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Charles P. Nichol's Copy of the Mickley Sale

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Charles P. Nichol's Copy of the Mickley Sale
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Woodward, W. Elliot. PRICED CATALOGUE OF THE NUMISMATIC COLLECTION FORMED BY JOSEPH J. MICKLEY, ESQ., OF PHILADELPHIA... New York, Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 1867. 8vo, contemporary tan half calf with mottled boards; spine with five raised bands, ruled and decorated in black; two black spine labels, gilt; marbled endpapers; original printed wraps bound in. 196 pages; 3349 lots; neatly hand-priced in ink with Nichol's purchases indicated. Armorial bookplate of C.P. Nichols. Untrimmed. Slightly rubbed, else fine. The post-sale priced edition: quite scarce, and a most attractive copy. Adams calls this "Perhaps the greatest U.S. collection," a superlative that seems entirely justified. Woodward's tenth and final Semi-Annual Sale, the Mickley auction was followed by an 11-year absence of Woodward from the numismatic scene (the two catalogues in his series during this period having been catalogued by Strobridge). Perhaps he felt that nothing could surpass the Mickley collection: an understandable feeling. The sale featured astounding rarities and brought very strong prices (Attinelli states that the $750 brought by the 1804 dollar was "Probably the highest sum ever paid in this country for a single coin"). Adams 17 (A+ overall, A in large cents, half cents, colonials, medals, literature, patterns, proofs, early silver, Washington, comments and British). Attinelli 48-49. Davis 1158. Ex Armand Champa Library (Sale I, lot 576).