THE JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION

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The One Hundred Greatest Items Of United States Numismatic Literature Rank: Number 6

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Whatever Ford’s controversies, his name is permanently cemented on this, the greatest series of auction catalogs in the American numismatic history. Eschewing in its entirety federal coinage, the great focus of American numismatic commercial activity, Ford served up a challenge to the Stack’s cataloguing team which was executed in a tradition befitting this distinguished and longstanding New York auction house. Several of this series were immediately standard references covering their respective contents. Many of Ford’s secrets were finally revealed in this veritable four year eruption of desiderata, and in retrospect no one should have been the least bit surprised. Of course, Ford being Ford, rumors of what delicacies might still remain in the cabinet will no doubt persist for a long time.

Part 1

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART I
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 14, 2003
243pp, 335 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Early American Coins - Continental Dollars, New Jersey Coppers, Vermont Coppers, Fugio Cents, Confederate States of America Half Dollar

Part 2

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART II
New York, NY: Stack's, May 11, 2004
256pp, 373 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Early American Coins and Tokens - Higley Coppers, Maryland and New York Coinages, Immune/Immunis/Confederatio Issues, Carolina and Rhode Island Tokens, U.S. Territorial Gold Coins and Assay Ingots

Part 3

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART III
New York, NY: Stack's, May 11-12, 2004
443pp, 650 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Early American Paper Currency - Colonial Paper Issues Before 1776, Fractional Currency, Obsolete Currency

Part 4

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART IV
New York, NY: Stack's, June 23, 2004
191pp, 647 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Hard Times Tokens and Encased Postage Stamps

Part 5

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART V
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 12, 2004
187pp, 284 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Early American Coins and Tokens - Voce Populi, Auctori Plebis, Nova Constellatio, Massachusetts Coppers, United States Medals: Naval, Historical, and Diplomatic Medals

Part 6

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART VI
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 12, 2004
277pp, 463 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: American Paper Currency - Colonial Currency Sheets, Fiscal Paper, U.S. Federal Interest Bearing Notes and Bonds, "War of 1812" Notes, Obsolete Proof Sheets, Santa Claus Notes, Mormon Currency

Part 7

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART VII
New York, NY: Stack's, Jan 18, 2005
252pp, 555 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: American, British, and Canadian Coins, Medals, and Tokens - St. Patrick's Tokens, Wood's Hibernia Coinage, Virginia Halfpennies, Copper Company of Upper Canada, Myddelton Tokens, Naval and Historical Medals, Gorgets and African Chief's Medals

Part 8

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART VIII
New York, NY: Stack's, Jan 18-19, 2005
300pp, 798 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Colonial Currency, Continental Currency, and Obsolete Currency - U.S. Obsolete Currency, John Law Notes, Russian-American Company Notes

Part 9

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART IX
New York, NY: Stack's, May 10, 2005
211pp, 530 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: United States Medals, Rosa Americana Coinage, Copper Coinage of Connecticut, Continental and Colonial Uncut Sheets and Multiples

Part 10

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART X
New York, NY: Stack's, May 26, 2005
418pp, 811 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Obsolete Currency, and Original Confederate Cents - Obsolete Currency Proof, Odd Denomination, Postage Payable, Satirical and Sutler Notes, Southern States and Confederate Notes, Confederate Coinage, Georgia Color Seal Notes, Paul Revere Printed Notes

Part 11

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XI
New York, NY: Stack's, Jun 13, 2005
111pp, 280 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: United States Fractional Currency - Regular Issues, Specimen Issues, Proofs and Essays, Related Ephemera

Part 12

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XII
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 18, 2005
262pp, 147 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Silver Coinage of Massachusetts - New England (NE) Coinage, Willow Tree Coinage, Oak Tree Coinage, Pine Tree Coinage

Part 13

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XIII
New York, NY: Stack's, Jan 16, 2006
210pp, 870 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: French Colonial Coins and Tokens, and Betts Medals Part 1 - French Colonial Silver, Copper, and Billon Issues 1640-1764; Gold Coins from Le Chameau; Admiral Vernon and John Law Medals; Spanish Proclamation Medals; Medals Relating to the New World 1556-1745; European Peace and Treaty Medals

Part 14

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XIV
New York, NY: Stack's, May 23, 2006
198pp, 676 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Betts Medals, Part 2 - Medals of: King George's War, French and Indian War, American Revolution, Civic/Fraternal/Commercial/Domestic, Benjamin Franklin, Historic Personalities, Struck Copies of Colonial and Early American Coins

Part 15

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XV
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 4, 2006
545pp, 1066 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: American Paper Currency - Paper Currency of the American Revolutionary and Early Confederation Periods from the Thirteen Colonies, Continental Currency, "Guaranteed by the United States" Notes, Civil War Era Obsolete Scrip and Banknotes

Part 16

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XVI
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 17, 2006
169pp, 189 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Indian Peace Medals, Part 1 - New Spain, New France, British North America, United States of America

Part 17

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XVII
New York, NY: Stack's, Mar 21, 2007
288pp, 633 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: American Paper Currency - American Revolution, Early Confederation, Thirteen Colonies, Continental Currency, "Guaranteed by the United States" Notes, Colonial and Early American Change Bills, Canadian 18th Century Paper Currency

Part 18

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XVIII
New York, NY: Stack's, May 22, 2007
131pp, 173 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Indian Peace Medals, Part 2 - United States, Canada

Part 19

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XIX
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 11, 2007
270pp, 950 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: United States Fractional Currency - U.S. Postage Envelopes, Experimental Notes/Sheets/Proofs, Regular Issues/Multiples/Errors/Specimens, Courtesy Autographs on Fractional Currency, Historical Epherema

Part 20

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XX
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 16, 2007
249pp, 395 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Western Territorial Americana - Private Bank and Scrip Notes, Fiscal Documents, Tokens/Medals/Ephemera, Territorial Patterns, Assayer's Forms and Documents

Part 21

Stack's. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PART XXI
New York, NY: Stack's, Oct 16, 2007
97pp, 60 lots
Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm
Softbound: Pictorial card covers
Contents: Western Assayer's Ingots

Hardbound Catalogs

New York, NY: Stack's, 2003-2007
10,885 lots
Quarto: 29 x 22cm
Hardbound: Maroon leatherette, lettered in gilt, embossed cover

Presentation Catalogs

New York, NY: Stack's, 2003-2007
10,885 lots
Quarto: 29 x 22cm
Hardbound: Dark gray leather, lettered in gilt, embossed cover

Limited to a 'handful' of copies