I would have bought this book

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1630Boston
1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited July 19, 2022 11:46AM in U.S. Coin Forum

I don't have time to read books, but I would have purchased this one.
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The Diaries of John Hull, Mint-Master and Treasurer of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.. Pages 109-316 of Archæologia Americana. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society. Vol. III (Boston, 1857). 8vo, original brown cloth, rebacked by Alan Grace. cxxxviii, 378, (2) pages; 1 lithographic plate depicting Hull's manuscript and Massachusetts silver; 1 tinted lithographic table depicting Hull's and Metcalfe's shorthand. Board edges worn; very good. Very important source material for anyone studying Massachusetts silver. Estimate $200.
Ex: Swann Galleries (5/1957).
Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.

Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

Bad transactions with : nobody to date

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  • amwldcoin
    amwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @1630Boston said:
    I don't have time to read books, but I would have purchased this one.
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    The Diaries of John Hull, Mint-Master and Treasurer of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.. Pages 109-316 of Archæologia Americana. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society. Vol. III (Boston, 1857). 8vo, original brown cloth, rebacked by Alan Grace. cxxxviii, 378, (2) pages; 1 lithographic plate depicting Hull's manuscript and Massachusetts silver; 1 tinted lithographic table depicting Hull's and Metcalfe's shorthand. Board edges worn; very good. Very important source material for anyone studying Massachusetts silver. Estimate $200.
    Ex: Swann Galleries (5/1957).
    Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.

    What did it sell for?

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I believe $260

    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @amwldcoin
    Very important source material for anyone studying Massachusetts silver. Estimate $200. Ex: Swann Galleries (5/1957). Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15889 (realized $264).

    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It would make a nice addition to this set :)
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    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • amwldcoin
    amwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is a cool book!

  • Treashunt
    Treashunt Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Agreed, I would have bought it, but my wife would have killed me --

    I have thousands of [coin] books already

    Frank

    BHNC #203

  • MidLifeCrisis
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    I wonder if it's been transcribed to a modern edition or, better yet, converted to PDF...

  • wev
    wev Posts: 160 ✭✭✭
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    @MidLifeCrisis said:
    I wonder if it's been transcribed to a modern edition or, better yet, converted to PDF...

    https://archive.org/stream/diariesofjohnhul00hull/diariesofjohnhul00hull_djvu.txt

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @wev said:

    @MidLifeCrisis said:
    I wonder if it's been transcribed to a modern edition or, better yet, converted to PDF...

    https://archive.org/stream/diariesofjohnhul00hull/diariesofjohnhul00hull_djvu.txt

    Very interesting thanks for the link

    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • ricko
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    That would be a great addition to a numismatic library of any collector. Especially mine. ;) Cheers, RickO

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