AUCTION RESULTS* OHN J. FORD, Jr. COLLECTION COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY Part XVI NUMISMATIC AMERICAN HISTORY MEDALLIC DISTINCTIONS AWARDED TO FIRST PEOPLES Nueva Espana La Nouvelle-France British North America The United States of America OCTOBER 17, 2006 1 23 West 57th Street • New York, NY PUBLIC AUCTION SALE LOT # PRICE LOT # PRICE LOT # PRICE LOT # PRICE 1 1300.00 60 13000.00 119 14000.00 178 26000.00 2 1200.00 61 12000.00 120 27500.00 179 1500.00 3 550.00 62 11000.00 121 9000.00 180 1400.00 4 2800.00 63 12000.00 122 9000.00 181 1300.00 5 1000.00 64 11000.00 123 9500.00 182 175000.00 6 1200.00 65 7500.00 124 7000.00 183 26000.00 7 1300.00 66 4000.00 125 22500.00 184 15000.00 8 1500.00 67 15000.00 126 26000.00 185 950.00 9 800.00 68 10500.00 127 18000.00 186 950.00 10 1300.00 69 11000.00 128 25000.00 187 550.00 11 800.00 70 6500.00 129 19000.00 188 5500.00 12 725.00 71 6000.00 130 22000.00 189 125.00 13 650.00 72 5500.00 131 7500.00 14 400.00 73 2200.00 132 13000.00 15 300.00 74 450.00 133 16000.00 16 225.00 75 4500.00 134 14000.00 17 300.00 76 4000.00 135 12000.00 18 325.00 77 8000.00 136 16000.00 19 525.00 78 9000.00 137 19000.00 20 350.00 79 2000.00 138 17000.00 21 325.00 80 5500.00 139 36000.00 22 300.00 81 5000.00 140 22000.00 23 225.00 82 4500.00 141 28000.00 24 500.00 83 15000.00 142 18000.00 25 210.00 84 5500.00 143 26000.00 26 5500.00 85 11000.00 144 16000.00 27 3500.00 86 6500.00 145 14000.00 28 1200.00 87 5000.00 146 28000.00 29 3750.00 88 1600.00 147 9000.00 30 175.00 89 2600.00 148 10000.00 31 2800.00 90 3250.00 149 11000.00 32 2600.00 91 135.00 150 28000.00 33 2600.00 92 2000.00 151 14000.00 34 1900.00 93 3750.00 152 11000.00 35 1800.00 94 800.00 153 11000.00 36 1800.00 95 1800.00 154 15000.00 37 2200.00 96 2000.00 155 13500.00 38 7000.00 97 700.00 156 30000.00 39 80000.00 98 1000.00 157 19000.00 40 30000.00 99 800.00 158 17000.00 41 18000.00 100 50000.00 159 17000.00 42 6500.00 101 16000.00 160 13000.00 43 3250.00 102 17000.00 161 14000.00 44 2800.00 103 32500.00 162 3000.00 45 2200.00 104 15000.00 163 20000.00 46 900.00 105 32500.00 164 13000.00 47 135000.00 106 17000.00 165 7000.00 48 4000.00 107 165000.00 166 8000.00 49 1900.00 108 160000.00 167 4750.00 50 22000.00 109 150000.00 168 32000.00 51 16000.00 110 50000.00 169 18000.00 52 5500.00 111 26000.00 170 8500.00 53 16000.00 112 20000.00 171 17000.00 54 11000.00 113 20000.00 172 15000.00 55 9000.00 114 17000.00 173 12000.00 56 9000.00 115 16000.00 174 16000.00 57 6500.00 116 12000.00 175 46000.00 58 325.00 117 35000.00 176 85000.00 59 14000 .00 118 15000.00 177 36000.00 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 XVI NUMISMATIC AMERICAN HISTORY MEDALLIC DISTINCTIONS AWARDED TO FIRST PEOPLES Nueva Espana La Nouvelle-France British North America The United States of America OCTOBER 17, 2006 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. COLLECTION COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY Part XVI OCTOBER 17, 2006 Tuesday Evening, October 17, 2006 6:30 EM. Sharp Lots 1-189 Lot Viewing May 8-12, 2006—By Appointment Only. October 9, 2006 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 13, 2006 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 10, 2006 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 16, 2006 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 11, 2006 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 17, 2006 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. October 12, 2006 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. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE—BANK WIRING INFORMATION Commerce Bank ABA #026 013 673 Acct. #7916044345 For The Account of: Stack’s LLC Pre-Sale Online Bidding available at www.stacks.com Harvey G. Stack Lawrence R. Stack Susan C. Stack NUMISMATIC STAFF NUMISMATIC CONSULTANTS David T. Alexander Michael Hodder Scott Mitchell Bruce R. Hagen Tom Panichella NUMISMATIC PRODUCTION AND GRAPHICS Vicken Yegparian Jan Eric Blamberg JOHN J. FORD, Jr. An Appreciation From a Friend Almost all of the previous Ford catalogs have started with found in it. He was proud of his collections and very aware of an appreciation of Mr. Ford written by a well-known numis- their importance. I believe he knew from a very early age matist friend of his. I tried to select as authors those who had that he was destined for some form of greatness. When he something to do with the material in the catalogue each was discovered his talent for numismatics I believe he realized to introduce, either as an expert in the field, a noted collec- that was where he would make his mark on life. tor, or a well-known professional numismatist. I have chosen Once a year he’d spend a week working the annual ANA myself to write the following introductory words. convention looking for what he liked to call targets of oppor- Indian Peace Medals were Mr. Ford’s most favorite collec- tunity. I tagged along as much to keep him company as to table. He lavished more study and spent more money on learn from him as he canvassed the floor. On PNG Day we’d them than on anything else he collected. If there was one nu- cajole some local collector or dealer into driving us around mismatic project he wanted to start more than any other it town so we could find fresh fruit, skim milk, and low carb fat was an in-depth study of the American medals in this series. free snacks to help us survive in place of the standard, inedi- Had he lived to finish his project it would have been his ble convention fare. We would take adjoining rooms and who- crowning achievement, but he died before he really had the ever had the fridge wound up sharing the room with project underway. The Indian medals he collected are an im- everyone who dropped by to chat or share a “real food meal.” portant part of his legacy to the numismatic world. This cata- I felt it must have been like this in the old days, when the logue and the one to follow next year are my tribute to his coin business was fun, and I treasured every minute of every intention. ANA convention. Mr. Ford was the consummate perfectionist in all he did. Everyone seems to remember his first encounter with John At first this was a talent and a definite advantage in a field Ford. For my part, I was a novice coin cataloguer in Septem- that was, until the early 1980s, characterized by lazy think- ber 1982, working from an office at the end of a corridor in ing and careless writing. Later on his fastidiousness became Sotheby’s crowded quarters at 980 Madison Avenue in New something of a handicap, but in the 1960s Mr. Ford’s quest York City. One afternoon I received a call from a man whose for the perfect way of describing in words what he saw with voice had a remarkably commanding quality. He introduced his eyes on a coin or medal led him to create the New Nether- himself as a Mr. Ford, said he was at Sotheby’s to discuss an lands style of auction cataloguing.