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ESTATE COIN AUCTION American & Foreign Coin & Currency Saturday, November 26, 2011 10:00 A.M ESTATE COIN AUCTION American & Foreign Coin & Currency Saturday, November 26, 2011 10:00 A.M. (inspection 9:00 A.M..) Auction to be held at Gillam-Grant Community Center 6966 West Bergen Road, Bergen, NY Lot # Description 1 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878cc, (2) 1878, (2) 1878s, 1879o 2 10 silver dollars (4 Morgan and 6 Peace) 3 14 Silver Walking Liberty halves: (2) 1917, (2)1918, 1920, 1935, 1936, (2) 1941, (2) 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 4 7 Eisenhower uncirculated silver dollars - (5) 1971, 1973, 1974 5 50 silver quarters: (8) Standing Liberty, (42) Washington 6 1787 Fugio cent, 1783 Nova Constellatio cent, and 178? N.J. colonial cent 7 (2) 1878 uncirculated Morgan silver dollars 8 118 silver Roosevelt dimes 9 (5) one dollar silver certificates, (7) two dollar bills 10 50 silver Washington quarters 11 50 Buffalo nickels 12 10 Troy ounce silver bars 13 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878cc, (2) 1878, (2) 1878s, 1879o 14 9 U.S. proof sets (1969-1973 and 1980-1983) 15 50 silver Mercury dimes 16 old English coins 17 10 silver Barber halves 18 1908 gold $5 Liberty Head half eagle 19 (300) 1972 pennies 20 10 silver Franklin halves 21 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1884, 1889, 1891, 1899o, 1921s 22 8 silver Peace dollars Lot # Description 23 200 Bicentennial quarters 24 1993 Bill of Rights commemorative, three coin proof sets and 1994 U.S. Capitol silver dollar proof 25 10 silver Franklin halves: 1949, 1949s, (2) 1951s, 1952, (2) 1952s, 1953s 1954, 1954s 26 14 Kennedy halves: (7) 1964, (2) 1966, (2) 1967, 1968, (2) 1969 27 23 Canadian Elizabeth II dollars 28 1893 Columbian half dollar, 1907 Indian head penny, 4 silver dimes, (5) Sacagawea dollars, (1) Susan B. Anthony dollar, (5) Buffalo nickels, (6) war nickels, etc. 29 2 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1878cc 30 foreign coins and currency 31 (50) 1961 silver dimes (unc) 32 36 Eisenhower dollars 33 113 Jefferson nickels 34 Buffalo and Jefferson nickels 35 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878cc, (2) 1878, (2) 1878s, 1879o 36 (2) 1998 American Eagle silver dollars 37 31 silver quarters: 1925-1958 38 8 U.S. mints sets (1968-1974, 1977) 39 14 silver Walking Liberty halves: 1917, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1934, 1935, 1939-1945 40 50 silver Washington quarters 41 (60) 1976 Kennedy halves 42 10 silver dollars: (3) Morgan, (7) Peace 43 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878cc, (2) 1878, (2) 1878s, 1879o 44 6 U.S. mint sets (1956-1961) 45 (40) 1962 silver quarters (uncirculated) 46 31 Liberty head large cents (1798, 1800, 1816, 1817, 1819, 1822, 1825, 1826, 1830-1835, 1837, 1842-1856 47 1952 Carter/Washington commemorative half dollar, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition commemorative silver half dollar, 1819 Matron Head large cent, 1906 Indian head penny, 1858 Flying Eagle small cent 48 10 Troy ounce silver bars 49 568 wheat pennies Lot # Description 50 60 Susan B. Anthony dollars 51 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878cc, (2) 1878, (2) 1878s, 1879o 52 14 silver halves: (4) Walking Liberty, (10) Franklin 