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Second Edition Eckfeldt & Du Bois

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Second Edition Eckfeldt & Du Bois
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Eckfeldt, Jacob R., and William E. Du Bois. NEW VARIETIES OF GOLD AND SILVER COINS, COUNTERFEIT COINS, AND BULLION; WITH MINT VALUES…. New York, 1851. Second edition. 8vo, original straight-grained black cloth; covers intricately paneled in blind; gilt-lettered gold & silver / coins & bullion in the center with a gilt impression of a Baldwin Horseman type California gold 1850 $10 coin between the two lines. (6), 72, (2), 2, 2, (16) pages; table; 5 lithographic black on white plates, mostly depicting pioneer gold coins. Spine worn, with cloth torn but present; very good. Seldom encountered in this binding. Originally published in 1850, New Varieties "was designed as a convenient and authentic manual for individuals or institutions dealing in the precious metals, and especially those engaged in the California trade, then newly opened. It also served the purpose of a supplement to a larger work by the same authors on the same subject, issued in 1842... The lapse of time and change of circumstances have required that it should be taken apart, reconstructed, and in various respects essentially altered... There is appended a reprint of the 'Pledges of History; or, A Brief Account of the Collection of Coins Belonging to the Mint of the United States,' which was issued by the Assistant Assayer in 1846, and of which scarcely a copy remains. Some interesting additions are made to this branch also..." Bound in all copies following the main text and coin plates is an extract of The Merchant's and Banker's Almanac for 1852 featuring additional pertinent information. Clain-Stefanelli 11882. Ex Raymond Hale library.