A book with a pedigree - why not?

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Barndog

That is fabulous! I like having coins of Russell Logan and Jules Reiver (among others) and can appreciate pedigreed books.

ziggy29

That's pretty high on the coolness charts!

Leiana

That. Is. Awesome. I'm not sure you can get a much better pedigree than that!

-Amanda

Cladiator

I know there is a pedigreed Overton 3rd edition out there. Signed and dated by all three (2 past, 1 present) owners of the famed 1806 O.129 Discovery Half Dollar. One of the 3 is the official discoverer. It'll make quite a collectable down the road.

ABC123

Most Pedigreed books that sell for Big Bucks are autographed by the famous owner. Named stickers can be, and are, duplicated ! It's the Provenance, that can be proven, that counts !

RTS

...with respect to this book my research and I use the term loosely leads me to believe the book was auctioned by Katen in 1971 (George J. Fuld Numismatic Library Sale lot 278) and then auctioned by Kolbe in 2000 (Harry W Bass Numismatic Library Sale lot 192) so the named stickers at least seem reasonable - I cannot find PRLs for either sale to confirm the lot #s quoted above - any assistance most appreciated - thank you.

MrEureka

The book in my library with the coolest provenance is a deluxe bound copy of A.M. Smith's "Coins and Coinage - The United States Mint" inscribed by Chief Coiner A. Louden Snowden to his daughter in 1885. (The year of the famous "Snowden Dollar" pattern!) As a link to the past, the book is far superior to any coin he ever struck or handled.

Although I can't provide an image of the book right now, this A.M. Smith Literature Exhibit is definitely worth a look.

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<< <i>Although I can't provide an image of the book right now, this A.M. Smith Literature Exhibit is definitely worth a look. >>



Thank you for the link.

MrEureka

Thank you for the link.

You're welcome. And I'll add that the exhibit is an eye-opener in that it shows how much one can achieve in numismatics without spending a fortune.

Longacre

Far out, man.

oreville

MrEureka: That is a cool pedigree indeed!

I also love old books with coin collectors writing and comments in them as to prices and prices bid on them and their thoughts as to the quality of the coin(s).

Also old Red Books with comments on what coins were the coins needed to complete a set and prices paid, etc. A true walk in a time warp!

Thanks for the thread!

Shamika

Damn Christopher, you're putting together one hell of a numismatic library!