d. 4to, original spiral-bound card covers. i, 183, (2) pages; illustrated. Signed by author on title page. Near fine. $50.

Snow, Richard. FLYING EAGLE AND INDIAN CENTS. Chris Pilliod, editor. Tucson, 1992. 4to, original black leatherette, gilt. xiii, (1), 161, (5) pages. Fine. The first really specialized work on the subject, Snow examines the history of the series and elucidates the collectible die varieties, as well as provides basic information and advice on approaches to collecting these series. $50.

Snow, Richard. A GUIDE BOOK OF THE FLYING EAGLE AND INDIAN HEAD CENTS Atlanta: Whitman, 2006. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. x, 246 pages; illustrated in color. Fine. $50.

Spadone, Frank G. Major Variety-Oddity Guide of United States Coins. 2nd 1963-1964 ed. East Orange, NJ: The author, 1963. 98 p. : ill. ; original stapled card covers, rubbed; otherwise very good, $20. Sold; another available.

Spadone, Frank G. Major Variety-Oddity Guide of United States Coins. 7^th ed. Florence, AL: The author, 1977. 128 p. : ill. ; original printed graphic perfect bound softcovers, rubbed; otherwise very good, $20.

Stearns, Kathy. “My Six Favorite Errors” The Numismatist, vol. 94 no. 9, September 1981, p. 2406-2408 : ill. : original card covers with some minor edge wear and corner creases; very good, $10.

Steiner, Phillip and Michael Zimpfer. Modern Mint Mistakes. 4^th ed. Wanatah, Ind.; Buffalo, N.Y. : The authors, 1974. 230 p. : ill. ; includes bibliography ; original printed graphic covers; black cerlox binding; ex-libris Douglas Robins per his rubber ownership stamp on the title page. Fine, $30. “Causes, trends, 700 photos” – Front cover.

Superior Galleries. THE ED TROMPETER COLLECTION PART I: PROOF UNITED STATES GOLD DOLLARS, QUARTER EAGLES, THREE DOLLAR GOLD PIECES, FOUR DOLLAR GOLD PIECES, METRIC GOLD SET AND UNCIRCULATED INDIAN QUARTER EAGLES, HALF EAGLES AND EAGLES. Beverly Hills, February 25, 1992. 4to, original purple cloth, gilt. (16), 238 pages; 209 lots; color portrait; superbly illustrated throughout in color. The Special Hardbound Edition of this very important sale. Near fine. $45.

Superior Galleries. THE JACK H. ROBINSON COLLECTION OF LARGE CENTS AND HALF CENTS. Beverly Hills, January 29–30, 1989. 4to, original brown leatherette, gilt; jacket. (10), 360 pages; 2021 lots; text illustrations; 6 color halftone plates. Special Hardbound Edition. Fine. $50.

N.B. The two aforementioned Superior sales constitute nos. 172 and 173, respectively, of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 74).

Taraszka, Anthony J. UNITED STATES TEN DOLLAR GOLD EAGLES 1795–1804. Portage, (1999). 4to, original maroon pebbled cloth, gilt. iv, 84 pages; coin enlargements in the text. Fine. Important for die varieties. One of 300 copies printed. $50.

Taxay, Don. THE COMPREHENSIVE CATALOGUE AND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES COINS. 1976 edition, revised by Joseph H. Rose and Howard Hazelcorn. New York: Scott, 1975. Large 8vo, original brown boards, gilt; jacket. xix, 363 pages; illustrated. The second and final edition of this notable work. Clain-Stefanelli 11903*. Near fine. $30. Includes the chapter “Mint Errors” (p. 341-356).

N.B. This important catalogue constitutes no. 102 of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 70).

Taylor, Sol. THE STANDARD GUIDE TO THE LINCOLN CENT. Third edition. Sherman Oaks, 1992. 8vo, original orange leatherette printed in black; jacket. x, 290 pages; illustrated. Inscribed to Scott Rubin, dated and numbered by author on front flyleaf. Fine, $80. Includes a chapter on “FIDOs” = “freaks, irregulars, defectives and oddities”, p. 225-241.

Valentine, Daniel W. The United States Half Dimes. (Reprint). Lawrence, MA: Quarterman, 1975. xi, 273 p. : ill. ; hardcover, green cloth; dust jacket has minor tears around its edges; fine, $60. 1975 Quarterman reprint of the 1931 original incorporating additional works by Kamal M. Ahwash, Walter Breen, David J. Davis, Will W. Neil and Harold P. Newlin.

N.B. This classic D. W. Valentine study is no. 89 on “The 100 Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature” (The Asylum, no. 27 no. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2009, p. 22-23).

Wexler, John and Kevin Flynn. The Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents. 1st ed. Rancocas, NJ : KCK Press, 1996. 384 p. : ill., ports. ; includes bibliography ; original printed softcover, as new; $70. 

Witkower, Mark, with Jeff Oxman. OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE 1878 REVERSE OF ‘79 VARIETIES. Los Angeles, 2008. 4to, original printed card covers; spiral-bound. 66 pages; illustrated. Signed by author on title page; previous owner’s sticker on title page; near fine. $25.

Wright, John D. THE CENT BOOK: 1816-1839. St. Joseph, 1992. 4to, original white cloth, lettered in copper. (28), 335, (3) pages; coin enlargements throughout the text; 27 plates of coins with text; rarity table. Cover a bit dusty; else near fine. The standard work on the middle dates. $100. N.B. This important study constitutes no. 101 of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s top 200 nominees of the greatest works in U.S. numismatic literature (The Asylum, vol. 27 no. 2, Apr.-June 2009, p. 70).