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3. $10 Liberty Head gold pieces (Eagles) from
1858-1907;
4. $10 Indian Head gold pieces (Eagles) from
1907-1915;
5. $20 Liberty Head gold pieces (Double Eagles)
from 1850-1907;
6. $20 Saint Gaudens gold pieces (Double Eagles)
from 1907-1915;
7. The Amazonian Set, consisting of six coins;
and
8. Various patterns5 of $5, $10, and $20 gold
pieces.
The remaining coins in the Trompeter Collection were primarily
$1, $2-1/2, $3, and certain pattern gold coins.
The decedent had diligently obtained each coin in the
Trompeter Collection, often piece by piece, and his collection
was one of a kind. The collection included a coin in every
denomination and in every year that a proof gold coin had been
minted by the U.S. Mint, with the exception of one coin, and
almost every proof coin in the Trompeter Collection was one of a
limited number of proof coins that had been minted for that year
and one of a minuscule number of proof gold coins that still were
in existence. The decedent divided the Trompeter Collection into
two parts and consigned both parts to an auction house named
Superior Stamp & Coin Co. (Superior) with instructions to sell
the coins at auction in return for his paying it a commission of
7.5 percent of the gross proceeds. The decedent dealt mainly
5 Patterns are pieces that are minted not for general
circulation, but to determine if the coin, as made, would be
acceptable for general usage.
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