RARE, Scarce,
Investment Quality,
and Collector Coin Auction
Sunday, December 14, 2025
1:00 PM (Preview noon - 1:00 PM)
SCOTTISH RITE CENTER
4090 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR
Early preview appointments
and absentee bidding begin Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Monte’s Coins.
For questions, call Monte 503-580-5211
Attention: All descriptions, grades, and explanations of coins and coin lots are the opinion of the seller, the auction company, or someone else. They are strictly opinions and are not warranted or guaranteed. It is the responsibility of each bidder to examine individual coins and coin lots and bid according to their own opinion of grade and condition. ALL SALES AT AUCTION ARE FINAL.
Terms of sale:
cash or good check
10% buyer’s premium
Bag of supplies
1879-CC Fine Morgan dollar
SEGS Slab 1945 Mercury dime RARE MS64 FSB
1793 wreath cent fair 2 ANACS
1867 seated dollar RARE XF45, 47,525 mintage
1878-CC XF Morgan dollar
1911-S $5 gold Indian BU
1914-D Lincoln cent F
1924 Buffalo nickel MS64, fantastic album tone!
Approximately 11.5 pounds of foreign coins, including silver
1852 Dahlonega $1 gold piece AU+
1880-CC Morgan dollar VG
1904 $5 gold Liberty BU prooflike
1841-O Seated Liberty quarter, AU, very low mintage 452,000
1843-O seated dime VF, RARE low 150,000 mintage
1928 MS64 Peace dollar
1915-S Buffalo nickel MS62, sharp, rare date
1933-S Walking Liberty half dollar XF+
1924-D and 1924-S Buffalo nickels, both fine
19 foreign coins from Danzig, Danish West Indies, Denmark, 1771-1952, G-XF, some silver, no duplicates, catalog $150
1795 good US half cent, struck over earlier token, see overstrike at 5 o’clock obverse, 12 o’clock reverse
1935 MS63 Peace dollar
1860-S seated half dollar AU58 sharp
1918 Buffalo nickel EF45 color and 1928 AU58
1911 $2.50 Indian gold, choice BU
1921 Peace dollar
1881-CC Morgan dollar, Carson City, Choice BU, nice tone
French Indo-China Tael VF silver, catalog $400
1925 Buffalo nickel BU great color
18 foreign coins, Danish West Indies, Denmark, 1874-1961, F-MS60, no duplicates, some silver, catalog $135
1795 US half dime VF
1883-S AU58 Morgan dollar
1880-CC Morgan dollar, Carson City, Choice BU
1870-CC seated dollar PCGS Genuine filed rims VG-F
1918-S Buffalo nickel, AU58, rare coin
1934 AU Peace dollar
1919-D Buffalo nickel AU58, well struck
1940-S Walking Liberty half dollar MS65
1925-D Buffalo nickel AU53, tough coin
19 foreign French and French Indochina coins, 1867-1989, F-Unc, no duplicates, some silver, catalog $131
1883-CC GSA Morgan dollar, NGC MS64, in box with certificate
1921-S Good Walking Liberty half dollar
1766 US Colonial Pitt token half penny, nice fine
1918/7-D Buffalo nickel overdate, acid date
1892-S Barber quarter, AU58, rare
1936 MS65 Walking Liberty half dollar
1846 RARE, 31,300 made, seated dime, VG
1939 Walking Liberty half dollar MS65
1925-S Buffalo nickel EF
20 foreign coins from Denmark, Danish West Indies, Dominican Republic, and East Africa, 1767-1963, AG-AU, no duplicates, some silver, catalog $146
1898-S $20 Liberty head gold piece, NGC MS62
1898-O MS65 Morgan dollar
1884 three-cent nickel, gem proof, RARE date
Australian Nugget Heritage Set, containing 1/20th oz. gold Kangaroo coin and a natural Australian gold nugget of between 0.47 and 0.77 grams
