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John J. Ford, Jr. Collection of Coins, Medals and Currency, Part 5 AUCTION RESULTS* OHN J. FORD, Jr. COLLECTION COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY Part V NUMISMATIC AMERICAN HISTORY Early American Coins and Tokens: Voce Populi, Auctori Plebis, Nova Constellatio and Massachusetts Coppers United States Medals: Naval, Historical and Diplomatic Medals OCTOBER 12, 2004 123 West 57th Street • New York, NY PUBLIC AUCTION SALE LOT # PRICE LOT # PRICE LOT # PRICE LOT # PRICE 1 2600.00 60 3000.00 119 975.00 178 17000.00 2 2400.00 61 6750.00 120 5250.00 179 1700.00 3 1300.00 62 1100.00 121 2000.00 180 600.00 4 1700.00 63 425.00 122 13000.00 181 675.00 5 5000.00 64 3000.00 123 950.00 182 525.00 6 1500.00 65 425.00 124 1600.00 183 850.00 7 500.00 66 500.00 125 1300.00 184 525.00 8 1300.00 67 1600.00 126 4750.00 185 425.00 9 400.00 68 6250.00 127 1700.00 186 900.00 10 950.00 69 6250.00 128 950.00 187 1700.00 11 600.00 70 1100.00 129 1200.00 188 325.00 12 450.00 71 4750.00 130 600.00 189 500.00 13 475.00 72 12000.00 131 8500.00 190 850.00 14 100.00 73 5000.00 132 2200.00 191 600.00 15 1200.00 74 2600.00 133 600.00 192 17000.00 16 180.00 75 2200.00 134 2200.00 193 47500.00 17 450.00 76 1200.00 135 3000.00 194 9500.00 18 325.00 77 350.00 136 2000.00 195 6000.00 19 200.00 78 3250.00 137 1600.00 196 14000.00 20 725.00 79 1700.00 138 900.00 197 9500.00 21 850.00 80 5000.00 139 1200.00 198 4750.00 22 2400.00 81 4000.00 140 750.00 199 5500.00 23 675.00 82 35000.00 141 5750.00 200 6500.00 24 2800.00 83 28000.00 142 4500.00 201 6000.00 25 375.00 84 5750.00 143 775.00 202 32500.00 26 2800.00 85 260000.00 144 4250.00 203 5500.00 27 1500.00 86 2000.00 145 9000.00 204 575.00 28 1200.00 87 1300.00 146 800.00 205 475.00 29 400.00 88 800.00 147 7250.00 206 1100.00 30 1000.00 89 9500.00 148 15000.00 207 775.00 31 1000.00 90 280.00 149 3750.00 208 450.00 32 4000.00 91 375.00 150 1000.00 209 1200.00 33 750.00 92 725.00 151 600.00 210 500.00 34 10000.00 93 725.00 152 10000.00 211 1100.00 35 6000.00 94 9500.00 153 700.00 212 1700.00 36 3500.00 95 1400.00 154 425.00 213 2800.00 37 3750.00 96 1100.00 155 50000.00 214 1200.00 38 3250.00 97 850.00 156 28000.00 215 900.00 39 4500.00 98 3750.00 157 1300.00 216 525.00 40 2000.00 99 775.00 158 1400.00 217 425.00 41 6750.00 100 775.00 159 13000.00 218 600.00 42 3250.00 101 3500.00 160 19000.00 219 3250.00 43 1100.00 102 2800.00 161 18000.00 220 30000.00 44 450.00 103 700.00 162 5750.00 221 6750.00 45 2000.00 104 5250.00 163 18000.00 222 5500.00 46 1800.00 105 800.00 164 12000.00 223 3000.00 47 2000.00 106 18000.00 165 1000.00 224 7500.00 48 2000.00 107 14000.00 166 500.00 225 2200.00 49 2000.00 108 8500.00 167 22000.00 226 1300.00 50 500.00 109 16000.00 168 32500.00 227 2000.00 51 1400.00 110 1500.00 169 1200.00 228 1200.00 52 8000.00 111 1100.00 170 90000.00 229 775.00 53 700.00 112 1100.00 171 32500.00 230 775.00 54 800.00 113 775.00 172 1600.00 231 525.00 55 2200.00 114 5000.00 173 40000.00 232 500.00 56 7750.00 115 1500.00 174 20000.00 233 275.00 57 4500.00 116 1200.00 175 1100.00 234 350.00 58 2600.00 117 1000.00 176 19000.00 235 4250.00 59 7750.00 118 1900.00 177 CO o o o o o 236 675.00 LOT # PRICE 237 500.00 238 300.00 239 19000.00 240 2000.00 241 13000. 00 242 325.00 243 6250.00 244 4250.00 245 7000.00 246 450.00 247 525.00 248 6250.00 249 4000.00 250 1700.00 251 1400.00 252 7250.00 253 300.00 254 475.00 255 650.00 256 475.00 257 360.00 258 950.00 259 37500.00 260 725.00 261 8000.00 262 3250.00 263 3200.00 264 3000.00 265 2400.00 266 2800.00 267 2200.00 268 3500.00 269 700.00 270 600.00 271 6000.00 272 6000.00 273 2400.00 274 2800.00 275 1900.00 276 1500.00 277 1700.00 278 600.00 279 1000.00 280 15000.00 281 6000.00 282 5250.00 283 12000.00 284 725.00 Stack’s suggests that you employ not only prices realized but also other readily available sources of information in establishing numismatic market value. *These prices represent the last price