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The Fernand David Collection

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 USD
The Fernand David Collection
A buyer’s premium of 18% will be added to the cost of all lots purchased by absentee bidders. The premium is reduced to 15% for floor bidders. See shipping info and full terms.
Schulman, J. CATALOGUE OF THE IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF THE LATE MR. FERNAND DAVID OF PARIS. FIRST PART: THE COINS AND THE MEDALS OF AMERICA. Amsterdam, 11 March 1930. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 32 pages; 642 lots; 7 fine plates. Fine. A scarce sale with significant American content. Were it listed in Adams, it might well qualify as an A sale. Lots 1-39 comprise Canadiana; 40-71 American colonials; 72-88 Washingtonia, etc.; 89-244 gold, silver and copper American coins; 245-251 pioneer gold; 252-367 Betts medals; 368-423 other American medals. Plate I largely depicts colonials; plate II large cents, half cents and rare silver; plate III pioneer gold; plate IV medals. The remainder of the sale is devoted to Spanish and Latin American coins and medals, including West Indies cut and countermarked pieces. Clain-Stefanelli 10539.