SARC Literature Auction 2

I was shocked to find 52 items of interest among the 707 lots.  Auction to be held 10 AM, PDT, Monday, October 9th.

Top lots:

• Ancient Indian Coins, Bepearachchi, current bid $45***(Alibris $55); hammered for $120
• A Guide to Temple Tokens of India, Brotman, current bid $25***(Amazon $30); hammered for $180
• The Coin Atlas, Cribb, current bid $25 (Amazon, $6), hammered for $30
• Illustrated Coin Dating Guide, Galloway, current bid $20 (Ebay, Amazon, Abe, $100+) estimate $10-$20 MYBID $20; update 10/6 - still $20, hammered for $60 (my max was $55)
• Lexicon of the Maria Theresien Taler 1780, Hafner, no bids***(not available) estimate $15-$25 MYBID $10; update 10/6 - up to $20; update 10/9 - up to $45, hammered for $80 (my max was $75)
• The Coins of the Sikhs, Herrli, current bid $30***(Amazon, $52, 2004 revision); hammered for $65
• Private Gold Coins and Patterns, Kagin, current bid $15 (Amazon, $20); hammered for $20
• Coinage of Akbar, Liddle, current bid $15***(Abe Books, $75) estimate $30-$50 MYBID $20; update 10/6 - still $20, hammered for $65 (my max was $60)
• Arabic Coins and How to Read Them, Plant, current bid $45 (Amazon $46); hammered for $55
• Standard Catalogue of Coins of the Kutch State, Rajpor, current bid $10 (not available); hammered for $130
• Standard Catalogue of Sultanate Coins of India, Rajpor, current bid $25 (Amazon, Abe Books, $100+); hammered for $110
• Chopmarks, Rose, current bid $20*** (not available) estimate $10-$20 MYBID $25; update 10/6 - up to $55; update 10/9 - up to $85; hammered for $90, I won this lot, probably would have gone to $100, but not $120 if I were outbid
• Ancient Coin Collecting, Sayles, current bid $25 (Abe Books, $10); hammered for $40, I won this lot and would have gone to $50 if I were outbid, volumes 1-5; will likely seek out volume 6.
• The Kushan Numismatics, Shrava, current bid $40 (not available in USA); hammered for $120

Of the (14) lots I am most interested in, most can be found on Amazon in roughly the price range of the current bidding.  Of my (6) Priority 1 books, I need to bid aggressively on Hafner, Liddle and Rose.  I will go after Galloway on my Priority 2 list.

I will pick up Brotman's book on Temple Coins from Amazon, unless I can get it for $25 from the auction.  There are currently (5) copies for sale between $40 and $70.  I bid $20 and was outbid, next bid is $30 pass.

I can wait on Herrli's book.

Lots for live bidding - 218 or 219, 248, 356, 509

SUMMARY 9/23/2023 - (4) lots, $75 plus juice and shipping

SUMMARY 10/6/2023 - (4) lots, $115 plus juice and shipping

SUMMARY 10/9/2023 -  I will likely purchase the two lots at $20 and have a decision to go $50-$60 on the work on Talers and whether I am willing to push $100 for the Chopmarks book.  Neither Rose's work or Gullberg's 2014 publication appear to be available.

UPDATE 10/9/2023 - The bidding has been robust, with the average sales price (not including buyers premium averaging over 2X the estimate my lots of interest.  There have been (7) lots go for over $500 with a large lot of ONS Print Journals taking the top spot at $900.  I was outbid on (3) lots and ended up purchasing Chop Marks at $90 (nearly double my initial estimate) and Ancient Coin Collecting (from my Tier 2 list).  Overall, my spend was $130 (just a smidge over $125 plan), but I purchased (2) lots instead of (4).