Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTIONS OF ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN, EUROPEAN, AMERICAN COLONIAL, UNITED STATES COINS, NAPOLEON, FOREIGN AND U.S. MEDALS, ETC. THE PROPERTY OF W. JERREMS, JR., CHICAGO. A WASHINGTON COLLECTOR AND THE LATE JOHN F. NOEGEL OF PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia: Henkels, December 22-23, 1915. 8vo, original gilt-printed white paper covers. vi, 112 pages; 1667 lots; halftone double-page frontispiece plate depicting both sides of the "Unique Indian Peace Medal Presented by President George Washington in 1789," separated by the original tissue guards. Spine slightly worn; near fine. Adams 27, with plates. Infrequently encountered, particularly in original state. The Jerrems & Noegel sale is significant for medals, with important American content: Rated B+ overall by Adams: "Extensive Napoleonic medals. Betts 401. Washington peace medal. J.Q. Adams peace medals (2). 1670 5 sols." William G. Jerrems, Jr. was ANA Member No. 3 and served as the first president of the American Numismatic Association. In the preface, Chapman notes that "Mr. John F. Noegel was a lover of books and coins for a lifetime and his collecting covered a wide field of interesting material." Davis 206. Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 93, lot 327); ex Twinleaf Library (Kolbe Sale 107), lot 34 at $1300 hammer; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
Price realized | 375 USD |
Starting price | 325 USD |
Estimate | 500 USD |