The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 11, March 18, 2007, Article 2

KOLBE NUMISMATIC LITERATURE SALE #102 RESULTS

According to the firm's March 18 press release: "Celebrating forty years 
as numismatic literature dealers, on March 15, 2007, George Frederick 
Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books conducted their 102nd sale of rare and out 
of print numismatic literature. Featured were 707 lots on a wide variety 
of topics, with a total estimate slightly under $79,000. Reflective of 
the strong current market, over 85% of the lots sold for a total exceeding 
$90,000, including the 15% buyer premium.

"Among the more interesting items: an early nineteenth century manuscript 
on the Coinage of England was estimated at $500 and sold for $748; a mint 
example of the 1935 first Stack's sale brought $207; 1910, 1922, & 1933 
American Numismatic Association auction sale catalogues respectively 
realized $305, $259, & $201; a very fine example of Charles Pye's 1795 
work on Conder tokens experienced heavy bidding and went for $604; the 
1559 first edition of Erizzo's Medaglie Antiche, with over 500 woodcut 
illustrations of ancient coins, was estimated at $1,000 and sold for 
1,265; seven rare United States Coin Company catalogues all sold over 
estimate, a particularly interesting one realizing $1,380; a good selection 
of Heath counterfeit detectors were hotly contested for, generally 
realizing well over their estimates; Nunn's Numismatic Magazine, likely 
the inspiration for The Numismatist and the founding of the American 
Numismatic Association, had an estimate of $350 and brought $690; the 
1864 first American auction catalogue accompanied by a printed list of 
buyers' names sold for $805; a complete set of Davenport works on crowns, 
along with allied publications, sold for $1,035; and the list could go 
on. A small number of catalogues are still available, including a prices 
realized list, for $15.00."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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