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Eric P. Newman's Collection of Antique Coin Banks, Modern Coin Banks, and Miscellaneous Items. This delightful group includes the following coin banks (measurements are approximate): 1. A wooden box with a metal angel on top and a coin slot in front (5.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 inches.). 2. Circa 1905 Universal Three-Coin Bank that resembles a small cash register (5.5 x 4.0 x 5.0 inches). 3. Franklin National Bank coin bank approximately the size of a shoe-polish can (2.5 inch diameter). 4. Metal "Book Bank" missing the bottom stopper (2.5 x 2.0 x 1.0 inches). 5. Copper mailbox replica coin bank (5.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches). 6. Tubular coin bank for five dollars in nickels, 11 dollars in dimes, and 34 dollars in quarters (3.5 inch diameter base x 12.0 inches tall). 7. Small coin bank advertising Bokar Coffee (1.5 x 2.0 x 4.0 inches). 8. Pink pig coin bank with a toy coin to show the coin slot, remaining in its original plastic wrap (2.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 inches). 9. Glass "Lucky Joe Bank" advertising Nash's Prepaid Mustard, shaped like a mustard jar with a metal top (3.0 inch diameter x 4.5 inches ). 10. Coin bank in the shape of a "PAID" stamp with a metal base and wooden handle (2.5 x 2.5 x 5.0 inches ). 11. The "Bearass Bank" is plaster or similar material, shaped like a four-legged creature with a bear head on one end and a donkey head on the other end (8.0 x 5.5 x 2.5 inches ). 12. Pinkish-orange plaster bank in the shape of a tattered old boot (6.0 x 4.5 x 4.0 inches ). 13. A bronze Native American head wearing a bonnet, with a coin slot at the back of the head, missing the stopper in the bottom (3.0 x 3.0 x 5.0 inches). 14. The British Linen Bank, nickel-plated with a brass label on top (3.7 x 1.7 x 2.3 inches). 15. Cast iron coin bank in the shape of a building with a turret (2.4 x 1.5 x 3 inches). Miscellaneous items include: 16. Miniature porcelain beer mug (1.6 x 2.2 inches), and 17. A porcelain pot with lid, decorated with images of 1973 Canadian decimal coins (8.5 x 5 inches). Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15768 (realized $132).
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