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A collection of ancient and modern coins, political and other; medals, paper money; rare revenue and postage stamps, numismatic and philatelic literature; all to be sold without reserve


Auction Summary

Most significant for the tirade appearing on p. 1, entitled "The Chapmanese," which skewers the brothers Chapman, Philadelphia coin dealers. Proskey refers to them as the "puerile parallelograms," outlining their various numismatic sins in well-crafted language.

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A collection of ancient and modern coins, political and other; medals, paper money; rare revenue and postage stamps, numismatic and philatelic literature; all to be sold without reserve

Auction Details

Auction Date: 5/6/1886
Total Realized: $462.65
Sale #: 0
Type: Live
 # Published Lots: 1083
 # NNP Lots: 0
Languages: English
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David U. Proskey
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