The top price, $322,000, was paid for a 1907 Saint-Gaudens, Roman Numeral, High Relief, Partial Wire Rim, Plain Edge gold $20 double eagle, in a Stack's auction of more than 3,800 lots of U.S. and Colonial coins, medals and paper money in three evening sessions Jan. 16, 17 and 18 in New York City. The sessions followed Stack's 13th auction from the John J. Ford Jr. Collection (Coin World, Feb. 6 issue).

The double eagle is cataloged as Judd 1914 in United States Pattern Coins, Experimental and Trial Pieces, by J. Hewitt Judd, edited by Q. David Bowers.

The price includes the 15 percent buyer's fee, as do other prices reported here.

Bidding opened with the Paul West Collection of Charleston and Charleston Neck, S.C., slave hire badges, 1800 to 1864, consisting of 63 lots. The top price, $17,250, was paid for an 1807 carpenter's badge, one of just four badges known for this occupation and the earliest carpenter's badge known.

For more information, contact Stack's, 123 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019. Telephone Stack's at (212) 582-2580, fax the firm at (212) 582-1946 or (212) 245-5018, or e-mail the firm at Info@Stacks .com.

Some highlights:

• 1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree shilling, large planchet, Noe 6 (Sydney P. Noe, The Silver Coinage of Massachusetts), Extremely Fine, $8,050.
  
• 1776 Continental dollar, CURRENCY spelling, pewter, Newman 2-C (Eric P. Newman, 1776 Continental Currency & Varieties of the Fugio Cent), choice EF, $25,300.
  
• 1795 Liberty Cap, No Pole, Plain Edge half cent, Cohen 6a (Roger S. Cohen Jr., American Half Cents: The "Little Half Sisters"), Mint State 60 "or better," $11,500.
  
• 1793 Flowing Hair, Chain, Periods, AMERICA cent, Sheldon 4 (William H. Sheldon, Penny Whimsy), Professional Coin Grading Service VF-30, $27,600.
  
• 1793 Flowing Hair, Wreath, Vine and Bars Edge cent, S-7, Fine 12, $16,100.
  
• 1794 Liberty Cap, Starred Reverse cent, S-48, About Good 3, $10,925.
  
• 1833 Coronet cent struck over 1806 British halfpenny, Very Fine details, $1,840.
  
• 1916 Indian Head, Doubled Die Obverse 5-cent coin, ANACS VF-30, $10,350.
  
• 1916-D Winged Liberty Head dime, choice BU, $23,000.
  
• 1795 Flowing Hair half dollar, Overton 104 (Al C. Overton, Early Half Dollar Die Varieties 1794-1836), About Uncirculated "or better," $12,650.
  
• 1795 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves silver dollar, Bolender 4 (M.H. Bolender, The United States Early Silver Dollars From 1794 to 1803), choice AU, $34,500.
  
• 1796 Flowing Hair, Knob 9, 10 Arrows silver dollar, B-6, BU, $23,000.
  
• 1798 Draped Bust, Pointed 9, Four Berries silver dollar, B-8, AU "or better," $10,350.
  
• 1798 Draped Bust, Pointed 9 silver dollar, B-26, BU, $39,100.
  
• 1798 Draped Bust, Knob 9 silver dollar, B-32, BU, $27,600.
  
• 1799 Draped Bust, Normal Date silver dollar, B-19, BU, $21,850.
  
• 1799 Draped Bust, 12 Arrows silver dollar, B-17, choice BU, $39,100.
  
• 1836 Gobrecht, Name on Base silver dollar, Judd 60 (J. Hewitt Judd, edited by Q. David Bowers, United States Pattern Coins, Experimental and Trial Pieces), choice Brilliant Proof, $20,700.
  
• 1893-S Morgan silver dollar, choice AU, $17,250.
  
• 1895 Morgan silver dollar, choice Brilliant Proof, $41,400.
  
• 1808 Capped Draped Bust quarter eagle, EF, $34,500.
  
• 1911-D Indian Head quarter eagle, Numismatic Guaranty Corp. MS-64, $34,500.
  
• 1854-D Indian Head gold $3 coin, choice AU, $43,125.
  
• 1863 Indian Head gold $3 coin, very choice Brilliant Proof, $46,000.