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Original Photographs for the 1975 EAC Sale

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:3,250.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 USD
Original Photographs for the 1975 EAC Sale
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Pine Tree Auction Company. PHOTOGRAPHIC PASTE-UPS OF THE 1975 EAC SALE PLATES, FEATURING THE BOWERS COLLECTION OF CONNECTICUT COPPERS AND OTHER COINS. Thirty-four heavy cardstock sheets, onto each of which have been pasted forty-two original black and white photographs carefully cut to size, illustrating both sides of twenty-one coins. All 34 plates printed in the catalogue are here present. The first 17 plates are nearly entirely devoted to the Connecticut coppers and depict both sides of a total of 354 pieces in this amazing collection. The other 17 plates depict Vermont coppers, other colonials, and U.S. large cents (both sides of 278 of these). In total, the 34 plates depict both sides of 724 coins, comprising 1448 individual photographs. Last three sheets with photocopy pages taped to them showing extensive edits; two sheets show signs of images being cut and pasted. Minor editorial marks to sheet margins throughout, not affecting images. Image quality is exceptionally high. A set of screened negatives used in preparing the halftones is also included. Housed in a custom-made clamshell box. Fine. An extraordinary item, and one of the highlights of the sale. The 1975 Early American Coppers (EAC) sale is important for featuring the Q. David Bowers collection of Connecticut coppers, one of the finest ever formed. [online description truncated: see PDF or printed catalogue for full description]