Lester Merkin - Famous Coin Dealer

Lester Merkin was a major world coin dealer based in Manhattan's Upper East Side for many years. His beautiful showroom handled many great rarities, mostly US rarities but also non-US including multiple uncirculated Guatemalan 1925 1 Quetzals.
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Lester Merkin's Major Auctions:

• 1964 - Louis Helfenstein - Large Cents
• 1965 - Arnold Perl Collection of Colonial and Continental Currency
• 1966 - Dr. George Fuld Collection (US)
• 1968 - G. J. Bauer Estate (Americana, Colonials)
• 1972 - Roy E Irelan - US Fractional Currency, Large Cents, Gold & Silver
• 1972 - Oscar G. Schilke - Foreign coinage circulating in the USA
• 1974 - Al C. Overton's Bust Half Dollars (the author of the book!)
• 1974 - Isadore Herman's US Fractionals