53 14 silver Liberty halves: (2) 1917, (2) 1918, 1920, 19927, 1936, 1941, (2) 1942, (2) 1943, 1944, 1945 54 8 U.S. proof sets - (1969-1973, 1980, 1981, 1983) 55 10 five dollar bills 56 67 silver quarters: (2) Standing Liberty, (65) Washington 57 32 silver washington quarters 58 100 silver Roosevelt dimes 59 2 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1878cc 60 foreign coins 61 50 Buffalo nickels 62 8 silver dollars: (6) Morgan, (2) Peace 63 50 silver Roosevelt dimes 64 (5) 1982 silver George Washington commemorative half dollars 65 (40) 1976 Kennedy halves 66 14 Kennedy halves: (7) 1964, 1965, 1966, (2) 1967, 1968, (2) 1969 67 (5) 1878 Morgan silver dollars (uncirculated) 68 8 U.S. proof sets (1968, 1970, 1971, (2) 1980, 1982, (2) 1983 69 (40) 1961 silver quarters (uncirculated) 70 1936 Norfolk commemorative half dollar and 1946 Booker T. Washington commemorative half dollar 71 (5) 1878 Morgan silver dollars (uncirculated) 72 4 Bicentennial commemorative medals, (1) reproduction U.S. twenty dollar coin 73 (40) 1976 Eisenhower dollars 74 36 Eisenhower dollars 75 10 silver Franklin halves 76 7 U.S. mint sets (1968-1974) 77 (40) 1961 silver quarters (uncirculated) 78 1922 Peace dollar, 1964 Kennedy half, (4) Mercury dimes, (6) Sacagawea dollars, (12) war nickels, (8) Washington state quarters, etc. Lot # Description 79 2 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1878cc 80 3 Lincoln Head cent coin books 81 16 Kennedy halves: (2) 1966, (6) 1967, (6) 1968, (2) 1969 82 10 silver Morgan dollars 83 487 wheat pennies 84 1994 U.S. Veterans commemorative silver dollars three coin proof set 85 6 Peace silver dollars: 1922, (2) 1923, 1925, 1927o, 1934 86 1861 Seated Liberty half dime, 1859 Indian head penny, 1982 George Washington half dollar, 1935 Pony Express metal, (5) Sacagawea dollars, (3) Susan B. Anthony dollars, (9) war nickels, (5) Buffalo nickels, etc. 87 50 silver quarters: 1925-1958 88 (8) U.S. proof sets (1970, 1973, 1980-1983, 1992, 1994) 89 (3) one dollar silver certificates, (3) two dollar bills, (3) five dollar bills 90 29 half dollars - (5) Walking Liberty, (24) Kennedy 91 2 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1878cc 92 1856 Type III Indian Princess gold dollar 93 58 Kennedy halves: (12) 1977, (2) 1978, (11) 1979, (17) 1980, (5) 1981, (11) 1983 94 foreign coins 95 50 Buffalo nickels 96 48 silver Roosevelt dimes 97 (5) 1878 silver dollars (uncirculated) 98 8 silver dollars - (5) Morgan, (3) Peace 99 10 silver Franklin halves: 1948-1954, 1957, 1958, 1962 100 Bicentennial First Day covers, commemorative medals and coins 101 (50) 1961 silver dimes (uncirculated) 102 1813 silver Gioacchino Nopoleone 5 lire and unidentified silver foreign coin 103 50 Buffalo nickels 104 5 U.S. mint sets (1964, 1975, 1976, (2) 1978) 105 (5) 1878 Morgan silver dollars (uncirculated) 106 10 silver Franklin halves 107 (10) 1963 two dollar bills Lot # Description 108 5 Canadian coins 109 30 silver Standing Liberty quarters 110 10 George Washington commemorative half dollars 111 837 Lincoln pennies 112 34 war nickels 113 2 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1878cc 114 7 silver Peace dollars 115 10 silver Franklin halves: 1949, 1951-1954, 1957-1961 116 foreign coins 117 (40) 1958 silver quarters 118 silver tokens and coins 119 (40) 1976 Eisenhower dollars 