(U.S. Coins) Catalog - Stack's Bowers

Session Six Ends 3:00 PM PT • Tuesday, November 12, 201310201 New Hampshire—Nashua. UNDERHILL / EDGE TOOLCO. on an 1847 cent. Brunk U-24, Rulau-NH 175. Hostcoin Fine. Chestnut-brown toning with lilac accents. Thiscompany was situated in Nashua, New Hampshire and hadan office for sales and distribution in Boston. The firm wasestablished by George W. Underhill and partners in 1852 andremained in operation till 1890. According to the E.A.I.A.Directory of American Toolmakers, the firm produced adzes,axes, butchers tools, chisels, froes, hammers, hatchets, picks,scrapers, and shaves. The firm was bought out in 1890 bythe American Axe & Tool Company, who reportedly soonthereafter closed the Nashua plant, but continued to use theUnderhill name as a valued trademark.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10202 New Hampshire—Peterborough. F.W. EMERY on an 1851cent. Brunk E-156, Rulau-NH-Pe 3. Host coin Very Fine.Chocolate brown. Presumably the person listed in the 1872New Hampshire Register and Business Directory as a maker(and/or vendor?) of clocks and watches in Peterborough.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10203 New Hampshire—Pittsfield. DR. G.G. WILKINS inlarge letters on an 1857 Flying Eagle cent. Brunk W-610,Rulau-NH 107. Host coin Fine. Blended olive-brown andslate-gray with hints of navy blue. Dr. George G. Wilkins,a dentist who practiced in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, wasone of the most prolific counterstamp issuers. His life wasthe subject of biographical research by Q. David Bowersin 1987, who published his findings in a book titled TheStrange Career of Dr. Wilkins (a Numismatic Inquiry).From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10204 New York—Albany. Flower / DICKSON / L.D. / ALBANYon an 1817 cent. Brunk D-350, Rulau—Unlisted. Hostcoin Good. Tan surfaces with hints of violet. Possiblyrelated: The Directory of American Toolmakers reports thatthere were two tool manufacturing companies in Albanywith the name Dickson during the 19th century.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10205 New York—Albany. KNIGHT’S / 15 BEAVER ST. /ALBANY on 1831 cent. Brunk K-286, Rulau-NY 2003.Host coin Good. Chocolate brown. Proprietor of a varietystore in Albany, N.Y. per the Brunk reference.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10206 New York—Albany. KNIGHT’S / 15 BEAVER ST. /ALBANY on an 1854 Arrows quarter dollar. BrunkK-286, Rulau-NY 2004. Host coin Very Good. Mediumgray with gold and violet accents.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10207 New York—Albany. B. MARSH / ALBANY on an 1820cent. Brunk—Unlisted, Rulau—Unlisted. Host coinGood. Golden brown with pale blue highlights. Marsh wasan Albany, New York silversmith who included tableware aspart of his stock-in-trade.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10208 New York—Albany. J.P. NICHOLS / ALBANY on an 1839cent. Brunk—Unlisted, Rulau—Unlisted. Host coin Fair.Chocolate brown. Porous.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10209 New York—Albany. SPANGENBERG / ALBANY onan 1865 Plain 5 two-cent piece. Brunk—Unlisted,Rulau—Unlisted. Host coin Fair. Reverse stamped 1776/ 1876. Golden brown. Presumably the issue of HermanSpangenberg of Albany who manufactured cutlery.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10210 New York—Auburn. T. KNOX / AUBURN, N.Y. on an1848 cent. Brunk K-307, Rulau-NY-Au 7. Host coinGood. Olive-brown surfaces. Probably the dealer in bootsand shoes listed in the 1872 Auburn, N.Y. business directory.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate. The Rulau plate coin.10211 New York—Auburn. T. KNOX / A[U]BURN, N.Y. on an1851 cent. Brunk K-307, Rulau-NY-Au 7. Host coin VeryFine. Date partially effaced. Golden brown toning.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10212 New York—Bloomfield. W.P. DAVIS / ENGINECALENDER / & / TILE / MACHINE / MANF’R / NO.BLOOMFIELD.N.Y. on 1869 Shield nickel. BrunkD-170, Rulau-NY-NB 1 (type). Host coin Good. Logotypestamped on both sides. Medium gray.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10213 New York—Bronx. A.D.I.C / MOTT HAVEN on an 1837cent. Brunk-Unlisted, Rulau-Unlisted. Host coin Fair.Logotype stamped on both sides. Golden brown toning.Mott Haven is a neighborhood in Bronx, New York, but themeaning of the acronym A.D.I.C eludes us.10214 New York—Bronx. J.L. MOTT IRONWORKS N.Y. onan 1889-O Morgan dollar. Brunk—Unlisted, Rulau—Unlisted. Host coin Fine. Medium gray overall with hintsof gold. A major manufacturer of cooking stoves, hot airfurnaces, water tanks, iron pipes, and various ornamentalgoods. They had their headquarters in a section of Bronx,New York now referred to as “Mott Haven.”From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10215 New York—Brooklyn. O.P.Q. & CO. / BROOKLYN withintwo incuse rectangular punches on an 1818 cent. BrunkQ-3, B-1139. Host coin Fair. Chocolate brown.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10216 New York—Brooklyn. ROXBEE & PRITCHITT /BROOKLYN on an 1828 cent. Brunk R-584, Rulau-NY-Bk 43. Host coin Good. Chocolate brown.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10217 New York—Brooklyn. J.M. TAYLOR / BROKER /BROOKLYN. L.I. logotype on an 1853 Arrows and Raysquarter dollar. Brunk T-94. Rulau-NY 2010. Host coinGood. Golden gray with hints of blue. James M. Taylor wasa specie and exchange broker who advertised extensivelyusing counterstamps.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10218 New York—Brooklyn. WHITE & / BURRELL /BROOKLYN on an 1849 cent. Brunk W-517, Rulau—Unlisted. Host coin Very Fine. Golden brown surfaces.This firm was a hardware business in Brooklyn, New York.The company was established in March 1847. A biographicalsketch of one of the partners, William Burrell, was publishedin a local history reference titled “The Eagle and Brooklyn”by Henry Ward Beecher Howard and Arthur N. Jervis(1893).From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate.10219 New York—Chase Mills. WM C. PARKER / CHASE /MILLS on an 1865 Plain 5 two-cent piece. Brunk P-160,C-384, Rulau-NY-CM 1. Host coin Good. The Parkercounterstamp is punched on both the obverse and reverse.Golden brown overall. There seem to have been severaldifferent firms named Chase (or Chase’s) Mills in varioustowns and cities. Brunk’s attribution to Chase Mills, NewYork is open to question. According to the Directory ofAmerican Toolmakers, someone named W.C. Parker isknown to have made whetstones in Glen Falls, New York.From the Stephen L. Tanenbaum Estate. The Rulau plate coin.Bid online at www.stacksbowers.com Page 483