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The Wetmore Sale, with Plates

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 USD
The Wetmore Sale, with Plates
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.
Chapman, S.H. and H. THE COLLECTION OF COINS OF THE UNITED STATES FORMED BY MAJOR WILLIAM BOERUM WETMORE. AN ORIGINAL 1804 U.S. DOLLAR. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, Auctioneers, June 27-28, 1906. 8vo, modern white cloth and boards, gilt, in the style of the original; original gilt-printed white paper covers bound in. (2), ii, 75, (1) pages; 1290 lots; 5 fine photographic plates. Fine. Adams A: "Proof 1831, 1846 $2.50. 1863-1881 gold proof sets. 1804 $1 with analysis. 1827 25¢. Fine cents: MS 1808, 1811, Proof 1823, 1829." A notable sale of United States large cents, rare gold, gold proofs and silver coins, with a long description of the 1804 dollar. The first two plates depict American gold coins; the third plate illustrates silver dollars, an 1802 half dime, and an 1827 quarter; and the final two plates depict choice cents. 12435. Davis 196.