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Lot of letters and auction catalogs relating to early marketing of Real Eight finds, including a Sch

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Books & Manuscripts Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 500.00 USD
Lot of letters and auction catalogs relating to early marketing of Real Eight finds, including a Sch
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Lot of letters and auction catalogs relating to early marketing of Real Eight finds, including a Schulman auction catalog from 1966 and note on their stationery and Treasure of the Spanish Main pamphlet, plus a 1967 letter typed by Philip W. Pillsbury of the Pillsbury Corporation (think dough). The two printed catalogs in this lot are known classics, but it is the original notes and letters that give this lot value, for they reveal early marketing efforts by Goodpaster on Real Eight's behalf, including a reply letter from Pillsbury stating that he "never thought that foreign coins had any market to speak of in this country" and "foreign coins (outside of gold) aren't worth much," a fascinating demonstration of how Fleet cobs were once disdained, in great contrast to today. Pedigreed to the estate of Karl H. Goodpaster (Real Eight conservator).