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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5 entries found for [year:1988]
1988Half Cent Surveys
Surveys compiled by Edward Masouka and Carl Ostiguy, 1988-1990, recording half cent collector names and collection contents. Collector names and address have been redacted.
1988Poet III / Moreira III
Records related to the sale of duplicates from the Tett collection, sold by Superior in 1989.
19881811 Mickley Restrike
Correspondence with Ernest Montgomery about the 1811 Mickley Restrike, mostly regarding a talk by Montgomery at the PAN Convention in 1988.
19881796 Edwards Restrike
A large group of material related to the 1796 Dr. Edwards Copy, mostly the detailed research and records that Tett assembled in researching his article on the Edwards Copy for Penny-Wise in 1988. Among the items are:
1) Correspondence from several numismatists on the subject including Walter Breen, Dave Bowers, Remy Bourne, Eric Newman, Jim McGuigan, and the ANS among others.
2) Tett’s efforts to track the past sales of this coin which includes copies of multiple historical auctions in which an Edwards Copy was sold, as well as his notes on the prices and weights of the various coins.
3) Working drafts of the manuscript for Penny-Wise, both handwritten and typed.
4) Letters between Harry Salyards and Tett regarding the publication of his article.
5) Copies of the final article.
6) A few numismatic articles in which the 1796 Edwards copy is mentioned.
1988Rod Burress Correspondence, 1988 to 1991
Correspondence between R. Tettenhorst and Rod Burress on the topic of half cents and other subjects.
