The Garrett Collection is another collection that was the result of the efforts of several generations of one family. In this case, the collection was begun by T. Harrison Garrett, an owner of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in the 1870's.
Garrett, in a dictated statement to Edgar Adams, claimed that only 10 percent copper alloy was used for his gold coins and that that did not reduce the value of the coins. The coins of Schultz & Co.
The Garrett Collection was an old-time holding, begun in the 1860s by T. Harrison Garrett, whose father was the main figure in the operation of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and continued into the 1930s by T.
Jeff Garrett (Tel) 859.276.1551
Bob Harwell (Tel) 404.261.6565 (Fax) 770.234.5766 ...
The Garrett Specimen
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536 1880 Proof-65 (PCGS). Satiny orange-gold devices and deep orange-gold mirrors form a pleasing cameo contrast.
Short for the Garrett family. The two main collectors, Thomas H. Garrett and John W. Garrett, formed this extensive collection from the late 1800s through the early 1900s.
PNG President Jeff Garrett of Mid-America Rare Coin Galleries of Lexington, Kentucky, ...
(5/84) Garrett I, joint with NFA,
(10/84) Garrett II, joint with NFA
36 (5/85) HV. MQP. 410 ancients + 110 Arabic + 509 Papal coins (a major collection of Papal) among 1110 coins on 23 ppl + 2 E + 5 ppl Arabic among 66 ppl. 222 G, 148 R, 42 Byz.
In the catalog to the 1981 Garrett Sale by the Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, Q. David Bowers suggested the tokens were unlike any colonial product but appeared similar to mid nineteenth century German "spielmarke" or game tokens.
I remember in one session of our Garrett Collection sale held for the Johns Hopkins University a few years ago, in the space of three days over $10 million worth of coins crossed the auction block! ...
David, The History of United States Coinage As Illustrated by the Garrett Collection, Bowers & Merena Galleries, Wolfeboro, NH, 1979.
Breen, Walter, Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins, F.C.I.
The remarkable Garrett family collection was one of the few to boast a nearly complete run of gold proofs of this era.
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Term relating to the Garrett family. There were two main collectors, Thomas H. Garrett and John W. Garrett, who formed this extensive collection from the late 1800s through the early 1900s.
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield was born on April 19, 1832, in Garrettsville, Ohio.
Garrett and Guth show the 1867's graded population as 56 coins. The 1842, 1866 and 1875 have comparable or higher graded populations. The 1867 lags far behind these other scarce coins in the price guides.
Library of Congress, Connecticut State Library of the late John W. Garrett, Maryland Hall of Records, Maryland Historical Society, Massachusetts Archives, New York Public Library, Library Company of Philadelphia, Rhode Island State Archives ...
The next morning we made a campfire, ate some breakfast and had a metal detecting hunt in the field. This is how we won the Garrett Pocket Probe on the Metal Detecting Accessories page.
1. NGC MS 64 Large D - Finest Known - Duke's Creek Collection; ex: Hancock & Harwell, B&M Galleries Bass Sale, 10/99, Lot # 923, Harry W. Bass Collection, Stack's Garrett sale, 3/76, Lot 375.
2. PCGS MS 63 - Duke's Creek Collection.
When we study these particular pieces, we find that the auctioneers, sellers and buyers associated with them are a virtual "Who's Who" of numismatics. Names like Bushnell, Bowers, Eliasberg, Frossard, Garrett, Parmalee, ...
With the exception of Louis Eliasberg's holdings, almost all the great collections formed of this series were completed or at least started in the 19th century, most notably those of Stickney, Jenks, Steigerwalt, Dunham and Garrett.
Coins bearing certain pedigrees often carry significant premiums in value. Some of the most popular and significant provenance are Bass, Childs, Eliasberg, Farouk, Garrett, Hawn, Norweb, Parmelee, Pittman, Shepherd and Starr.
1968 - Garrett Wang, American actor
1970 - Michael Shanks, Canadian actor
1970 - Frankie Dettori, Italian champion jockey
1972 - Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
1973 - Surya Bonaly, French-born American figure skater ...
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