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The John N. Brooks Sale

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 USD
The John N. Brooks Sale
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.
United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS FORMED BY MR. JOHN N. BROOKS OF TORRINGTON, CONN. CONTAINING RARE DOLLARS OF 1794, 1838, 1839, 1851, 1852, 1858; HALF DOLLARS, 1796, 1797; QUARTER DOLLAR, 1823 HALF DIME, 1803, AND MANY OTHER RARE PIECES. New York, Dec. 10, 1914. Tall 8vo, original printed card covers. 24 pages; 516 lots; frontispiece halftone plate of rare United States silver coins. Ex Western Reserve Historical Society, with their embossed stamp in three places (including plate margins) as well as their deaccession stamp. Corner chip. Very good. Adams 18: "Proof 1838, 1851 $1. 1802 5¢. George III peace medal." A very scarce sale in this series, being the first we've offered in several years. The only U.S. Coin Company sale to feature a halftone plate.