Horst Auctioneers conducted a public auction of coins and currency at Horst Auction Center, Ephrata, Oct. 29. Several items and prices included: an 1884 3-cent nickel, $1,200; a 1794 large cent, $600; a 1797 large cent, $700; an 1804 half dollar, $750; an 1893-S silver dollar, $1,200; (5) 1992 Canadian 1-ounce gold pieces, $1,900 each; (5) 1986 Canadian 1-ounce gold pieces, $1,900; a 1896 $20 gold piece, $1,975; an 1899 $20 gold piece, $1,950; a 1900 $20 gold piece, $1,875; a 1904 $20 gold piece, $1,975; a 1908 $20 gold piece; $2,000; and a 1911 $20 gold piece, $1,900.
Horst Auctioneers conducted a public auction of antique tools at Horst Auction Center, Ephrata, Oct. 31. Several items and prices included: a Goosewing ax, $1,150; an early anvil, $500; (11) Stanley bench chisels, $325; a No. 10 anvil, $325; a tray of engraving tools, $250; (2) Stanley restoration planes, $350; (4) PA wooden molding planes, $350; an oak machinist tool box, $280; a Stanley No. 45 combination plane, $24