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Hobart Smith Offers Tiffany's His Stater of Elis

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Hobart Smith Offers Tiffany's His Stater of Elis
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Smith, R. Hobart. HANDWRITTEN LETTER SIGNED IN INK, DATED NOVEMBER 8, 1907, TO GEORGE F. KUNZ. On two sheets of plain notepaper folded to make eight pages of 4.5 by 7 inches. Additionally folded for mailing. Holed where pinned. Original mailing envelope, pinned, addressed to Kunz at Tiffany's, included. Near fine. R. Hobart Smith was a major collector of ancient Greek coins at the turn of the century, selling a notable collection through Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge in 1897 and another in 1909. In this audacious letter, he offers to sell three of his finest coins to Tiffany & Company. See catalogue for full description.