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UNRESERVED MULTI ESTATES

RARE COIN AUCTION

Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
At Foster’s Auction Gallery, Rt. 1, Newcastle, Me.

Preview Sat., Sept. 12, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. & morning of sale 8:00 to 9:45 a.m. Auctioneer’s note: This sale incs. coin collections from: Lisbon, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, Boothbay & Round Pond, Me., together with selected additions.

U.S. GOLD COINS: $50’s: Two 1993 1 oz. gold Am. Eagles. $20’s: 1927 St. Gaudens Dbl. Eagle ms-63+. $10’s: 1889-S gold eagle, 1881 gold Eagle, 1893 Eagle, 1986 Ό oz. Am. Eagle ms65+, 1986 Eagle ms65+, 2002 Ό oz. Eagle ms65+, 2003 Am. Eagle ms-65+. $5’s: 1843 gold 1/2 Eagle, 1915 Indian Head, 1886-S $5 ms-60+, 1893, 1997 1/10 oz. gold, 1913 Indian Head, 1898 $5 ½ Eagle, 1881 ½ Eagle, 1997 1/10 oz., 1851 $5, 2006 1/10 oz. gem unc. first strike NGC, 1881 Half Eagle, 1884-S, 2006 1/10 oz. gem unc., 1988 Olympic 2 coin set w/$5 gold. $2 ½’s: 1852 gold love token, 1913 $2 ½ Indian, 1926 Indian, 1852 drilled. $1’s: 1853 gold, 1851-O.

U.S. SILVER DOLLARS: Morgans (many graded) : 1884-CC PCGS ms63, 1888 ms66 SGS, 1878-S ms65 ACG, 1884 CC GSA, 1885-CC, 1898-S unc., 1882 ms62 ANACS, 1884-CC bu, 1896 ms64, 1887 ms-62 NGC, 1900-O bu, 1883-CC bu, 1882 ms64, 1900-O ms63, 1883-O ms63, 1885 ms62 NGC, 1884-O ms64, 1883-O bu, 1886 ms-62 NGC, 1880 ms63, 1883-O bu, 1896 bu, 1900-O bu, 1889 ms62 NGC, 1878CC, 1884-CC ms63 PCGS, 1881-CC, Lot w/(’84, ’01-O, ’23, ’24), 1900-O, Lot:(’85, ’03, ’04, ’04-S), Lot:(’81,’82,’96-O), Lot: (’81-O, ’89,’96,’98), 1921’s, Lot:(’21’s,’21-D), 1900-O bu, 1879-S 3rd reverse ms65, Lot of 10 inc. 1902-S, 1881-S ms65, Many lots of 10 & 20 pcs. etc., 1886 ms-65 SGS, 1900-O bu, 1882CC, 1890 ms-62 NGC, 1882 ms62 ANACS, 1879-CC, 1885-O bu, 1883-O ms62 PCGS, 1882-O over S, 1884-CC, 1886 ms63/64, 1881-S ms-62 PCGS, 1896 unc., 1882-CC’s, 1882-O over S, 1887 ms62 PCGS, 1889 bu, 1897-S ms63, Lot 10 Morgans inc.1892-S etc., 1904-O bu, 1900-O bu, 1885 bu, 1883 CC, 1885-O ms63, 1904-O ms62 PCGS, 1896 ms65 NPG, 1897-S, Two ms64 ’90 & ’00-O, 1880-S ms62 PCI, Lot 6 unc., 1904-O bu, 1885-O bu, 1881-S bu, 1904-O bu, 1883-O ms63 NGC, 1885-O ms62 PCGS, 1898-O ms64, 1884-O bu, Lot 4: (’81-O, ’98, ’22, ’25), 1894-S, 1891-CC vg, 1888 ms63 PCI, 1921 ms63 PCGS, 1891 ms63, 1883-O ms63, 1891 ms63, 1883-O ms63, 3 ms62’s (’85, ’86, ’89), 1903 au, 1887 ms63, Two ch bu ’83-O & 84-O, 1884-O ms63, 1880-S ms63, 1901-O ms63, 1881-S ms63, 1899-O ms63, 1902-O ms63, 1886 ms67, 1881-S ms63, 1881-S ms62, 1885-O ms63, 1882 ms60, 1884-O ms63, 1878-S unc., 1900 ms-63, 1879-S ms63, 1898-O ms63, Lot of 22 pcs., 1884-O, 1882 ms63, 1883-O ms63 PQ 90% toned, 1902-O ms63 & many more.. PEACE DOLLARS: 1926-S ms64, 1927-S bu, 1925-S ms62, 1921, 1934-S, 4 ms63’s (’23,’24,’25) , 6 lots of 15 1923 bu’s, Lot: (‘22,’23, ‘23-D,’25, ‘26-D), 15 bu 1923’s, Lot 3 (’24 & ‘25’s), 1926-D, Lot: (23-D’s, ’23), 1922 & ’24 ms64, Lot 3 (’23’s, ’26), Two 1922 bu’s, Other lots of 10 & 15 etc. OTHER DOLLARS: 1874 Trade dollars ef/av, 1871 unc. Seated Liberty, 1869 unc. Seated Lib., Trade dollars inc.: 1878-S, 1876-S, 1877-S, 32 pc. Eisenhower album, Am. Eagle silv. dollars inc.:( 1996, ’86, 2002, 2005 & others), 2 1971-S Eisenhower proof dollars, Five 1971-S unc. $’s, 2 Marine Corps. 230th Ann. silv. dollars, Lots of 45 & 10 Eisenhower’s, Album of 16 S. B. Anthony dollars, 1972-S pf Eisenhower, 1995 Civil War dollars etc.

