Walter Breen
This bibliography lists the most important auction sales and fixed price lists included in the Condition Census. The complete census references over 1-200 such auction sales and price lists. Listing every one of these is not possible due to space considerations.
A-Mark Coin Company
March 17, 1973. Mail Auction Sale Featuring the Admiral W.S. Bitler Collection of United States Large Cents. 43 pages, 253 lots.
American Numismatic Association Sales
1947 ANA: A. Kosoff (Numismatic Gallery), August 23-27, 1947. Official Program and Auction Catalogue. 176 pages, 1754 lots.
1948 ANA: Frank J. Katen (Milford Stamp and Coin), Official Program and Auction Catalogue, American Numismatic Association, 57th Anniversary Convention. 176 pages; 2763 lots.
1952 ANA: New Netherlands Coin Company w/Hans Schulman, Henry Grunthal, Edward Gans, August 16-19, 1952. Annual National Convention of the American Numismatic Association, Public Auction. 158 pages, 4880 lots. [Downing Collection]
1954 ANA: Federal Coin Exchange, August 17-21, 1954. 63'd Annual Convention. American Numismatic Association 1954 Convention Auction Sale. 200 pages, 4175 lots.
1957 ANA Federal Coin Exchange, August 21-26, 1957.100 pages, 3634 lots.
1964 ANA Federal Brand Enterprises, August 19-22, 1964. 73rd Annual Convention. American Numismatic Association, Cleveland. 142 (10) pages, 3850 lots.
1967 ANA: Paramount International Coin Corporation, August 8-12, 1967. American Numismatic Association Auction Sale. 68 pages, 3139 lots.
1976 ANA: Stack's, August 24-28, 1976. American Numismatic Association 85th Annual Convention. 448 pages, 4178 lots.
1977 ANA: Kagin's, August 23-27, 1977. Sale 309, Eighty-Sixth Annual A.N. A. Convention Auction Sale, Vol. I-V. Five volumes, 688 pages, 5446 lots.
Those included here are deemed the most important entries. For students of the series, obtaining each of the following, along with the references listed in the main bibliography would provide a very sound library pertaining to the early copper cents.
1980 ANA: Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions, August 18-21, 1980. 131 pages, 3500 lots.
1981 ANA: Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, July 28-August 1, 1981. The William R. Sieck Collection. 346 pages, 302 lots.
Apostrophe Auctions
July 26-27, 1979. Auction 79. (Conducted by Paramount International Sales Corporation, Stack's Rare Coins, Rare Coin Company of America, Inc., Superior Stamp & Coin Co. Company, Inc.) 469 pages, 2000 lots.
July 23-24, 1981. Auction '81. (Conducted by Rare Coin Company of America, Inc., Superior Stamp & Coin Co. Company, Inc., Paramount Rare Coin Corporation, Stack's Rare Coins) 526 pages, 2000 lots.
August 13-14, 1982. Auction' 82. (Conducted by Stack's Rare Coins, Rare Coin Company of America, Inc., Superior Stamp & Com Co. Company, Inc., Paramount Rare Coin Corporation) 462 pages, 2000 lots.
July 25-26, 1986. Auction '86. (Conducted by Stack's Rare Coins, Inc., Rare Coin Company of America, Inc., Superior Stamp & Coin Co. Company, Inc., Paramount Numismatic Services, Inc.) 586 pages, 2000 lots.
July 7-8, 1989. Auction '89. (Conducted by Rare Coin Company of America, Inc., Superior Stamp & Coin Co. Company, Inc., David W. Akers, Inc., Stack's Rare Coins, Inc.) 671 pages, 2000 lots.
August 10-11, 1990. Auction '90. (Conducted by Stack's Rare Coins, Inc., Rare Coin Company of America, Inc., Superior Stamp & Coin Co. Company, Inc., David W. Akers, Inc.) 747 pages, 2000 lots.
Associated Coin Auction Company
October 28-29, 1955. The Thomas P. Warfield & M. C. Brown Collections. 94 pages, 1842 lots.
April 7, 1956. [United States, Foreign, Gold]. 25 pages, 801 lots.
Barney Bluestone
April 27-28, 1945. Eighty-seventh Catalogue of Rare Coins, Tokens, Medals, Paper Money, Etc.( J. P. Young). 82 pages, 1932 lots.
July 7, 1945. Eighty-eighth Catalogue of Rare Coins, Tokens, Medals, Paper Money, Etc. (J. P. Young). 61 pages, 1273 lots.
February 28, 1948. One Hundredth Catalogue of Rare Coins, Tokens, Medals, Paper Money, Etc. 30 pages, 1414 lots.
M. H. Bolender
September 8, 1951. [United States, European, Medals, Tokens, Paper Money]. 76 pages, 1675 lots.
March 2, 1956. 190th Auction Sale of Rare Coins and Paper Money. Featuring Choice U.S. Large cents (Henry A. Sternberg). 96 pages, 1673 lots.
Q. David Bowers
American Auction Association
May 19-20, 1972. The Armand Champa Collection. 104 pages, 1211 lots.
May 18-19, 1973. The Terrell Collection. 88 pages, 1570 lots. December 12-13, 1975. The Kensington Collection. 200 pages, 2196 lots.