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Mason's Fewsmith Sale, ex Nichols

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 USD
Mason's Fewsmith Sale, ex Nichols
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Mason & Co. THE "FEWSMITH CABINET," A COLLECTION OF INTERESTING AND VALUABLE SILVER AND COPPER COINS, MEDALS, ETC., EMBRACING A FINE ASSORTMENT OF FOREIGN AND AMERICAN PIECES, ALSO, A CHOICE LINE OF COLONIALS, WASHINGTONS, PATTERN PIECES, POLITICALS, STORE CARDS, TOKENS, &C., IN VARIOUS METALS, FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF WM. FEWSMITH, A.M. New York, Oct. 4-7, 1870. Large 4to, contemporary tan half calf with mottled boards; spine with five raised bands, ruled and decorated in black; green label to front cover, gilt; original printed wraps bound in. 102 pages; 2501 lots. Hand-priced in ink; lots purchased by C.P. Nichols noted as such. Near fine. Ex Charles P. Nichols, based on the binding and the annotations. Adams A: "The high point ... of Mason's entire career was the sale of the Fewsmith Cabinet on October 4, 1870. This collection was rich not only in patterns but in copper, colonials and early proofs as well as several other useful departments." A most attractive copy.