U.S.HALF DOLLARS: Capped Busts inc.: (1837, ’39, ’27, ‘29’32,’27, ’19, ’24, ’18, ’35, 1809,’29, ’33, Lot w/(’21,’25, ’26) etc.), 1926 Oregon Trail ms63, 1938-D Walking Lib. ef, 1949-S Franklins ms65, 1938-D Walk. Lib. v.g., 1837 & ’35 Capped Bust ½’s, 1824 Bust, 1925 Patriot comm. ½, 1855-O Liberty Seated, ‘92 & ’93 Columbian Expo. ½’s & lot of 7, Franklin ½ dollar album inc.1955 bu ($17.50 face), $8.00 face in Franklin & Stand. Lib. ½’s, 1892 Barber Half v.g./fine, $6.50 face in Barber-Liberty & Franklin ½’s, 1901-S Barber, Kennedy ½ album ’64-’90, 1946 Booker T. Wash. comm ½’s, $23. face Franklins, $20. face Standing Liberties, Barbers, 20 bu/proof Kennedy ½’s, 12 1961 Franklins, $60. face Franklin halves, 3 pcs.: (1892 Columbian Expo., 1920 Pilgrim, 1935 Pony Express), 1920 Me. Centenn. ½, 2 1955 bu Franklins inc. Bugs Bunny variety, 1920 Me. Centennial, $5 face in 1963 bu Franklins, 21 bu 1964 Kennedy halves, 10 Barbers, 1925 Stone Mtn., 1952 Carv./Wash. comm., $20. roll of 1963-D Franklins, 17.50 Walking Liberties, 2 lots of 8 1893 Columbian Expos., 1953-D bu Franklin & 1950-D bu Jeff. nickel, Kenn. clads & other lots etc.

U.S. QUARTERS: 1920 Stand. Lib. ms65 & 1928 80% head ms65, 1932-S ef Washington, 1924 Stand. Lib. 80% head ms-63, 1897-S Barber, $20 face Standing Liberty, 1909-D Barber quarter, 4.25 Barbers inc. 1914-S, $3.50 face in Barber & Standing Lib. quarters, Two 1955 bu Franklins, $4.50 face Standing Liberty quarters, $5.75 face Barbers & others, $10 face bu 90% silv. Wash. quarters, $5 face in Barber & Stand. Liberty quarters, 1925 Stone Mtn. Comm., 4 Statehood proof sets 2005 & ’07, $19.50 face 90% Washingtons inc. 1932-D, $27. face 90% silv., 50 Washington quarters inc. some silver & proof, 1982 Wash. comm. coin etc.

DIMES & 1/2 DIMES: 1931-S Mercury dime ms65, 1934 ms66 Merc. w/split bands, 2 ms65 Merc. ’45-D & ’45 micros, 1928 ms65 Merc., 2 ms65 Merc. ’37 & ’39, Capped bust dimes inc. (1827,’35,’29 ’72, ’31, ’33,’61), 1929-D ms65 SB Merc., 1938-D ms65 SB Merc., 68 pc. album of Roosevelts, Merc. dime album inc. 1921 & ’21-D, 3 error Merc.(1925-D rotated die, 35 branch variety), $21.40 face in silv. dimes, Lots of 20 & 16 better dates Merc. dimes, Album w/4.90 face Roos. dimes ’46-’65, Bu rolls of dimes: (1955-S, ’48, ’54-S), 9 Barbers, Various lots of Mercury dimes, 1886 Liberty, 48 1954-D bu dimes, $14.40 face Barbers, 1955 bu roll of dimes, Other Barbers, ½ dimes, Rolls of 1953-S & ’52-S, Other type coins & more.

