LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2 2022-10-09 Auction - 669 Price Results - Russum's Furniture Auctioneers in MD - Page 24
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EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTRICITY (1769)COOKS VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN - 1783HAND DRAWN THOMAS FIRTH SURVEYOR MAP 1819 PA
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Sudlersvile, MD, United States
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LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2

RUSSUM'S FURNITURE AUCTIONEERS IS SELLING OVER 3 CENTURIES OF COLLECTED EPHEMERA & CURRENCY FROM THE LIVEZEY & FIRTH FAMILIES OF PHILADELPHIA AND LATER TALBOT CO. MARYLAND. THE 2 DAY AUCTION WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 8TH & 9TH. PLEASE CALL WITH ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND TO SCHEDULE PRIVATE PREVIEWS 410-928-3415. THE LIVEZEY FAMILY(THOMAS LIVEZEY) SETTLED ON 500 ACRES(PART OF PHILADELPHIA) IN THE 1670'S. THE FAMILY FLOURISHED IN COLONIAL AND EARLY AMERICA. THEY OWNED LARGE AMOUNTS OF LAND ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK, PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN, ROXBOROUGH, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE LIVEZEY'S, LATER THE FIRTH'S, LIVED IN THAT AREA UNTIL THE 1930'S WHEN THEY MOVED TO TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND, "BEAUVOIR" ON THE CHOPTANK RIVER. THIS AUCTION INCLUDES PAPERWORK & BOOKS DATING BACK TO THE 1600'S. THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION SEEMS TO START WITH THOMAS LIVEZEY THE QUAKER AND MILLER (1723-1790). THOMAS WAS WELL KNOWN AS THE OWNER OF GLEN FERN, THE MILL ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK. AT ONE TIME IT SEEMED LIKE THEY OWNED MOST OF THAT AREA. THIS AUCTION ALSO INCLUDES 18TH CENTURY INDENTURES, BUSINESS LEDGERS, LETTERS, & BOOKS FROM THOMAS LIVEZEY AND HIS SONS, JOHN & JOSEPH LIVEZEY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WRITINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE ABOUT THE LIVEZEY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY THOMAS LIVEZEY. LIVEZEY WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL IN EARLY PHILADELPHIA AND WAS FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES WITH EVERYONE YOU MIGHT EXPECT AT THE TIME, INCLUDING DAVID RITTENHOUSE. WE SOLD A DAVID RITTENHOUSE COMPASS FROM THIS FAMILY'S ESTATE IN 2021. LIVEZEY AND BEN FRANKLIN WERE KNOWN TO BE FRIENDS, MUCH OF THEIR CORRESPONDENCE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE, LOT 615A IN THIS AUCTION ALSO PROVES THIS. IT IS AN INSCRIBED COPY OF FRANKLIN'S FAMOUS BOOK "EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTRICITY" (1769). THE BOOK IS INSCRIBED TO MR LIVEZEY AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. WE ALSO HAVE BOOKS, LETTERS, INDENTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND MUCH MORE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY THRU THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
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10 SILVER PEACE DOLLARS: VARIOUS DATES
0846: 10 SILVER PEACE DOLLARSEst. $10-$100
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24 ANTIQUE SILVER DIMES: VARIOUS DATES
0847: 24 ANTIQUE SILVER DIMESEst. $10-$100
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11 ANTIQUE NICKELS: VARIOUS DATES
0848: 11 ANTIQUE NICKELSEst. $10-$100
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4 ANTIQUE SILVER 3 CENT NICKELS: ~
0849: 4 ANTIQUE SILVER 3 CENT NICKELSEst. $10-$100
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10 SILVER PEACE DOLLARS: VARIOUS DATES
0850: 10 SILVER PEACE DOLLARSEst. $10-$100
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COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE COINS: SOME ARE IN ROUGH SHAPE
0851: COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE COINSEst. $10-$100
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13 VARIOUS US SILVER COINS: ~
0852: 13 VARIOUS US SILVER COINSEst. $10-$100
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10 BARBER SILVER QUARTERS: VARIOUS DATES
0853: 10 BARBER SILVER QUARTERSEst. $10-$100
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5 EARLY EUROPEAN COINS: ~
0854: 5 EARLY EUROPEAN COINSEst. $10-$100
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7 EARLY US COINS: INCLUDING LARGE CENTS
0855: 7 EARLY US COINSEst. $10-$100
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13 ANTIQUE SILVER HALF DOLLARS: VARIOUS DATES
0856: 13 ANTIQUE SILVER HALF DOLLARSEst. $10-$100
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11 ANTIQUE SILVER QUARTERS: VARIOUS DATES
0857: 11 ANTIQUE SILVER QUARTERSEst. $10-$100
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4 ANTIQUE SILVER 3 CENT NICKELS: VARIOUS DATES
0859: 4 ANTIQUE SILVER 3 CENT NICKELSEst. $10-$100
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6 ANTIQUE 2 CENT PC & 1 - 1833 HALF CENT: ~
0860: 6 ANTIQUE 2 CENT PC & 1 - 1833 HALF CENTEst. $10-$100
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10 ANTIQUE 1921 PEACE SILVER DOLLARS: ALL 1921’S
0861: 10 ANTIQUE 1921 PEACE SILVER DOLLARSEst. $10-$100
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3 ANTIQUE COINS INCLUDING ONE 1604: ONE IS 1604 & 1 IS 1788
0862: 3 ANTIQUE COINS INCLUDING ONE 1604Est. $10-$100
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6 FLYING EAGLE ONE CENT PIECES: 1857 & 1858
0864: 6 FLYING EAGLE ONE CENT PIECESEst. $10-$100
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6 - ANTIQUE HALF CENTS: 1833, 1835, 1829, 1826
0865: 6 - ANTIQUE HALF CENTSEst. $10-$100
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5 ANTIQUE BARBER HALF DOLLARS: 1900 S, 1903, 1902, 1904,
0866: 5 ANTIQUE BARBER HALF DOLLARSEst. $10-$100
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1854 & 1858 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLARS: ~
0867: 1854 & 1858 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLARSEst. $10-$100
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3 - 1904 O MORGAN SILVER DOLLARS: ~
0868: 3 - 1904 O MORGAN SILVER DOLLARSEst. $10-$100
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1881 O MORGAN DOLLAR & 1923 PEACE DOLLAR: ~
0869: 1881 O MORGAN DOLLAR & 1923 PEACE DOLLAREst. $10-$100
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