1939 Oliver collection and auction sale

I am doing some numismatic research for an article I am writing, and came across a mention of a coin provenance, listed only as "ex: Oliver 1939". I have been unable to find any information on such a collection or auction. Can anyone provide me with any information on this auction to help in my research? I do not know if "Oliver" was the consignor or the auction house.
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One lead:
James Oliver - he was an officer in the American Numismatic Society in the mid 1800's.
• Bangs, Merwin & Co. Sale The Cabinet of James Oliver June 3, 1868 Priced & Named
Page 8 here:
https://books.google.com/books?id=vo0OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=James+Oliver+Numismatist&source=bl&ots=DLHU4GqKqP&sig=Bl30aMJS_ef81tWKBR_j_QnwLRc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tm-TVIHwDOLesATerYCQCQ&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=James%20Oliver%20Numismatist&f=false
Page 361 here:
https://books.google.com/books?id=zGc-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA361&lpg=PA361&dq=James+Oliver+Numismatist&source=bl&ots=JzIpC_9cAq&sig=yE2DuydjmmLVDVCI3NFRJ19bqWQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tm-TVIHwDOLesATerYCQCQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=James%20Oliver%20Numismatist&f=false
I don't know if any of the 1456 lots were half dimes though as Barndog suggested:
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just a guess, probably a US half dime
Give that man a cigar! Yes, it is in relation to an otherwise unremarkable 1843 half dime, but with a shattered reverse die which is the subject of my research. Kamal Ahwash mentioned a couple of auction appearances of this obscure variety in his "Kam's Corner" column in the Gobrecht Journal back in 1976. Specifically, he describes the die marriage and mentions two auction appearances for the unnumbered variety " ...which is the same die of Lot 231 of the WGC Sale, 1945 and Dr. Black Sale Lot 244 – ex: Oliver 1939". The WGC Sale, of course, is the 1945 Numismatic Gallery auction of the 'World's Greatest Collection', and the Dr. Black Sale is the New Netherlands Coin Co., 61st Public Auction Sale, June 30, 1970, but I was not able to identify the Oliver Sale. I believe that StrikeoutXXX has found the auction sale for me, and I truly appreciate that input. In that PDF file (page 8) it mentions the June 3rd, 4th, and 5th auction dates at Bangs, Merwin & Co. but I don't see the year. Does anyone know the year of the sale? Was it 1939?
I am indebted to StrikeoutXXX once again. I see he added the catalog auction listing, with the 1868 date. Thank you once again.
In the 60's and 70's, the tendency was to cite sales by seller/consignor. Just as Awash cited WCG and Black, and not the auction house, he is likely citing Oliver as the seller/consignor.
Good question. I will look into that.
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There are nine auctions listed in Gengerke as occurring in October 1939. There are only two that were by the more major players, Stack's on 10/4/1939 and Stack's again on 10/28/1939. Gengerke lists the major consignors and did not list Oliver, but does not mean that there could have been more consignors named in the auction catalog that Gengerke does not list. You might want to check out those two auctions.