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Catalogue of the valuable and choice cabinet of coins, medals, &c. in gold, silver, lead, and bronze, formed by the late Charles Stokes this collection, besides the rich series relating to the memorable French Revolution of 1789, down to the present period, includes also some rare specimens of Greek, Roman and English coins, in excellent preservation; valuable numismatic books, cabinets by Roberts...

Catalog Data

Author:
S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm)  Search this
Association copy:
Du Bois, William E (William Ewing),) 1810-1881 DSI  Search this
Stokes, Charles DSI  Search this
Subject:
Stokes, Charles Coin collections  Search this
Physical description:
[4], 63 pages 22 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Place:
England
London
Date:
1854
Notes:
SCDIRB copy (39088016476848) had [2]-leaf ms. letter of Charles Stokes, dated December 1, 1845 and addressed to Wm. E. Dubois, U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, tipped-in at end
SCDIRB copy includes manuscript notations in margins of purchasers and the prices brought at the auction
SCDIRB copy half bound in green leather and purple cloth binding, title in gilt on spine
Topic:
Auction catalogs  Search this
Coins  Search this
Medals  Search this
Numismatic auctions  Search this
Coins--Private collections  Search this
Call number:
CJ47 .S156 1854
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1037927