1783 US Colonial Coin Nova Constallatio, Fine, Pointed Rays
1896 MS65 Blazing white Morgan dollar
1808/7 C-2 Draped Bust half cent, rare overdate, VF
4 silver proof sets, 1961-1964, unopened
1936 Buffalo nickel MS65, super album tone!
20 foreign coins from East Africa, Ecuador, Egypt, 1868-1956, F-MS63, no duplicates, some silver, catalog $148
1 roll of Morgan dollars 1879-S - 1901-O, no duplicates, average circ
1885-O MS65 white Morgan dollar
1803 Draped Bust Large Cent, Very Fine, Sm date Lg fraction
1918-D Buffalo nickel AU50
1813 Large Cent Very Good, tough date
1883-O MS65 nice toning Morgan dollar
1871 Seated half dime MS62
15 silver quarters: 3 Barbers and 12 Standing Liberty, 1899-S through 1930-S, Good to Fine, no duplicates
1926-D Buffalo nickel EF tough date
20 foreign coins from Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Island, and Fiji, 1869-1998, F-MS65, some silver, no duplicates, catalog $155
1901-S US $5 gold piece EF+
1882-S MS65 Great White Morgan Dollar
ANACS Slab, 1787 Horned Eagle Massachusetts cent, F15
Two books of silver Washington quarters, 1932-1959D, 73 coins including 1932-D and 1932-S, G-VG
NTC Slab 1909-VDB Lincoln Cent MS68, RB
1881-S MS65 White Morgan dollar
PCI Slab 1935-S, MS66, full bands Mercury dime
3 Barber half dollars: 1903-S, 1909, 1912-S, all fine
1926-S Buffalo nickel VF35 sharp, scarce
20 foreign coins from Fiji and Finland, 1899-1992, F-MS63, some silver, no duplicates, catalog $150
1849 US half cent VF
1878 7TF MS64 Morgan dollar
PCGS Slab 1941 Proof Mercury dime, rattler holder, PR63
1919 Buffalo nickel MS60 and 1920 Buffalo nickel MS60
PCGS Slab 1923 Peace dollar MS65 Blazer!
1879-S MS64 Morgan dollar
PGA Slab 1926-S Peace dollar MS64+
15 S-mint Lincoln wheat cents, 1910-S through 1937-S, Good to Unc, no duplicates
1927 Buffalo nickel MS64
20 foreign coins from Finland and France, 1854-1957, F-Unc, no duplicates, some silver, catalog $209
1884-O PCGS MS63 Morgan dollar
1880-S MS64 Morgan dollar
1912 Barber dime MS62
10 rolls Buffalo nickels, readable dates, approximately 400 coins
1917-S Mercury dime, MS64, full bands
1889 MS64 Morgan dollar
1919 Mercury dime, MS64, full bands, nice tone
15 Indian head cents 1861-1898, good-VF, no duplicates
1927-D Buffalo nickel MS63
20 foreign French coins, 1854-1927, F-MS60, some silver, no duplicates, catalog $179
1880-S PCGS MS63 Morgan dollar
1882-O MS64 Morgan dollar, white
1926-D Mercury dime MS62
1919-S Buffalo nickel AU scarce
1836 Lettered edge bust half dollar BU
1884 MS64 white Morgan dollar
1844 seated half dollar, no motto, AU
15 Buffalo nickels, 1916-S through 1938-D, Good to XF, no duplicates
1927-S Buffalo nickel AU58, rare, well struck
38 foreign coins from French Indochina, French Oceania, French Polynesia, Gabon, Germany, and Gibraltar, 1892-1995, VF-MS63, no duplicates, catalog $328
2024 (W) NGC MS69 silver eagle
1899-O MS64 Morgan dollar
1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar Choice BU
48 rolls of wheat cents, mostly forties and fifties, approximately 2400 coins
1946 Iowa half dollar MS67, Blazer
1922 MS64 Peace dollar
1878-CC Morgan dollar, Carson City mint, Choice BU
Approximately 500 foreign coins, some silver
1928-D Buffalo nickel MS63
20 foreign coins from Germany and West Germany, 1839-1971, F-MS62, no duplicates, some silver, catalog $189
1992 NGC MS69 silver Eagle
1923 MS64 Peace dollar
1880-O, micro O, Morgan dollar, MS63 prooflike, rare
1920-D Buffalo nickel, VF30
1892-O Morgan dollar, BU, flat strike
1889-O AU58 Morgan dollar
1852 gold dollar, Choice BU
Approximately 209 old nickels: 59 Liberty head “V” and 150 Buffalos, all readable dates
1928-S Buffalo nickel, AU58, super album tone
Approximately 4 pounds of miscellaneous tokens, medals, etc.