120 (3) U.S.mint sets (1962, 1965, 1996), 1976 U.S. Bicentennial silver proof set, 1977 U.S proof set, and 2 Eisenhower proof dollars (1972 and 1973) 121 2 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1878cc 122 8 silver Morgan dollars 123 (40) 1962 silver quarters (uncirculated) 124 1985 gold Mexico 250 Pesos coin (8.64 grams .900 gold) 125 16 Kennedy halves: (3) 1966, (6) 1967, (5) 1968, (2) 1969 126 1934d Oregon Trail Memorial commemorative half dollar and 1892 Columbian Exposition half dollar 127 43 silver Roosevelt dimes: (28) 1961 (unc), (15) 1946 128 4 U.S. mint sets (1955, 1961, 1965, 1966) and 1976 U.S. Bicentennial silver proof set 129 (5) 1878 Morgan silver dollars (uncirculated) 130 14 Kennedy halves: (7) 1964, 1965, (2) 1966, 1967, (2) 1968, 1969 131 10 silver Frankliin halves: (2) 1949, (2) 1951, (2) 1952, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1963 132 (3) 1976 U.S. Bicentenhnial silver uncirculated sets 133 (25) 1976 two dollar bills 134 27 Eisenhower dollars 135 (5) 2000 Sacagawea dollars Lot # Description 136 10 Troy ounce silver bars 137 2 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1878cc 138 6 U.S. mint sets: (2) 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977 139 (4) 1958 silver quarters 140 39 silver Roosevelt dimes 141 50 silver Mercury dimes 142 8 silver Morgan dollars: 1878s, 1879, 1880, 1885, 1886o, 1896, 1899o and 1921 143 (5) 1878 Morgan silver dollars (uncirculated) 144 10 Liberty Head large cents: 1826, 1837-1841, 1848, 1849, 1852, 1853 145 32 silver quarters 1925-1958 146 1902 Russia 5 rouble gold coin 147 45 Buffalo nickels 148 3 U.S. proof sets (1968, 1976, 1977) and 2 Eisenhower proof dollars (1971 and 1972) 149 (50) 2000 Sacagawea dollars 150 40 silver washington quarters 151 (5) 1878 Morgan silver dollars (uncirculated) 152 foreign coins 153 8 silver Liberty halves 154 6 silver proofs (8.5 grams, .999 silver) 155 35 silver Mercury dimes 156 6 U.S. mint sets: (2) 1975, (2) 1976, (2) 1978 157 (6) 1923 Peace silver dollars 158 12 silver Walking Liberty halves 159 16 Kennedy halves: (10) 1967, (6) 1968 160 3 U.S. mint sets (1956, 1960, 1967) 161 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1880, 1883, 1889, 1892, 1921 162 14 Kennedy halves: 1964, 1965, 1966, (8) 1967, (3) 1968 163 16 Kennedy halves: (2) 1965, (2) 1966, (6) 1967, (4) 1968, (2) 1969 164 40 silver quarters; (6) Standing Liberty, (34) Washington 165 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1879, 1881, 1884, 1892, 1900 Lot # Description 166 Canadian coins 167 (60) 1976 Kennedy halves 168 U.S. and foreign coins 169 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1880, 1883, 1889, 1892, 1921 170 6 U.S. mint sets: (2) 1968, 1969, 1971, 1977, 1996 171 31 silver quarters 1925-1958 172 1987 U.S. Constitution Bicentennial silver dollar & 3 Troy ounce silver bars 173 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1896o,m 1897s, 1898, 1899o, 1900o 174 40 silver dimes: (1) Barber, (39) Mercury 175 10 silver Franklin halves: 1948-1955, 1957, 1958 176 33 Eisenhower dollars 177 17 silver Standing Liberty quarters 178 3 Lincoln Head cent coin books 179 6 Morgan silver dollars: 1878s (unc), 1881o, 1883, 1886, 1896o, 1921 180 21 Kennedy halves, 1 Eisenhower dollar, 9 Washington quarters, 2 Susan B.
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