The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 12, March 17, 2002, Article 3

DAVIS SALE HIGHLIGHTS

  Charles Davis writes: "Our sale on March 9 concluded
  successfully with the following highlights:  The complete set
  of the American Journal of Numismatics brought $8,000;
  the contributor's set of autographed Red Books $4,000;
  Volumes 3, 4/5, and 6 of the Numismatist brought $2650,
  $1100 and $975 respectively; near unique and unique Elder
  photographic plates $2,000 and $1700, Elder's plated
  Mougey $1375;  FCC Boyd's scrapbook of New York
  Tokens $2100, large paper Pembroke plates $650; Slafter
  on Vermont Coinage $500; Chapman's plated Beckwith
  $900; Robert Coulton Davis' signed large format Heath
  $2000, Frossard's Numisma $2500; Grose's catalogue of
  the McClean Collection $1500.

  A special word of note is due on the Canadian Numismatic
  & Antiquarian Journals advertised as complete.  Upon
  examination, we noted that Volume 13 of the first series was
  not complete, lacking Nos. 3 & 4.  What the original owner
  had done was bind 48 blank leaves plus two exhibition
  catalogues from the Society in lieu of the missing issues in the
  Volume 13 case, making it the same size as previous volumes.
  We missed that defect during the cataloguing but noted it
  subsequently and removed the set from the sale.

   The two missing items appear to be great rarities and are
  lacking in sets owned by three or four other Canadian specialists
  and the Champa set as well.  Adding to the mystery is the fact
  that under the bookplate of the Cleveland Public Library was
  that of Victor Morin of Montreal.  We understand he was once
  President of the Society and wonder how rare these two issues
  must be when someone of his stature could not acquire them.
  Perhaps NBS should conduct a census of these issues."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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