Samuel Grauer (1814-1892), was born on May 23, 1814 at Roudnice, Czech Republic, son of Jewish parents Abraham Grauer, and Ludmilla Grauer.

In 1845, he moved to Baltimore when he was 31 years old working as a tobacconist and cigar manufacturer.

He lived at 646 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland.

He married Hannah "Anna" Grauer. They had a son Lewis (1854-1918). His name is variably spelled either Lewis or Louis. He was born on December 28, 1854 atBaltimore, Maryland.

The tobacconist firm of S. Grauer & Son, 170 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland was dissolved on December 10, 1881. Lewis Grauer became the sole proprietor continuing underthe name of the firm S. Grauer & Son. Two days following the dissolution Captain John White Haseltine sold Lewis' coin and stamp collection in his 36th coin auction sale,which he had previously acquired, selling the whole of it at Bangs & Company, New York.

The 1799/8, S.188, was in fine condition. See Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Large Cents : 540-542 (Grauer/Haseltine specimen not cited). DavidLawrence, September 2017, Sale #978, lot 2009, NGC/CAC F-12 BN sold for $23,000.

Lewis died at Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 1918. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

To read the complete article, see:
GRAUER, LEWIS(https://sites.google.com/a/numismaticmall.com/www/numismaticmall-com/grauer-samuel)

To read the complete catalog, see:
Catalogue of the entire collection of Mr. Louis Grauer of Baltimore, now the property of JohnW. Haseltine ... (https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctionlots?AucCoId=510907&AuctionId=511617)

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