MULTI ESTATES
RARE COIN AUCTION
Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
At Foster’s Auction Gallery, Rt. 1, Newcastle, Me.
Preview: Saturday, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. &
morning of sale 8:00 to 9:45 a.m.
Sale to include collections from the estates of: Mr.
& Mrs. Edward Swett of Boothbay & Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. O’Connell
of Harpswell, Me., Old footlocker full of coins from the estate of
Patricia Haines of Wisc. Me., and hoards of coins still being liquidated
from the estate of the renowned, late, Capt. Terry Lewis, of Boothbay,
Me., together with selected additions.
U.S. GOLD COINS: $1 U.S. gold
pcs. inc.:( 1857, 1862, 1851), $2 ½ gold pcs.: (1854, 1853,
1908, 1912’s, 1913, 1912 Indian N.G.C. au 58, Two 1926 Indian Heads), $3
gold pc. 1856 drilled, $5 gold coins: (1880, 1913, 1886-S,
1900 unc., 1885 xf, 1880 fine, 1880-S NGC ms62, 2005 eagle ICG Pr70dcam,
1857, 1880, 1848-D, 1882-S, Approx. eight 1990’s dates $5 Am. Eagles), $10
gold coins: (1903-S, 1881, 1881-S, 1911 ms-60), $20 gold
coins:(1924, 1893-S, 1904) etc.
U.S. SILVER DOLLARS: 1877 Trade dollar, Walnut
cased set of 15 w/authenticity inc.:( 1884-CC ,’81-s & ’21-D
etc.), PEACE DOLLARS: 1926 gem bu-65, 1922, ’23, ‘24’s,
1935-S Peace, Lot five 1923’s, 1928-S, 1927-S, 1927, 1928-S &
1934-D, 1922, ’23, ’24, Two 1924 unc., 1928-S, 1934-D, 1922 unc., Lot
w/1922-’23 & ’24 Peace ch bu, 1921, 1935, Lot five au’s &
many other lots etc. MORGANS: 1897-O ch bu-63 superb toning,
1891, ’97-O, ’98, ’02, 1884-CC, 1921 S&D’s, Lot with (’89-O,
’90 & ’96-O), 1878 Morgan ch bu. 8/tf, Lot ten 1921’s inc. D,
Lot ten inc. 1880’s & ‘90’s, 1883-S, 1921 bu ms-64, 1921 bu,
Four ms62’s, 1892-S, 1896, Other lots, 1884 CC boxed, 1921 ms65, 1886
N.G.C. ms-62, 1903-S, 1903, 1899, 1886-S, 1903 & 1904-S, Four 1878-S,
1880-S N.G.C. ms-63, 1884-O ms63ish, 1878-CC, 1882 au, Four 1878’s,
1898-O ms-63 & others, 1904, 1896-S, 1887 ms63, 1889 au, ’21 &
’21-D ms-63, 2 lots of eight vf’s, Lot 8 XF’s, Lot 10 fine &
other lots, 1878-S ch bu-63, 1880 gem bu-65, 1880-S gem bu-65 p/l, 1883-O
ch bu, 1884 N.G.C. ms-61 p/l, 1897-S N.G.C. ms-62, 1879-S N.G.C. ms-61,
1886 ch bu, 1879-S & 1880 Uncs., 1887 & 1887-S uncs. & many
other uncs., 1896 ch bu 63, 1897 ch bu, 1897-S ch bu-64, 1875 trade
dollar, Lot ten xf, 1921-S ch bu, Three 1921 ms60’s & other nice
lots of Morgan dollars etc.. OTHER DOLLARS: 8 Eisenhower
proofs ’71-’74, One oz. .999 Am. Silv. Eagles, S. B. Anthony’s &
more…
PAPER MONEY: 1934a series Hawaii $20 bill
Julian-Morgenthau, Series 1918 $1 lg. bill Fed. Res. bank note of N.Y.,
Series 1917 lg. $1, Series 1914 lg. $100. bill sgn. Burke/Houston Bank of
Cleveland about unc., Lot w/16 silv. certs.-four $5 series 1928 etc., Lot
silv. certs. inc. 1934 $10 & ’53 $5, 1917 lg. $2 bill w/red seal
Speelman/White, 1953 silv. cert. & $2 bills etc., Series 1935A $1
Hawaii silv. cert., 7 U.S. red seal $2 bills, Series 1914 lg. size $20
sgn. White/Mellon Bank of Richmond in fine condition, Eight 1976 $2 bills,
Red seal $5, 1923 lg. $1 bill Woods/White, 3 U.S. stamped/mailed $2 bills,
U.S. series 1899 lg. $1 bill Speelman/White, Silver certificates, series
28 red seal $5 & two 34A blue seals & more.
