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Named 1925 W.W.C. Wilson Sale With Photographic PlatesNew York: Anderson Galleries, Nov. 16-18, 1925. 4to, original green cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt. 92, (2) pages, blank leaf; (4) pages; 1260 lots; frontispiece portrait of Wilson; text illustrations; 2 halftone plates of Franco-American jetons; 1 halftone plate of Montreal Side View tokens; 45 very fine full page photographic plates of coins, medals and tokens, numbered as follows: 1-11, 11A, 11B, 12-39, 40/41 (both on one plate), 42-44, plate and lot numbers hand-lettered in white ink; prices realized list laid in. Hand-priced and named in pencil. Binding a little rubbed; near fine. A landmark rarity and one of the most important sales of North American numismatic material in the twentieth century. Wilson's collection of Canadian coins, medals, and tokens was the finest ever assembled at the time of his death in 1924. It also contained an impressive array of American rarities. Only a dozen or so copies with the full complement of photographic plates are known at the present time. The sale represents Raymond's finest effort as a cataloguer and a plated copy is one of the most coveted rarities of American numismatic literature. Estimate $5,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15376 (realized $5520).
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