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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 3, January 17, 2021, Article 2

STEPHEN ALBUM AUCTION 39 NUMISMATIC LITERATURE

Here are some selected numismatic literature lots in the upcoming Stephen Album Rare Coins Auction 39. To view all of the lots, see: https://www.sarc.auction/Stephen-Album-Rare-Coins-Auction-39_as69846 . Lots of great world coin references at affordable prices. Build your working library, or fill in some holes on your shelves. -Editor

Forgotten Coins of the North American Colonies Numismatic Catalog of Puerto Rico
Lots 4025 and 4026

Lot 4025: Forgotten Coins of the North American Colonies
Anton, William T., Jr. and Bruce Kesse, Forgotten Coins of the North American Colonies, Krause Publications, Iola, 1992, 92 pages, 10 plates, hardcover. A catalog and classification system for counterfeit English and Irish coppers that circulated in the North American colonies. Includes a few evasion pieces. Great photos, ex James Farr Collection Library.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Anton, William T., Jr. and Bruce Kesse. Forgotten Coins of the North American Colonies (https://www.sarc.auction/Anton-William-T-Jr-and-Bruce-Kesse-Forgotten-Coins-of-the-North-American-Colonies_i39432825)

Lot 4026: Numismatic Catalog of Puerto Rico
Archilla-Diez, Efrain, Catalogo Numismatico de Puerto Rico / Numismatic Catalog of Puerto Rico: Volume I, Riles, Vales, Chapas y Fichas, San Juan, 1990, 360 pages, softcover, numbered 439 or 500 copies, covers Puerto Rican "riles", "tokens", "vales" and "chapas" with estimated price guide. Includes additional listings sorted by town and type of coin, besides counterfeits, Spanish and English text.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Archilla-Diez, Efrain. Catalogo Numismatico de Puerto Rico / Numismatic Catalog of Puerto Rico: Volu (https://www.sarc.auction/Archilla-Diez-Efrain-Catalogo-Numismatico-de-Puerto-Rico-Numismatic-Catalog-of-Puerto-Rico-Volu_i39432826)

A Catalog of Georgian Coins American and Canadian Countermarked Coins
Lots 4052 and 4072

Lot 4052: A Catalog of Georgian Coins
Bennett, Kirk, A Catalog of Georgian Coins, Santa Rosa, 2014, hardcover, 341 pages, the new standard reference for coins of Georgia across all time periods including; Ancient Coins, Georgian-Sasanian Coins, Arab Dynasties, Early Bagratid Coinage, The Golden Age of Georgia, Georgia under the Mongols, West Georgian Coinage (Kirmaneuli), Medieval Reduced Coinage, Persian and Ottoman Coinage, Ottoman Occupation, Georgian Civic Coppers, Sirma Abazis, Russo-Georgian Coins, with Abbreviations chart, Bibliography, plus two appendixes: countermarks on Georgian coins and reading the dates and mints of Mongol-Era coins, ex James Farr Numismatic Library.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Bennett, Kirk. A Catalog of Georgian Coins (https://www.sarc.auction/Bennett-Kirk-A-Catalog-of-Georgian-Coins_i39432852)

Lot 4072: American and Canadian Countermarked Coins
Brunk, Gregory, American and Canadian Countermarked Coins, Rockford, 1987, World Exonumia Press, First Edition, 349 pages, hardcover, this is the most useful reference on the subject of counterstamped / countermarked merchant coins by far.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Brunk, Gregory. American and Canadian Countermarked Coins (https://www.sarc.auction/Brunk-Gregory-American-and-Canadian-Countermarked-Coins_i39432872)

German Secular Talers Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins
Lots 4110 and 4223

Lot 4110: German Secular Talers
Davenport, John Stewart, German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt am Main 1976, Numismatischer Verlag P.N. Schulten, Germany, crowns, 17th c., 588 pages, hardback, gray pseudo, illustrations in text, ex Norman D. Nicol Library.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Davenport, John Stewart. German Secular Talers, 1600-1700 (https://www.sarc.auction/Davenport-John-Stewart-German-Secular-Talers-1600-1700_i39432910)

Lot 4223: Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins
Kann, Eduard, Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, Riverdale, 1966, 476 pages, 224 plates, hardcover with dust jacket in good condition, reprint of 1954 original. The flagship work on Chinese coinage written by the doyen himself. Still the single best reference on Chinese coins available anywhere and the long-time standard in-depth work on gold, silver, nickel. More historical information and depth of varieties than Krause. Still a much quoted reference work and a must for the collector of struck Chinese coinage, R, ex James Farr Numismatic Library.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Kann, Eduard. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins (https://www.sarc.auction/Kann-Eduard-Illustrated-Catalog-of-Chinese-Coins_i39433023)

The Medals of Karl Goetz Modern Coins and Notes of Cyprus
Lots 4228 and 4349

Lot 4228: The Medals of Karl Goetz
Kienast, Gunter. W., The Medals of Karl Goetz, Artus Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967, reprinted 1980, 284 pages, hardcover. The standard reference on political, satirical and historical medals of Karl Goetz covering the period 1914-1945 with superb photographs. During his 40 years as a medalist, Goetz produced a total of 633 medals. Text in English, ex James Farr Numismatic Library.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Kienast, Gunter. W. The Medals of Karl Goetz (https://www.sarc.auction/Kienast-Gunter-W-The-Medals-of-Karl-Goetz_i39433028)

Lot 4349: Modern Coins and Notes of Cyprus
Pridmore, F., Modern Coins and Notes of Cyprus, Central Bank of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1974, 323 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Coins and banknotes of Cyprus during British Colonial times. Contains an in-depth history of the coinage with Pridmore's usual detail of the individual coins, ex James Farr Collection Library.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Pridmore, F. Modern Coins and Notes of Cyprus (https://www.sarc.auction/Pridmore-F-Modern-Coins-and-Notes-of-Cyprus_i39433149)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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