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Auction: 326 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1440

Chauncey, Lee. The American Accomptant. Lansingburgh: Printed by William W. Wands, 1797. 12mo, contemporary brown calf cover. Frontispiece engraving of coins in current usage in the U.S. by A. Reed including what Eric P. Newman has called the first published illustration of a United States coin. Contains what well may be the first appearance in print of the dollar sign (see page 56). 297 pages. The cover is somewhat worn and scuffed. The frontispiece is all there, torn, but easily repaired. Some age toning throughout, but minimal. Detailed early ownership inscriptions. From the Collection of John Herzog.

Estimate
$500 to $750