Chapman, Henry. Administrator’s Sale Catalogue of the Collection of Magnificent Specimens of American Colonial, State and United States Coins and Medals in Gold, Silver and Copper, New York Brasher’s Doubloon 1787, Paper Money and Numismatic Books of the Late A.W. Jackman. June 28-29, 1918. Anderson Galleries, New York. Extremely Fine.Quarto. Hardbound in red cloth, lettered on the spine in gilt. Nine original photographic plates and the original prices realized list are bound in at the back. A superb copy that is bright and clean, without notations or excessive handling. Indeed, there is almost no wear evident even on the binding’s edges. John J. Ford, Jr.’s library label at the upper left corner of the inside front cover. A handsome copy of this important sale containing many superb large cents and numerous other prizes, often in spectacular quality. The Brasher doubloon was an undeniable highlight which was, as printed right on the prices realized list, purchased by Henry Chapman for stock at $3,900.<p>Allison Jackman began collecting in the era of the American Civil War. The brief sketch provided in the preface to the sale and presumably written by Henry Chapman, gives some background:<p><p>“Mr. Allison W. Jackman was a highly cultured gentleman who devoted his life to study, having never engaged in business and being a most devoted son with an equally appreciated mother, his collecting was a pleasure to them both. Born in 1849, he early began collecting coins, which is testified to by notes in his Numismatic diary where he mentions having bought this or that in the early ’60’s and his interest never ceased. Here therefore, truly is a life work and how well he has mastered it is shown by the coins which I describe in the brief space of an auction catalogue.”From the D. Brent Pogue Library. Earlier ex John J. Ford, Jr., Stacks-George Frederick Kolbe sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Reference Library, Part I, June 2004, lot 336.