2001 NGC MS69 silver Eagle
1884-O MS63 Morgan dollar
1666 Italian States Tassarolo Luigino, Choice AU silver, catalog $175 in EF
1920-S Buffalo nickel AU50
1913 Ty 1 Buffalo nickel MS63 and 1913 Ty 2 Buffalo nickel MS61
1883-O MS63 Morgan dollar
1913-D Buffalo nickel AU53, Type 1
Approximately 37 US notes: (7) $1 silver certificates, 10 red seal $2 bills legal tender, 12 CU $2 bills (some consecutive), 8 star notes (3 are $2 bills)
1942-1945 silver wartime nickel set, Choice Bu-Gem BU. This is the 80th Anniversary of the end of WW2. Set is in a cardboard holder!
Approximately 1000 wheat cents 1909-1939
Approximately 89 US Indian head cents, average circ
1879 MS63 Morgan dollar
1913-D Buffalo nickel Type 2, Choice AU
1921 AU58 Buffalo nickel, great album tone
1913-S Buffalo nickel Type 1, AU58
1884-O MS63 Morgan dollar
1914 AU55 and 1915 AU50 Buffalo nickels
3 Special Mint Sets and 3 mint sets 1968,1969,1970 no duplicates
Belgium 1834-1933, 12 coins, some silver, catalog $589
Approximately 1500 Canadian cents, kings and queens
1881-O PCGS AU58 Morgan dollar
1925 MS63 Peace dollar
1914-D Buffalo nickel AU55 key date
1921-S Buffalo nickel Very Fine
1914-S Buffalo nickel MS62
1924 MS63 Peace dollar
1915-D Buffalo nickel AU55, great album color
(13) 1909 VDB Lincoln cents, Good-Unc
Switzerland 20 coins, mostly silver, catalan $565+
Approximately 360 Canadian nickels: kings, queens, and tombacs
Approximately 92 old Liberty head ‘V’ nickels, average circ
1927-D XF Peace dollar
1916 Buffalo nickel MS62
1923 Buffalo nickel, MS63, nice album tone
1916-D Buffalo nickel, MS60
1925-S AU Peace dollar
1916-S Buffalo nickel, Choice BU, well struck
Notebook containing 36 proof Lincoln cents 1961-2012; 14 Roosevelt dimes 1959-1991, Unc, 5 silver; 7 Unc quarters 1992-1998; 62 Unc half dollars 1971-D through 2011
Italian coins, 26 pieces, some silver, Italian catalog ₤400
2 Walking Liberty half dollars: 1938 XF, 1938-D Good
38 Eisenhower dollars
2 Peace dollars: 1926 XF and 1926-S XF
1917 Buffalo nickel AU58
1923-S Buffalo nickel AU
1917-D Buffalo nickel EF
2 Peace dollars: 1934-D VF and 1934-S VG
1917-S Buffalo nickel AU55, scarce coin
2 mystery boxes including a silver dollar and other silver
20 foreign coins from Germany, West Germany, and Greece, 1874-1986, F-MS65, no duplicates, some silver, catalog $154
2 Peace dollars, 1924-S VF and 1926 VF
Bag of supplies