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In the late 19th century, Omaha real estate agent Byron Reed gradually put together a stunning collection of coins, documents, books, maps, and other items of great historical importance. Upon his death in 1891, Reed gave his collection to the city of Omaha and it is now housed at The Durham Museum.
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real estate businessman who was regarded as an "industrious" collector. His coin collection is still thought to be one of the most complete in the United States, and includes numerous Jewish and Roman coins, as well as an almost perfect compilation of coinage of the U.S. from colonial times through
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The exhibit is an environmental museum where the visitors walk through a replication of the original Byron Reed
Library. The coins are displayed in beautiful dark wooden cases that give the visitors the sense they are part of the exhibit. It gave me the feeling I was back in the 1880s sitting in
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Byron Reed's library examining his coins with him. The exhibit includes an abundance of historical information on Byron Reed and the times. I know visitors will be impressed with the quality of the exhibit and the magnificence of the coins displayed.
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Significant portions of Reed's collection are on exhibit; of special interest is the "Treasures
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in New York City, was held
October 8 and October 9, 1996. All of the 562 lots offered were sold, for a total of $ 6.1 million.
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Reed's personal library includes numerous documents relevant to the founding of Omaha, as well as religious texts from the
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A recent assessment of the Byron Reed
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that are valued at $ 6,447,000. 693 coins from around the world are worth $ 95,000. There are 1,400 pieces of
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that is "largely unrecognized." Reed began collecting in the 1870s, continuing until he died, in 1891.
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is worth $ 54,000, and the 2,850 books and documents in the collection total $ 975,000.
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to the 1890s. In 1999 the Reed 1804 Dollar was labeled the "King of
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decided to sell portions of the Byron Reed
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was one of the greatest collectors of the 19th century," with a reputation as a
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Collection of rare materials housed at the Durham Museum in Omaha
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