U.S.NICKELS: 1926-S Buffalo f/vf, 1913 bu Buffalo, Album of "V" nickels, Albums of Jeffersons, Lot 94 Buffalo nickels, 4 ms64 Jeffersons (1944-S, ’45-P, ’45-D, ’50-D), Collec. of 52 nickels inc. V-Buffalo & Jefferson, 2 errors (1938-D over D & ’54-D over S), Lot 40 V nickels, 64 assort. Shield-V-Buffalo & Jeff. nickels, Jeff. nickel albums, 7 ms65/63 gem unc. Jeffersons (’38-S, ’42-P, ’43-D, ’44-D etc.), Lot 9 Jeff.: (’38-D, ’38-S, ’45-S ms63, ’50-D ms64 FS etc., 8 Jeff.: (’38-D,’38-S,’39-D,’50-D etc.), Choice 1883 V nickel bu, Lot 35 Buffalos, Box of nickels, 21 War Time nickels, Lots of 80 & 30 V nickels etc.

U.S. CENTS: Album of Ind. cents inc. (1877, ’08-S, ’09-S etc.), 1909-S VDB Linc. vg-10 ANACS, 1914-D Linc. ANACS vg8, 1787 New Jersey cent, 1914-D Linc. vf 25 ANACS, 1931-S ef, 1871 Ind. cent v.g., 1845 & ’48 lg. cents, 1866 Ind.-f-, Linc. cent album inc. 1909-S VDB, 3 Lincs. 1931-P-D & S, 1903 ms65 RB Ind. Head, 12 Lincs. inc.( 1935, ’35-S, ’36, 36-S, ’60 sm. date etc.), 1909-S, Album of Ind. cents, 1803 lg. cent, 1901 ms64-RB Ind.Head, 1809 & 1828 ½ cents, 1870 & ‘72 Inds., Lot 28 Flying Eagles, Lot of Ind. Heads-lg.cents-Flying Eagles etc., Lots of 144 & 80 Indian Head cents inc.(1861,’64,’66,’69,’74 etc.), Lot 23 lg. cents, 125 steel cents, 6 Linc. cent errors & oddities, 1855 lg. cent, Lot w/3 Flying Eagles & 17 Ind. cents, 1909 VDBS, 1804 ½ cent, Lot 67 Ind. cents, Lg. estate lot of cents, Lg. cents, Two albums of Lincoln cents, Lots of 34 & 33 Ind. Head cents, Collec. of Lincoln cents, Lot 39 lg. cents, Collec. of 176 Linc. cents, Lots of 5000 Wheat cents.

PAPER CURRENCY: 3 pc. lot w/(1780 Mass. $, $5 1929 Canal Bank of Port. & 1976 $2 bill), Series 1917 lg. size $2 bill & ’17 lg. red seal $, 9 series 1923 lg. $1 silv. certs. blue seal w/consec. numbers, 4 1917 lg. $2 bills Speelman & White red seal w/consec. #’s, 5 pcs. fractional currency inc. 1874 .25’ etc., 6 pc. lot w/1864 Confed. States .50’, 1920 $20’s inc. Bank of NY-NY & Chicago IL., 5 pcs.:(1953A $2 bills, ‘57A $1, ’76 $2), 7 Confederate notes, $10 Bureau of Engrav. & Print. souvenir card, 2 $5 bills inc. 1953-C red seal & 1950-D green seal etc., Lot w/(series 1969-D $1 error bill, 7 $1 silv. certs., 1953C $2, 2 $5’s inc. 1934-D silv. cert.), 7 red seal $2’s inc. 1953 & ’63, 6 Confed. notes: (.50’, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500), 1899 $1 silv. cert etc., 9 $1 silv. certs, 26 pcs. of U.S. & foreign paper money, 10 1976 green seal $2 bills w/consec. #’s, 1863 10’ fractional curr., Confed. bills inc.:($1 N.C. & $5 Bank of Commerce etc.), 1917 lg. $2 Speelman & White red seal etc.

