EXHIBITION OF UNITED STATES AND COLONIAL COINS

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The One Hundred Greatest Items Of United States Numismatic Literature Rank: Number 86

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Clain-Stefanelli 11869, Davis 34, Sigler 90

The best guide to “who owned what” in 1914, this catalog, with thirty-nine plates, presented an opportunity for the members of the ANS to unveil their collections to the world, echoing the grand medallic exhibition conducted by the ANS four years previous (the “greatest exhibition of medallic art ever,” per Dick Johnson). Including four 1804 dollars, the membership was certainly up to the task. Over twenty prominent numismatists contributed, and as the catalog enumerated collections by exhibitor, it is a useful resource for pedigree research. The exhibition was particularly notable for patterns, the descriptions of which run to the extent of thirty-eight pages, including pieces from Woodin, Granberg, Zerbe, Brenner, and the ANS itself, catalogued using numbers from the contemporary Adams-Woodin United States Pattern, Trial And Experimental Pieces 1913 pattern reference.

1^st Edition

American Numismatic Society. EXHIBITION OF UNITED STATES AND COLONIAL COINS.
New York: 1914
133pp, 39 plates
Octavo
Softbound: Tan printed card covers