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Auction Name The American Colony and Obsolete Currency Collection of a Southern Gentleman - bidstart 6/22 Total Sales (USD) 7,872.00
Auction Date July 05, 2020 - July 05, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 8,220.00
Sale Number #70520 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 15,560.00
Total Lots 256
Sold Lots 184 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 11,875.00
% of Lots Sold 71.88% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 22,485.00
Unsold Lots 72 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 35.01%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
171

PENNSYLVANIA. COLONIAL, May 9, 1776.

 1776 USD 250.00 - 750.00 USD 240.00
170

PENNSYLVANIA. COLONIAL, April 25, 1776.

 1776 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 204.00
177

RHODE ISLAND, NEWPORT. Colonial, Ca. 1770.

 Ca. 1770. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 198.00
165

OHIO, FRANKLIN. UNCUT LOT OF (4) THE FRANKLIN SILK COMPANY,\u00a0$5.00(3) AND $10.00.

 1830's. USD 50.00 - 70.00 USD 174.00
78

MARYLAND, ANNAPOLIS. COLONIAL, April 10, 1774.

 1774 USD 125.00 - 250.00 USD 156.00
185

SOUTH CAROLINA COLONIAL, Ca. 1770.

 Ca. 1770 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 156.00
173

PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA. LOT OF (4) SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED MANUAL LABOR BANK. $20.00.

 September 10, 1838. USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 108.00
11

CONNECTICUT, EAST HADDAM. UNCUT LOT OF (4) THE BANK OF NEW-ENGLAND AT GOODSPEED'S LANDING, $1.00(2), $2.00, AND $5.00.

 1860's. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 102.00
15

CONNECTICUT, NEW HAVEN. UNCUT LOT OF (4) THE CITY BANK OF NEW HAVEN, $5.00(3) AND $10.00.

 1850's-1860's. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 102.00
141

NORTH CAROLINA. COLONIAL, December, 1771.

 1771 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 102.00
142

NORTH CAROLINA. COLONIAL, March 9, 1754.

 1754 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 102.00
79

MARYLAND, BALTIMORE. THE AMERICAN BANK, $3.00.

 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 96.00
81

MARYLAND, CUMBERLAND. THE ALLEGANY COUNTY BANK, $10.00.

 February 13, 1861. USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 96.00
86

MASSACHUSETTS COLONIAL, May 5, 1780.

 1780 USD 50.00 - 150.00 USD 96.00
172

PENNSYLVANIA, HULMEVILLE. UNCUT LOT OF (4) THE FARMER'S BANK OF BUCKS COUNTY, $1.00(2), $2.00, AND $3.00.

 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 96.00
105

MISSISSIPPI, HOLLY SPRINGS. EXCHANGE OFFICE, $5.00.

 1850s. USD 75.00 - 150.00 USD 90.00
140

NORTH CAROLINA. COLONIAL, July 14, 1760.

 1760 USD 75.00 - 150.00 USD 90.00
139

NORTH CAROLINA. COLONIAL, December, 1771.

 1771 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 84.00
47

GEORGIA, RINGGOLD. NORTHWESTERN BANK OF GEORGIA, $5.00.

 August 1, 1861. USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 78.00
55

INDIANA, MUNCIE. THE FORT WAYNE & SOUTHERN RAIL ROAD CO., $3.00.

 October 2, 1854. USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 78.00
117

NEW JERSEY, NEWARK. THE STATE BANK AT NEWARK, $5.00.

 January 1, 1862. USD 50.00 - 90.00 USD 78.00
90

MICHIGAN, ADRIAN. THE ERIE AND KALAMAZOO RAIL ROAD BANK, $10.00.

 January 2, 1854. USD 30.00 - 60.00 USD 72.00
215

SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, $20.00.

 USD 40.00 - 60.00 USD 72.00
20

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WASHINGTON, DC). THE GOVERNMENT BANK, $5.00.

 November 15, 1862. USD 60.00 - 90.00 USD 66.00
40

GEORGIA, MACON. THE MANUFACTURERS BANK, $5.00.

 May 1, 1862. USD 70.00 - 120.00 USD 66.00
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