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Low's Plated Copy of Elder's 1917 Carlton Sale

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Low's Plated Copy of Elder's 1917 Carlton Sale
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Elder, Thomas L. PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF THE GEORGE C. CARLTON COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES CENTS., ETC., AND OTHER PROPERTIES. INCLUDING OVER 300 LOTS OF FINE OR UNCIRCULATED CENTS, 300 LOTS OF U.S. PRIVATE AND FOREIGN GOLD COINS, 200 LOTS OF PAPER MONEY, 150 LOTS OF CUT AND POLISHED GEMSTONES, ETC. WITH A VERY FINE OCTAGONAL $50 SLUG OF 1851, CHOICE BECHTLER COIN COLLECTION, KELLOGG $20S, EARLY EAGLES, HALF EAGLES, QUARTER EAGLES, THREE DOLLARS AND ONE DOLLAR GOLD (WITH ABOUT ALL THE BRANCH MINTS), REGULAR U.S. SILVER AND MINOR COINS, A GROUP OF EXCEEDINGLY RARE PATTERN SMALL CENT COINS; CHOICE FOREIGN SILVER, EXCEPTIONAL COLONIAL AND CONTINENTAL CURRENCY, FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, EARLY SMALL NOTES OF NEW YORK CITY, LETTER WRITTEN BY GEORGE WASHINGTON, VARIOUS ANTIQUES, ETC., ETC., OVER 2300 VARIED LOTS. THE MOST IMPORTANT SALE SINCE THE MILLER SALE. AT ABSOLUTE SALE WITHOUT RESERVE. New York, Dec. 6-8, 1917. 4to, original printed card covers. 93, (1) pages, blank leaf; 2304 lots; 5 superb 8 by 10 inch photographic plates, tipped in as issued. Inscribed to Lyman Low by Elder on the title. Lower spine with small tape repair; housed in custom made tan half calf clamshell box. Near fine. Lyman Low's copy of this rare plated sale, boldly inscribed to him by Elder on the title page. Adams B+: "Fine date set of cents, many MS and plated. Proof 1846 5¢. Assay medals. Strong gold: 1804 $10, 1825 $2.50, 1865 $1, 1806/04 $2.50. 1850 Baldwin $5. RR Bechtlers. Proof 1855, 1856 5¢." Only four or five different plated examples of this sale have come to sale in the past quarter century. [online description truncated: see PDF or printed catalogue for full description]