STAMPS - COINS - BOOKS. PUBLIC AND MAIL BID. THE FAMOUS LEONARD M. HOLLAND LARGE COPPER CENT COLLECTION. MOSTLY IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION 1793 TO 1857, FEATURING MANY FINEST KNOWN VARIETIES

Published by Catalogued by Mason-Dixon Coin Exchange (Thomas Warfield), Kenhorst, Reading, Pa, 1959

Seller: Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers, Gahanna, OH, U.S.A.Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers

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8vo, self-covered. 16 pages; (103) lots of large cents; 261 lots of other coins; (11) lots of stamps; 200 lots of books; 10 halftone illustrations of large cents. Folded for mailing; near fine. A well-preserved copy of this controversial catalogue. The Leonard Holland sale was a remarkable event, offering a fine collection of large cents assembled in the late 1940s and 1950s, mostly acquired from Holland's good friend Thomas Elder. Holland pledged the collection as collateral for a construction project loan in the late 1950s. He encountered unforeseen difficulties and the bank foreclosed the loan, choosing an obscure country auctioneer to liquidate the collection. Distribution of the catalogue was limited and the coins generally sold for low prices. Some of the important collectors of the day did not learn of the sale and several of the attendees funneled their bids through a single agent. After the sale, it is reported that the coins were again auctioned within the group in a hotel room. Sometimes, the differences were dramatic, with coins subsequently bringing double or triple the original hammer price.

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Title
STAMPS - COINS - BOOKS. PUBLIC AND MAIL BID. THE FAMOUS LEONARD M. HOLLAND LARGE COPPER CENT COLLECTION. MOSTLY IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION 1793 TO 1857, FEATURING MANY FINEST KNOWN VARIETIES
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Pennypacker Auction Centre
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Catalogued by Mason-Dixon Coin Exchange (Thomas Warfield), Kenhorst, Reading, Pa
Publication year
1959
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Sale Catalogues, Special Offerings, United States

Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers

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Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers is the largest and longest currently active rare numismatic literature firm in the world. Established in 1967, our first mail-bid sale was held in 1976 and today we average four mail-bid or public auction sales per year. The firm is a member of the International Association of Professional Numismatists. While public auctions and mail-bid sales are an important part of our business, we also actively buy and sell rare numismatic literature. Our stock of rare numismatic books is among the largest in the world and we are always pleased to receive serious want lists.

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Kolbe and Fanning

136 S Stygler Rd
Gahanna, OH U.S.A. 43230