Volume 2:

Volume 2 features items from Eric P. Newman's library, including his correspondence files as well as the archives of Roger S. Cohen, Jr. and R. Tettenhorst (BernardEdison). Rarities include 19th- and early 20th-century plated auction catalogs. Within the important early references are three copies of Eckfeldt and DuBois with actual samplesof California gold, both editions of Edward Maris's guide to 1794 large cents, and two copies of Edward Maris's New Jersey tome. The cataloging is preceded by David Fanning'sentertaining introduction to the Library section, which details important information about terminology, abbreviations, and digitization.

A special offering is the Eric P. Newman Collection of Heath's Counterfeit Detectors, the subject of his 1991 article that appeared in the American Numismatic AssociationCentennial Anthology. The article is reprinted in this volume with permission of the ANA. Newman's collection includes 64 lots in the Signature session that appear in thepresent volume, along with six additional lots that are recorded in volume I.

Two uncommon pieces in this sale are located in St. Louis. First is Eric P. Newman's Wooton desk, his workspace for over 40 years and an object of beauty in its own right.Second is B.G. Johnson's historic cabinet, which held the inventory of the St. Louis Stamp and Coin Company and later housed coins from Eric's collection. Numismatists cansurely imagine working at Eric's desk and placing pieces from their collections within the drawers that held coins owned by "Colonel" E.H.R. Green, B.G. Johnson, andEric P. Newman.

Lot 15105: Roger Cohen Numismatic Archives

Cohen, Jr., Roger S. Numismatic Archives Pertaining to United States Half Cents. Seven boxes of Cohen's personal archives, including manuscripts, typescripts, andother pre-publication materials for both editions of Cohen's American Half Cents, voluminous correspondence with other half cent specialists, collection inventories, researchpapers, annotated catalogues and other printed materials, photographs, invoices for both coins and books, business documents regarding the printing and distribution of his books,and other matter concerning the study and collecting of U.S. half cents.

Roger S. Cohen, Jr. (1927-1990) was an accountant by vocation and a numismatist by avocation, whose focus became the study of the United States half cents, a series he felt hadlived for too long in the shadow of their "big sisters," the long-studied and much-beloved large cents. Unsatisfied with the existing works on the subject and impatientwith the slow progress being made by others in the field, he determined to write his own guide to the series, publishing the first edition of American Half Cents: The"Little Half Sisters" in 1971. The book was well-received, and a second edition was published a decade later in 1981. Cohen wrote that his book was "aimed atthe person who has been collecting for a number of years and has an interest in coins but needs to get into something else other than date collecting or the filling the holes inthe album routine..." (letter to Paul Munson, July 12, 1971). Writing and maintaining the book became the focus of his numismatic activities, with him acknowledging that itwas "one hell of a lot more work than I ever dreamed."

To read the complete lot description, see: Cohen, Jr., Roger S. Numismatic ArchivesPertaining to United States Half Cents. ... (Total: 7 items)(https://coins.ha.com/itm/books/cohen-jr-roger-s-numismatic-archives-pertaining-to-united-states-half-cents-total-7-items-/a/1283-15105.s)

Lot 15144: Tettenhorst Numismatic Archives

Tett's personal correspondence constitutes a remarkable portrait of serious coin collecting in the second half of the 20th century and the beginnings of the next. As arecord of the world of early copper, it is unparalleled. It is at times highly informative, and at other times amusing. His kindness, warmth, and humor are almost always ondisplay, and his peacemaking personality comes through as he attempts to play diplomat between the Cohen and Breen camps in the Half Cent War. He took amusement in the fact thathe had become famous in the coin collecting world, while most people continued to be ignorant of his actual name.

The Tettenhorst Archives
Tettenhorst, Robert (pseud. Bernard Edison). Numismatic Archives of Bernard Edison, a.k.a. R. Tettenhorst. Ten boxes of correspondence, invoices and purchase records, researchpapers, photographs, and other material primarily related to Edison's numismatic activities (conducted under the name of R. Tettenhorst), but also touching on various othertopics. 1952-2014. Edison donated his numismatic archives to the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES).

To read the complete lot description, see: Bernard Edison (1928-2018)....(Total: 10 items) (https://coins.ha.com/itm/books/bernard-edison-1928-2018-total-10-items-/a/1283-15144.s)

Lot 15207: Eckfeldt and DuBois

Eckfeldt, Jacob R., and William E. Du Bois. A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations, Struck within the Past Century... [bound with] Supplement to the Manualof Coins and Bullion. [bound with] Addenda and Corrections, to June, 1851. Philadelphia: Published at the Assay Office of the Mint, 1842-1851. Small 4to, contemporarybrown half morocco with mottled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt. (4), iv, (5)-220; (221)-240; (241)-242 pages; fine frontispiece engraving of the Mintbuilding; 16 attractively engraved plates of coins, all on coated paper with original tissue guards; very fine plate of California and Mormon coins printed in gold and in reliefon a royal blue background; two actual samples of California gold on page 235 mounted under a small cardboard rectangle with round windows to allow viewing.

The extremely rare December 1849 supplement comprising pages 221-240 contains the attractive plate of California and Mormon gold coins, the tipped-in Mormon plate, and thefirst appearance of the famous California gold samples. This copy also includes the even more rare (if less significant) 2-page 1851 addenda, including a depiction of the newthree-cent silver piece. Fine. Estimate $4,000.

To read the complete lot description, see: Eckfeldt,Jacob R., and William E. Du Bois. A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations, Struck within the Past Centu...(https://coins.ha.com/itm/books/eckfeldt-jacob-r-and-william-e-du-bois-a-manual-of-gold-and-silver-coins-of-all-nations-struck-within-the-past-centu/a/1283-15207.s)

Lot 15332: Maris Guide to 1794 Large Cents

Maris, Edward. Varieties of the Copper Issues of the United States Mint in the Year 1794. Philadelphia: Printed by William K. Bellows, Corner Fourth Street and AppleTree Alley, 1869. Small 8vo [18 by 12 cm], original printed paper covers. 15, (1) pages. Minor discoloration to covers; old fold down the center. Very good. This is the firstseparately published work on United States cents and half cents. Remembered beyond its landmark status mostly for the colorful appellations given by Dr. Maris to the 39 varietiesof 1794 cents that he managed to identify: the Coquette, Scarred Head, Venus Marina, Roman Plica, Double Chin, Patagonian, and so on. Rare: only a fraction of the 100copies originally printed appear to have survived.

To read the complete lot description, see: Maris, Edward. Varieties of the CopperIssues of the United States Mint in the Year 1794. ...(https://coins.ha.com/itm/books/maris-edward-varieties-of-the-copper-issues-of-the-united-states-mint-in-the-year-1794/a/1283-15332.s)

To read the complete sale catalog on the Newman Portal, see:
Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection Part XI (volume 2)(https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctionlots?AucCoId=8&AuctionId=524638)