The upcoming auction will showcase half cents, small cents, two-cent pieces, three-cent pieces, half dimes, dimes, twenty-cent pieces and $3, $4 and $5 gold pieces. It also will include important offerings of Colonial coins, as will each of the two subsequent auctions. The Norweb Collection is rich in Colonial rarities, including many pieces regarded as the finest-known examples.
One of the rarest and most valuable coins in the sale is a gem uncirculated 1861 Paquet double eagle (or $20 gold piece) from the Philadelphia Mint. This is one of only two known examples of this fascinating coin which bears a reverse designed by A.C. Paquet. It also is the only surviving example in mint condition, the other piece is extremely fine.