called by the auctioneer (the “hammer price”) and do not include the 15% Buyer’s Fee. STACK’S NUMISMATISTS Appraisals Auctions Retail SINCE 1935 JOHN J. FORD, Jr. COLLECTION COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY Part V NUMISMATIC AMERICAN HISTORY Early American Coins and Tokens: Voce Populi, Auctori Plebis, Nova Constellatio and Massachusetts Coppers United States Medals: Naval, Historical and Diplomatic Medals OCTOBER 12, 2004 123 West 57th Street • New York, NY PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FRONT COVER The flag illustrated is the “Powell Standard,” National Standard of the Philadelphia Light Horse (First City Troop), circa 1797. Image courtesy of “The Museum of the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry.” PUB LIC A U C T I O N SALE JOHN J. FORD, Jr. COLLECT! COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY Part V OCTOBER 12, 2004 Tuesday Evening, October 12, 2004 6:30 EM. Sharp Lots 1-284 Lot Viewing—New York City September 27 - October 1, 2004-By Appointment Only October 4, 2004 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 8, 2004 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 5, 2004 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 11, 2004 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 6, 2004 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 12, 2004 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 7, 2004 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Lots will be available for viewing at the above times at our offices at 123 West 57th Street, N.Y, Positively no lots will be shown at Le Parker Meridien Hotel. Public Auction Sale This Public Auction Sale will be held in the Tansa Room (3rd floor) of LE PARKER MERIDIEN HOTEL, 118 West 57th Street, New York City (between 6th and 7th Avenues) Catalogued by 123 WEST 57th STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019-2280 Telephone (212) 582-2580 FAX (212) 245-5018 or (212) 582-1946 [email protected] Licensed Auctioneers: Harvey G. Stack, #0522763; Lawrence Stack, #0798114. Pre-Sale Online Bidding available at www.stacks.com Harvey G. Stack Lawrence R. Stack Susan C. Stack NUMISMATIC STAFF NUMISMATIC CONSULTANT David T. Alexander Michael Hodder Scott Mitchell NUMISMATIC PRODUCTION AND GRAPHICS Vicken Yegparian Jan Eric Blamberg RECOLLECTIONS OF JOHN J. FORD, Jr. by George Fuld I have the distinction of being John Ford’s first customer at New Netherlands. My father, Melvin Fuld, and I had been dealing with Charles Wormser at New Netherlands for about a year, acquiring mostly Wash- ington medals and Civil War tokens. On one occasion in 1951 we stopped on a trip to New York at New Netherlands to see new material that Charles Wormser had mentioned to us. There, we met John, who was just finishing negotiations to join the New Netherlands Coin firm. I didn’t realize then that he was destined to be both a friend and a strong influence on my numismatic life. Years later I found out that the new material Charles Wormser had was the Brock collection from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. They did, indeed, have some eye popping items! John pitched right in and handled all our negotiations that day. Among other things he sold us was a famed Maris 4-C, the holed example of the Washington New Jersey copper. $550 was the price we paid. It was by far the highest amount we had ever spent for a single coin. Today it is worth in the five figures range! In our discussions, I mentioned to John that I had acquired an extremely fine 1856 Flying Eagle Cent. This interested him very much. That day, the first personal proposition he made to Dad and me was to trade the 1856 Flying Eagle (worth about $100) for a copy of the Washington-Independence medal, Baker 53. We also purchased several other items. Even though there were many more transactions between us, in the end, this first one stayed the most mem- orable.
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