McLachlan, Robert
Born and died at Montreal. He was an official in the archives department of the Montreal Court House.
Served as Second vice President and First Vice President for the ANA. He was inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame in 1982.
He sold his extensive collection and library to the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal. The collection was sold to the Bank of Canada in 1974. The library was sold by George Kolbe in the 1990s.
obit: Num 2/1926 pages 290-293; bio: The E-Sylum 5/17/2020
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1/1/1886Canadian Numismatics. A Descriptive Catalogue Of Coins, Tokens And Medals Issued In Or Relating To The Dominion Of Canada And Newfoundland. With Notes, Giving Incidents In The History Of Many Of These Coins And Medals
4to, later green pebbled cloth, gilt. (2), 127, (1) pages; 2 lithographic plates. Numbered and initialed by W.T.R. Marvin. Repairs to first and last leaf gutters. Near fine. Copy No. 94 of only 100 copies reprinted from the American Journal of Numismatics. A pioneering work, still of considerable importance. The (admittedly finely bound) copy in the Syd Martin Library sold for an impressive $2500 hammer).