U.S. HALVES: 1921-D Stand. Liberty, 1830 Capped
Bust, 1853 Seated Liberty ½’s, 1825 Capped Bust, 2 G. Washington 90%
silv. comm. ½’s, 1925 Lex./Concord silv. ½, Four ms63 Walk. Liberties
inc. ’41-’42 & ’43, 1920 Me. Centennials, 22 Barbers in 2 coin
books, 1835 Bust half, 3 b.u. 1955 Franklins, Lot of $11.00 & $26.60
face 90% silv. halves, $29. face Walk. Libs.,$39. face Kennedy &
Bicentennial halves, 1921-S Walk. Lib., Bolo w/1920 Me. Centen.comm. ½,
1923-S Monroe comm. au, 1946 Booker T. Washington’s inc. ch bu, 1935
Conn. comm. gem bu, Carver/Washington 1951-’54, 1942 Walk. Lib. ch bu,
1943 Walk. Lib. gem bu, 1893 Columbian Expos., 1914 Barber, 16 Walk. Libs.
in coin book, 1921 Walk. Lib., 1962 Franklin N.G.C. proof 64 cameo, 1892
Columbian gem bu, Lots 18 & 29 Barbers, 1897-S Barber, $20 face of
Walk. Libs.-Franklins & Kennedy’s, $120. face Kennedy Bicents.,
1858-O & 1895-O, 1936 York County half & more….
U.S. QUARTERS: 1932-S Wash. fine, 1930 Std.
Lib. ch bu, 1917 ms60 variety one Stand. Liberty, 164.75 face 90% silver
quarters, 1825 Capped Bust fine condition, 10 Barbers avg. circ., $31.75
face 90% silv. Wash. quarters, 10 U.S. cracked die Wash. quarters inc. one
’63 & eight 64’s & one ’70, Barber quarters, Lots of $158.
& $40. face Wash., Lot of 10 Barbers, 1835 Bust quarter, Lot 7 Stand.
Lib., 25 1940 uncs., 26 Barbers in book, Other type coins.
U.S. DIMES & ½ DIMES: 1941 cracked die
Mercury & 1956 error dime, 1921 Mercury g-vg, 4 Seated Liberty dimes:
(1839, 1840, 1856 & 1857), 1949-S Roosevelt ch bu, $72. face Roosevelt
90% silv. dimes, 1833 & 1829 Capped Bust dimes, $48.50 face Mercury
dimes, Lot 10 Barbers avg. circ., Seated Liberty ½ dimes: (1854, ’59,
’60, ’72), 56 dimes inc.: (Mercury, Barber & Roosevelt), 1875 Lib.
Seated vf, 1942 Merc. dime ms-63, 350 Barber Head dimes, $100. &
$43.00 & $150. face lots in Roosevelts, Lots of 33 & 24 Barbers in
book etc.
CENTS: 1909-S V.D.B. fine, 1931-S Lincoln
ms-63, Set of Lincolns 1909-1993 mostly all bu from 1941 on w/proof S
mints (missing 5), 1871 rb ms63 R. B. NGC Ind. Head cent, 13 altered cents
inc. Masonic-Pipe Smoking etc., 1860 Ind. Head xf pointed bust, 1800 lg.
cent, 1803, 1845, 1847 lg. cents, Lot 35 Indian Head cents inc.: (1865,
’85, ’90, ’91 & ’92), 1848 lg. cent, 1909-S, 54 rolls cents,
13 error cents inc. cracked die-filled R & off center, ½ cents:
(1854, 1853, 1851), 38 rolls of Wheat cents, 6 U.S. 3 cent pcs., Five 2¢
pcs. inc. 1865 & four 1864’s, 5 U.S. lg. cents 1837-’40-’49-’51
& ’53 & other lots, 10 unc. Lincoln-Kennedy cents w/cards of
"Astonishing Coincidences", Lot of 103 Indian Head cents, 5 U.S.
Flying Eagle two 1857 & three 1858, 1855 U.S. lg. cent, 68 U.S. unc.
