| Description |
Hickcox on American CoinageFirst edition. Albany: Joel Munsell, 1858. 8vo, contemporary black half morocco, gilt, with mottled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt, other compartments paneled in gilt; top page edges gilt; original printed front paper cover bound in at end; marbled endpapers; silk marker. viii, 151, (1) pages; 5 plates of coins, well-engraved and printed by J.E. Gavit of Albany, New York, the first two in two colors. Bound maintaining larger margins than usually seen (a previous owner's note declares it to be a large-paper copy, which it is not). Very good. Estimate $500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15304 (realized $336).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11416 |
