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The Murdoch “Colonial” Coins, Priced & Named

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:180.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 USD
The Murdoch “Colonial” Coins, Priced & Named
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Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE JOHN G. MURDOCH, ESQ. THE COINS AND TOKENS OF THE BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES, AMERICA AND THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT. London, July 21-30, 1903. Crown 4to, original green cloth, gilt. (2), 107, (1) pages; 1233 lots; 10 fine autotype plates. Hand-priced in black ink with buyers’ names throughout. Binding rubbed, with cracked cloth at spine and corners worn; contents near fine. One of the most important foreign sales ever held of rare American coins. Featured are colonials, pioneer gold, gold, silver and copper United States coins, patterns, etc. Also important for Canadian coins and tokens. Purchasers of American coins at the sale included Mitchelson, Chapman, Watters, Spink, Lincoln, Austin, Ready, et al.