The Norweb Collection - An American Legacy

November 9, 1953
My Dear Morton:
On returning from a hunting expedition I found the 1914 Proof quarter which I requested by way of a substitution for the specimen bought at your recent Wooster Sale. Would you be good enough to check through to make sure there has not been a mixup somewhere along the line? Somehow or other the quarter that I have looks very much like the one that was returned. To be sure, it is a brilliant specimen, but there is a scratch on the obverse field running from about 1:00 to 4:00 that closely parallels the imperfection noted in the Wooster specimen.
My present plan is to come to New York about the 18th of the month, but I doubt if Mrs. Norweb will accompany me. Please note this date on your calendar should you have anything of special interest to show me.
With personal regards,
Sincerely yours,
Hon R. Henry Norweb

November 10, 1953
Dear Mr. Norweb
We are in receipt of your letter of November 9th regarding the 1914 Proof quarter sent to you as a substitution from our recent auction sale. This is, to my knowledge, a different specimen as we have already returned the other to the consignor of the coin.
Awaiting the pleasure of seeing you around the 18th of the month, we remain,
Very sincerely yours,
J.B. Stack

September 6, 1955
Dear Harvey:
If the 1861 double eagle Gem Uncirculated [priced at $100 in a listing] is still available, please put it aside for me until my next trip to New York about the middle of the month.
Off to Ottawa tonight.
Very truly,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb

June 1, 1956
Dear Mr. Norweb;
After several requests we finally got a copy of the invoice covering your purchases at the Indianapolis sale from Abe Kosoff.
We are herewith enclosing the invoice and hope that it checks with your prices.
Sincerely yours,
Harvey G. Stack

June 6, 1956
Dear Harvey:
Herewith my check for the bids which your father and Ben were good enough to make for me at the Indianapolis sale [of the Melish Collection; such bids totaling $1,220 for Lots 1943, 1948, 2123, 2308, 2312, 2318, and 2449].
Very sincerely,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb

October 3, 1957
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Norweb:
It is with great pleasure that we herewith enclose an advance copy of the Empire Collection auction catalogue. We invite you to review the items listed therein and you will, no doubt, find many coins needed in your collection. The coins will be on display in New York within one week from the date of this letter and it will be our pleasure to personally provide estimates and to guide you in any way possible in arriving at your bids for this important sale.
We invite you, if it is at all possible, to try to arrange to attend this sale personally.
With kindest regards from all, we are,
Stack's

October 7, 1957
Dear Harvey:
We were glad to have the new catalogue over the weekend, and congratulations to all on this fine presentation of an outstanding collection. Presumably it is the Cass Collection.
Certainly there are a number of items which would be welcomed additions, and all being well for both of us, we plan to be in New York for the four days of the sale. It should be fun.
With regards to all,
Very sincerely,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb