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First Plated U.S. Coin Sale Catalogue

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:550.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 USD
First Plated U.S. Coin Sale Catalogue
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Cogan, Edward. CATALOGUE OF COINS AND MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF MORTIMER LIVINGSTON MACKENZIE, ESQ. New York: Leavitt, Strebeigh & Co., June 23-24, 1869. 8vo, modern brown antiqued calf decorated in blind, with marbled sides; spine lettered in gilt; original printed front wrap bound in. 55, (1) pages; 770 lots; 5 very fine photographic plates. Near fine. Attinelli page 52: "The sale of this celebrated collection, noted for the superior quality of the pieces offered therein, for which the aggregate amount, paid for a number of the lots, forms a good criterion; being an average of nearly six dollars a lot, extremely few lots consisting of more than one piece; gold forming the least part of the value. The set of U.S. Cents being the finest ever offered in any one collection." A pleasing example, with very nice impressions of the plates, of this landmark in American numismatics, the first U.S. auction sale catalogue issued with photographic plates. Scarce. The plates in the Mackenzie and Allan catalogues are superior to many of those in Cogan's later sales.