A-MARK COIN CO., INC. v. REDFIELD'S ESTATE

No. 8769.

582 P.2d 359 (1978)

A-MARK COIN COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. The ESTATE of LaVere REDFIELD, Deceased, Nell J. Redfield, Luana W. Miles and Candida Larena, Coexecutrices of the Estate of LaVere Redfield, Dorothy DesChamps, Rare Coin Galleries, a corporation and Bowers & Ruddy Galleries, a corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, and Hawkins, Rhodes, Sharp & Barbagelata, Reno, for appellant.

Gerald Smith, Clel Georgetta, Eli Grubic, Gordon Rice, Woodburn, Wedge, Blakey, Folsom & Hug, Vargas, Bartlett & Dixon, Reno, for respondents.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice:

At issue is the power of the probate court to annul its order directing a private sale of the Redfield coin collection, and to direct instead, a public sale thereof.

The Estate of LaVere Redfield possessed 351,259 United States uncirculated silver dollars and 56,337 United States circulated silver dollars, a hoard having an appraised value of some $5,000,000. On November 4, 1975, the probate court authorized the Executrices...

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