Estate of Emanuel Trompeter, Deceased, Robin Carol Trompeter Gonzalez and Janet Ilene Trompeter Polachek - Page 11

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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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