A Project of the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment
University of Notre Dame,Department of Special Collections
by Louis Jordan

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonial Currency

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Major Dealers in Colonial Currency

Usually dealers will payabout 50% of book value or they will offer your item at auction (in which case they usually retain 15% of the sale price as their commission). Here are four reputable dealers specializing in colonial items:

Early American History Auctions
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Sante Fe, California 92067

tel: 619-374-7280 (Dana Linett)

This firm has about 6 mail bid only auctions a year (coins, currency, newspapers, documents, autographs and realia)

Bowers and Merena
Box 1224
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 03894

tel: 1-800-222-5993

A major firm conducting several live auctions in various cities and also purchasing items for their inventory - all coins and currencies

Stacks
123 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019

tel: 212-582-2580

A major firm conducting several live auctions and also purchasing items for their inventory - all coins and currencies

R.M. Smythe
2 Rector Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10006

tel: 212-943-1880
or 800-622-1880
fax: 212-312-6370

A major firm conducting several live auctions and also purchasing items for their inventory - specializing in documents, autographs and currency with some coins as well. New address as of December 2003.