Newman Portal Continues Digitization of Chapman Correspondence at American Numismatic Society

One of the treasures of the American Numismatic Society archival collection is a group of business correspondence of Samuel Hudson and Henry Chapman, Philadelphia coin dealersc. 1880 to 1930. This tranche of letters provides an insider's view of the coin business for the period. An example is the file of William Dickinson, a St. Louis numismatist.Negotiation is a timeless thing, and Dickinson's missive of March 12, 1892, complaining about consignment rates well illustrates the point:

Dickinson eventually came to terms with the Chapman firm, and his named sale was presented by the Philadelphia brothers in March, 1894. Newman Portal acknowledges David Hill,ANS Librarian, and Lara Jacobs of Internet Archive for their assistance with this project.

Image: Cover for the March 12, 1892 correspondence from Dickinson to the Chapman's.

Link to Chapman / Dickinson correspondence:
https://archive.org/details/dickinsonwilliam00dick/page/1

Link to Chapman sale of Dickinson collection on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctionlots?AucCoId=21&AuctionId=510861