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Very Rare Plated McMullin Sale

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 USD
Very Rare Plated McMullin 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.
Elder, Thomas L. PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF THE RARE COIN COLLECTIONS OF THE LATE M.K. MCMULLIN, ESQR. OF PITTSBURGH (SOLD BY ORDER OF MRS. MCMULLIN), H.C. WHIPPLE, ESQR., AND OTHERS. RARE UNITED STATES GOLD COINS, NUMBERING ABOUT 300 PIECES, WITH FIVE $50 GOLD PIECES; PRIVATE GOLD... SPLENDID U.S. CENT COLLECTION, WITH ALL DATES INCLUDED; FINE HALF CENTS... THE RAREST AND OLDEST NUMISMATIC BOOKS, ETC., ETC., ABOUT 2800 LOTS. New York, Feb. 23-26, 1921. Small 8vo, original gilt-printed card covers. 150, (2) pages; 2856 lots; 16 very fine photographic plates. Housed in custom-made clamshell box. Marginal chip to one leaf; very near fine. Depicted on the superb plates are a number of rare large cents, colonials, pioneer gold slugs and other rare pioneer and regular issue United States gold coins. Also illustrated are ancient Greek and Roman coins, Japanese obans, important European silver coins, etc. Very rare: this is the first plated copy we have offered since 1992. Ex Kolbe Sale 50, lot 422.