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THE VARIETIES OF THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF 1796 by E. Gilbert & Thos. L. Elder 1909 Original Book

Unfortunately, a deadbeat coin dealer in L.A. bought this and never paid, never contacted, nothing. An embarrassment to the rare coin community. No wonder his buyer feedback is private.

An extremely scarce original volume of interest to the specialized collector, not to be confused with modern reprints (many made from poor pdf's). Copyrighted 1909, and published by Thomas L. Elder in New York City about September of 1909.

Published a year before Elder's updated printing of the book on the 1794 cents. From the Preface: "The present popularity of the Hays-Frossard work upon the varieties of cents of 1794, and the recent discovery of an almost equal number of varieties of those dated 1796, has led me to publish this list of the known varieties of the latter date."

33 distinct varieties identified in this volume. E. Gilbert of New York City is listed as co-author, and thanks are given for the expertise of Henry C. Miller and Charles Steigerwalt as well.

Title page, followed by two full page plates of printed photos of the coins, followed by 12 unnumbered pages of text. Size about 12 x 9. Ex-library copy, with modest markings including an ink stamp and some penciled markings on the title page, pencil markings on back of title page. Remainder of interior is clean. Front cover is getting loose at the fold near spine top and bottom, but still attached. Covers have some light chipping and handling around the edges, and front cover has a couple whitish stains.

220731 / 3858 R8/6/2022 AUS
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