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The Auctioneer's Copy of the Spiro Collection

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 USD
The Auctioneer's Copy of the Spiro Collection
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Schulman, Hans M.F. PUBLIC COIN AUCTION. 75 ANNIVERSARY, 1880-1955. THE FAMOUS COLLECTION OF NEW JERSEY COINS MADE BY DR. JACOB N. SPIRO. New York, Mar. 18-19, 1955. 8vo, later maroon cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 136 pages, including 27 plates; 2487 lots. Heavily annotated, being entirely priced in pencil, with most lots having buyer's initials. Near fine. The auctioneer's heavily annotated copy. The Spiro collection of New Jersey copper coins, the highlight of the sale from today's perspective, is one of the most important collections of these ever to be formed. The annotations provide considerable information for the provenances of these pieces. The sale also includes significant Spanish-American silver and coins of the West Indies in addition to Spiro's colonial paper. Adams 16 (A overall, and in colonials and colonial paper money in particular).