May 28, 2001, The Fairchild Family Trust Collection, Sale 10
Lot 1169
Merrill Lynch, Pierce
Fenner & Smith Gold Bar, 10 ounces. This 10 ounce bar is stamped 999.9 fine
and has the familiar "bull" symbol used by that brokerage firm. Nice surfaces,
and this cataloguer doesn't recall seeing this type of bar before. Probably
from the late 1970s when gold became a hot investment item. In a small black
cardboard box of issue.
Estimated Value $2,000-2,400.
Lot 1170
Merrill Lynch, Pierce
Fenner & Smith Gold Bar, 5 ounces. This 5 ounce bar is stamped 999.9 fine
and has the familiar "bull" symbol used by that brokerage firm. Nice surfaces,
and this cataloguer doesn't recall seeing this type of bar before. Probably
from the late 1970s when gold became a hot investment item. In a small black
cardboard box of issue.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,200.
Lot 1171
Credit Suisse 100 gr. gold
bar, 999.9 fine. A hunk of gold for the bug. As issued.
Estimated Value
$675-725.
Lot 1172
N.M. Rothschild & Sons
gold ingot. This ingot weighs 58.2 grains and is 996 fine. It is a curious
square shape and the stamps are all quite clear on the top.
Estimated Value
$400-450.
Lot 1173
Englehard gold ingot.
This ingot weighs 1.608 ounces and is 999.9 fine, it is the shape of a loaf
of bread. Stamped number 3680 above the name.
Estimated Value $350-400.
Lot 1174
Engelhard 1 ounce gold bar
999.9 fine, serial number 008882. Perfect for the gold bug.
Estimated
Value $225-250.
Lot 1175
1946 Phildelphia Mint
silver bar, 8.80 ounces. A nice bar, stamped on the back 1946, 999. fine,
bar number 151, 8.80 ounces. On one edge is stamped 10. The Phildelphia Mint
stamp is nice, but somewhat crudely executed, when compared with current
coinage of that year.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 1176
1956 Silver San Francisco
Mint Bar, 22.23 ounces. A Swiss Cheese style bar with a few holes at the
centers as cast at the San Francisco Mint. Dated 1956 in their seal at the top,
the bar is 999.75 fine and is stamped 249 on the side. 22.23 ounces of good
'ole American silver. A great paper weight or doorstop, and not all that
valuable, but highly collectible.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 1177
A San Francisco Mint
silver bar, 5.89 Ounces. 999.5 fine silver, and nice surfaces and stamps
from the Mint. Popular and seldom seen these days.
Estimated Value
$200-300.
Lot 1178
An Eagle Mining Silver
Bar, $6.48 value, 5.03 ounces and stamped bar #377. The bar is pretty much
as made, nice color and surfaces. Popular with collectors of Western mining
memories.
Estimated Value $100-150.
Lot 1179
Three miscellaneous silver
bars. This group includes 6.6 Taels (7.7 g) 900 fine bar from the Irrawaddy
Counting House at Rangoon; a 10 ounce .999 fine Imperial R & S Works bar and
last a 50 grammes 999 fine bar from Dena Bank, Bombay, India. An interesting
group of silver bars for the collector.
Estimated Value $150-200.
Lot 1180
1992-S Proof Silver eagle.
ICG graded Proof 69 Cameo. Glorious reds, golds and blues from
careful storage. A stunning multihued gem.
Estimated Value $100-UP.