1909 V.D.B. cents, 142 Ind. Head cents, Lot 30 Ind. Head cents, Five 1857
Flying Eagles, 29 Indian cents in book, Lot 5 lg. cents (1838, ’42
etc.), 1816 lg. cent fine, 2 unc. Indian Heads 1863 & 1867, Lot 5 lg.
cents (1817, ’18, ’19, ’24, ’22), 1907 Indian Head ms60-63, Two
U.S. Linc. cent albums, $39. face Linc. cents, 5 #1 Linc. cent books, Many
rolls of cents,
MISC.: 1885 California gold charm
"Eureka", $36.90 in 90% silv. coins, Lot of type coins inc. ½
cent-lg. cents-2¢ & 3¢ pcs. etc., Am. series coin sets inc.
"Vanishing Collec."-"Yesteryear Collec."-2 sets
"Am. Eagle" & "Old Am. West Set", 1943-S Merc.
dime w/1945-D quarter both ch bu, ,Tokens inc. 1863 "Our Little
Monitor"-1841 "Credit Current Webster" &
"Merchants Exchange", 1972 Cayman Isls. unc. ster. $25. coin,
Two .999 fine silv. rounds, 1837 George Jarvis hard times token, Lot of
tokens & others.
U.S. MINT SETS: Three 1968’s & one 1969,
Three 1969’s & two 1970’s, Two U.S. Special mint sets ’66 &
’67, 7 Royal Canadian mint sets ’71-‘75’s, 8 U.S. mint unc. coin
sets inc. 1973-‘74’76 etc., 15 U.S. mint sets, 7 U.S. mint unc. sets
inc. 1979-’80 etc. & more…
U.S. PROOF SETS: 1968, ’69, ’70, ’71, ’72,
‘75’s & ‘76’s, ‘77’s, ‘79’s, ‘85’s, ‘88’s, ‘89’s,
’96, ’97, ‘98’s, Three 1973’s & four 1974’s, 1991-’95
WWII 50th Ann. 3 pc. comm. coin set inc.$5 gold, 9 U.S. proof
sets inc. 1972-’73 etc., Five sets inc. 1975-’84 etc., 8 pc. lot
w/1992 U.S. proof set-Silv. Bicentennial set etc., 1980’s proof sets,
1970’s proof sets, Lot w/64 sheets of proofs & more…
FOREIGN: 10 Canadian 1970’s Comm. silv.$’s
"Calgary"-"RCMP" etc., 1827 Gr. Britain silver
shilling, 1718 British copper ½ penny, 2 lots of 3 Bahamas proof sets ’73-‘74’75-‘70’71’
& ’72, 1915 Cuba one peso vf-35, Lot foreign paper money, Lot estate
foreign coins (approx. 115 pcs.), Lot 163 pcs. U.S. & foreign, Lot of
approx. 140 assort. coins, Lot 20 inc. early, $7.90 face Canadian silv.
coins, Azores 1866 copper 20 Reis, Lot of over 350 unpicked foreign coins,
Over 280 Rep. of Francaise l franks & others, Set of last decimal
British & L.S.D. issue coins 1967-1969 all bu, Over 75 pc. lot of
paper money, Box of Canadian, Lot w/20 S. African ½ cents & 24
Australian ½ pennies & more..
NICKELS: Complete set of Jeffersons 1938-1992
50-D bu, 1939 Jeff. dbl. die reverse rare, Lot of 65 Buffalo nickels
w/readable dates etc., 1883 V nick., 6 Jeff. errors inc.: (1964, 1970
crack. die & 1971-D w/dbl. D), $8.85 face in Buffalo nickels, 18 rolls
Jeff. nickels, 1869 shield nickel vf, 1881 3¢ nickel vf, Lot 39 Liberty
Head nickels, War time nickels, 54 Buffalos in book, Two 1913 Buffalo’s,
$45. face Jeffersons, 3 lots of 100 full date Buffalo’s & others,
Lot 425 Jeffersons & more.
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 (no phone bidding during the auction). Buyer’s
premium of 12 1/2% on all purchases with 2 1/2% discount for cash or good
check. 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.
ROBERT L. FOSTER
AUCTIONEER & APPRAISER-LIC. NO. AR 157
MAINE’S STATEWIDE AUCTIONEER
Assistant Auctioneer: Andre Drolet-Lic. #AR1245
Rt. l, P.O. Box 203, Newcastle, Maine 04553 Auction
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Fax us at 207-563-6590, E-mail: RFoster@tidewater.net
Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Established in Newcastle
since 1953
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Association & Maine Antique Dealer’s Association
Robert L. Foster
Auctioneer & Appraiser
P.O. Box 203
Newcastle, Me. 04553
207-563-8110