R. Tettenhorst Archives
Archival records related to half cent research and the formation of the Tettenhorst collection, the finest United States half cent collection ever assembled. Known as the Missouri Cabinet, the half cents were sold by Goldberg’s in January 2014. Included in the archive are purchase records, photographs, and research files. Ten boxes total.
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8 entries found for [year:1984]
1984Floyd Starr Auction
Draft of large cent and half cent portions of Stack’s sale of the Floyd Starr collection, with annotations by R. Tettenhorst (June 1984).
1984Proof Half Cents / Rick Coleman
Tett's research file on proof half cents, primarily containing correspondence with Rick Coleman.
1984Coinage of the Americas Conference
Copy of "Overstrikes and Other Anomalies on Early Half Cents" by R. Tettenhorst, published as a part of the Coinage of the America's Conference at the American Numismatic Society, New York. Date approximate.
1984Bareford Half Cent Collection
A grouping of letters and papers related to an offer for Tett to purchase 14 half cents that Bill Bareford was selling in 1984 (previously Harold Bareford's). The coins were offered through Jules Reiver. There are extensive notes from Tett detailing his evaluation, the pedigrees, pricing, and subsequent offer and transaction. Tett purchased four coins from this collection.
1984Breen Half Cent Encyclopedia
A varied grouping of material related to Walter Breen’s U. S. Half Cent Encyclopedia published in 1984. Tett contributed heavily to the book by offering his coins for inclusion and photographs of them, prepared pedigree information on the coins, and contributed his error coins that constituted an entire chapter of the book. There is a detailed 6 page list of all of his coins provided to Breen, as well as notes on a teleconference with Jack Collins about meeting to photograph Tett’s coins. The material includes Tett’s multiple page detailed hand-written errata and addenda to the draft of the book, Tett’s order of 4 copies of the book and the later refund of the payment for the deluxe edition as it was not produced in a timely fashion, two different full-page ads in Coin World for the book, John Wright’s review of the book in Penny-Wise, and a critical review of the book published in the “Repository” in 1984 by Bill Weber and Breen’s unhappy response from the next issue.
1984U.S.A.O.G.
Tett's research file on the 1853 $20 United States Assay Office of Gold controversy in the mid-1960s, most notably containing John J. Ford, Jr.'s report to the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) arbitration panel.
1984Jack Beymer Correspondence, 1984
Correspondence between R. Tettenhorst and Jack Beymer on the topic of half cent coins and literature.
1984Jack Collins Correspondence, 1984
Correspondence between R. Tettenhorst and Jack Collins on the topic of half cents and other subjects.
