Catalogue of Rare Coins and Currency the Collections of Messrs. W.G. Mateer, Henry Birkeland and Others
Auction Summary
April 22, 1911. Mail Auction. 756 Lots. No plates. Catalogue of Rare Coins and Currency. The Collections of Messrs. W.G. Mateer, Henry Birkeland and Others. Prices realized are not available. Named consignors were W.G. Mateer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Henry Birkeland of Roland, Iowa, and E.C. Farra of Lancaster, Kentucky. Sale highlights included a 1796 Sixteen Stars half dollar, an 1879 four-dollar gold Stella, several important territorial gold coins, and an “excessively rare” 1824 half eagle.