Michael Hodder and Q. David Bowers
September 14, 1950
Dear Paul:
Thank you for your thought in sending the 1796 dime. We were indeed looking for one until the convention, where Mrs. Norweb happened to find a splendid specimen.
We are just back at home base-but only briefly, as I have to be in Washington again this week.
Sincerely yours,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb
The following message was enclosed with an invoice for a 1659 Maryland silver sixpence, "Small Bust No Period, supposedly the finest known;" for $250, a 1787 Connecticut copper, Miller 44-W.4 for $25, and a 1787 Washington Confederatio copper for $1,500:
Dear Mrs. Norweb:
As I promised you in Dallas, I am again sending you the General Washington piece for your examination. I will pass your offer on to my client after hearing from you.
I laid aside the 1907 With Periods $10 gold and $750 and the $5 Proof gold which Mr. Norweb and I talked about. If you are not interested in either of the coins, I would appreciate hearing from you so that I may quote them to other friends ....
Art joins me in wishing you good health.
Paul Kagin
November 15, 1954
Dear Art:
I do not want to leave without a word of thanks for your invitation for Sunday evening. We just returned from a visit to my mother in Long Island just in time to take the train to Cleveland, and we were both sorry to miss the opportunity to talk over the sale and related matters.
I think you got the 1870-S at a reasonable price [at Stack's sale of the Anderson-Dupont Collection] considering that a specimen went at Cairo [at the Farouk Collection Sale] for about half that. We were interested in it as a companion piece to the 1838-O half dollar which presumably was also what you had in mind. Our interest in the coin continues and I hope that you will make a note in your files to this effect.
Very sincerely,
R. Henry Norweb
March 24, 1955
Dear Art:
In speaking with you by phone you mentioned developing a study of varieties of our gold coinage. While your present interest I know is more in the half eagles, I wonder if you would have come across an 1839 eagle, Head of 40, with Small Letters. So far as I can tell it is not in the Eliasberg Collection, but the American Numismatic Society has a notation that there was a specimen in the Colonel Green Collection. In your own experience have you come across such an eagle?
In our conversation the other day I forgot to ask you about the case for the 1870-S dollar about which I wrote you some time ago. We would like to have it to complete the transaction.
Very truly,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb, Jr.
April 16, 1955
Dear Friend:
Sorry I did not have the chance to answer you before today, however I have been snowed under with work trying to get things cleared up before leaving for the Central States Convention. I look forward to seeing you there and hope you both can make it.
In regard to the 1839 Eagle Head of 40, I can't say much about it as I have never seen it.
With regard to the holder for the 1870-S silver dollar, I did not see such a holder when it was on display at the auction, nor was such a holder sent to me when I purchased this coin for my client. If you are sure that there was a holder or display case with the coin I shall be very happy to contact Stack's and see what happened to it.
Paul joins me in sending personal regards.
Sincerely,
A.M. Kagin
April 20, 1955
Dear Art:
Thank you for your letter of the 16th.
Yes, there was a special case with the 1870-S Dupont silver dollar.
On page 105, toward the end of the description of the coin, it reads: "There is a black leather display case;' and I remember seeing the coin in the case when the collection was being catalogued long before the sale. It might be worth making an inquiry ofStack's. Many thanks.
Very sincerely,
R. Henry Norweb
June 13, 1955
Dear Friends:
As you probably know, I wrote Stack's with regard to the black leather display case for the 1870-S silver dollar. They never bothered to answer my letter .... I make the following suggestion. Have a black case made up suitable to your liking and send me the full amount as I feel rather badly about this.
I trust that you had an enjoyable trip and that all went well. Paul joins me in extending personal regards.
Sincerely, Art Kagin
June 20, 1955
Dear Art:
We slipped away from the sale the other evening a little early, so did not have a chance to follow up the query about the two lots which you bid in successfully and in which we were interested. [With respect to the New Netherlands Sale; Lots 188 and 407.] This is one of the times when our wig wag system of communication did not work. On the whole though it operated very well and we appreciated your approach.
Do let me know if you still have the scrap of paper I gave you and if you can let us have the two items-with of course a reasonable mark-up for your trouble.
With best personal regards, Very sincerely,
R. Henry Norweb
June 21, 1955
Dear Art:
We thank you for submitting the 1855-O quarter, but quite honestly we are looking for one in strictly Uncirculated condition, I am sorry if I did not make this point clear in earlier correspondence. The coin is a nice one and attractively priced, but that's the situation.
Very truly,
Han. R. Henry Norweb
June 27, 1955
Dear Friends:
While I do not have the following in stock, a collector friend of mine wrote me that he has the following. As I always have tried in the past to give you first chance at rarities, I will be glad to get them and send them down for your inspection if you are interested in any of them.
Half eagles: 1821, 1824, 1826, 1829.
Sincerely,
Paul Kagin