FOREIGN COINS: GOLD INC.: 1877 French gold 20 franc bu, 1897 bu French 20 franc gold angel, 1899 Russian 10 rubles. 900 gold, 1982 Canada $10 Ό oz. fine gold Maple Leaf ms65, 1914 French 20 franc gold ms63, 1935 Swiss gold 20 franc, 1992 $10 Maple Leaf ms65, 1982 $10 ms65 Maple Leaf, 1915 Great Britain gold sovereign, 1910 French gold 20 franc ms-63, Great Britain 5 pound bu 1985 gold, 1897 French gold 20 franc bu, .985 Gr. Britain gold ½ sovereign proof etc. OTHER FOREIGN: 1976 Canadian $5 Olympiad coin, 15 .900 silv. 1986 100 French francs, Five 1948 .900 silv. bu Mex. Cinco pesos, 18 bu .720 silv. Mex. cien & Cinco pesos, Very good lot of 175 Portuguese India coins, 10 1967 Royal Canadian mint sets, 8 Canadian silv. proof sets, .950 silv. proof 1986 100F Liberte Egalite Fraternite, 4 $10 bills: (1929 Bank of Atlanta Ga., 1934-C, ’34,’50-C), $6.10 face Can. 1960-’68, Estate lot of 195 coins, Lot 70 pcs. inc. 18th c. silver etc., 8 Can. silver dollars, Lot of approx. 450 coins, 3 Chinese 5 yuan .900 fine silver, 375 pc. estate lot inc. some silver, 20 ten cent pcs. E. Africa & Uganda Protectorates unc., 18 19th c. India Portuguese copper coins, Lot of 190 foreign coins, 62 copper S. African coins w/ship motif, 225 copper bu l pice copper India coins, Lot 51 foreign coins, 11 bills etc.

MINT & PROOF SETS: Proof sets inc.:(1953, ’55,’57,’59), Lot 3 U.S. mint/proof sets (2000, ’01,’05), Lot: (1987 unc. set, 1990 mint set & ’87 proof set), 1989 U.S. Prestige set, 1960’s mint sets, U.S. proof/mint sets inc. (50’s-90’s) etc.

OTHER COINS: 7 pc. type coin set w/1858-O Seated Lib. ½-’21 Morgan $ etc., 9 3’ pcs. (1852, ’53,’65 etc.), 20 2’ pcs., 18 pc. lot w/2’ & 3’ pcs.-nickels etc., 8 2’ pcs., Lot type coins inc. lg. cents-Ind. Head cents-3’ pcs. & others, $29.50 face in silv. ½’s-Barbers etc., Estate lot of over 150 pcs. coins & tokens etc., Lot 68 U.S. coins & tokens inc. lg. cents-Merc. dimes etc., 2 1863 Civil War tokens Knickerbocker currency, 20 pc. set numismatic tokens, 33.60 U.S. 90% coins inc. Barber quarters-Franklin halves &Merc. dimes, 11 2’ pcs. (1864,’66,’67’70 etc.), 19 coins inc. Lib. Seated dimes & 2’ pcs. etc., 7 "Good Fors" inc. 3 military, $13.75 90% U.S. silver coins, 2 WWII medals inc. Missouri Appreciation & good conduct., 7 pc. type coin set inc. Morgan dollar-Seated Liberty ½ etc., $110.00 face U.S. coins, 4 coin collec. books, Rounds & bars etc., Bulova coin collec. clock, 1984 "Am. Prospector" 1 oz. silv. Engelhard etc.

TERMS: Cash or approved check. Dealer’s must have copy of seller’s certificate.We reserve the right to hold merchandise until funds clear. Sizes & descriptions are approx. & subject to error. Everything sold as is, where is. All sales are final. We do accept phone bids prior to the auction with a 20% deposit & bid them competitively. Buyer’s premium of 12 1/2% on all purchases with 2 1/2% discount for cash or good check. Central air conditioned Gallery. Ample parking. Catered. Handicapped accessible. Luxurious padded seating. Limited seating. Call Marilyn for seat reservations & availability. We accept Visa, Master Card & Discover Card. For info. about auction items, (near sale ) please call Holly at 207-563-8110.

AUCTIONEER & APPRAISER-LIC. NO. AR 157

MAINE’S STATEWIDE AUCTIONEER

Assistant Auctioneer: Andre Drolet-Lic. #AR1245

811 U.S. Rt. l, P.O. Box 203, Newcastle, Maine 04553

Auction Gallery 207-563-8110

Fax us at 207-563-6590, E-mail: RFoster@tidewater.net

Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Established in Newcastle since 1953

Member of the National & Me. Auctioneer’s Association & Maine Antique Dealer’s Association

 

 

Robert L. Foster

Auctioneer & Appraiser

P.O. Box 203, 811 U.S. Rt. 1

Newcastle, Me. 04553

207-563-8110