A variety of 19th century rarities — from an 1808 quarter eagle to an 1839-O branch mint proof half dollar and a historic1860 Mormon five dollar coin — highlight Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 2-5, 2012 Long Beach U.S. Coins Signature® Auction.
The Heritage Long Beach event also features a Currency Signature® Auction, on Feb. 3, with a beautiful and valuable Fr. 1219e $1000 1907 Gold Certificate PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 and an exceptional Fr. 168 $100 1869 Legal Tender PCGS Extremely Fine 45 leading the offerings [...]
A unique South African bronze 1928 pattern sovereign, graded Matte Proof 64 by NGC, brought $184,000 as the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ $10.7+ million Jan. 2-3 World & Ancient Coins Signature® Auction at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel held as part of the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC). All prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium.
"South African numismatics are quite hot and the prices in this auction show that, led by this beautiful pattern sovereign," said Cristiano Bierrenbach, Vice President of Heritage Auctions [...]
An extraordinary 1793 S-4 Chain Cent, MS65 Brown PCGS — a coin whose origins can be traced back to the very earliest days of America’s first mint — brought $1.38 million, and a crush of national and international media attention, as one of the top two lots in Heritage Auctions’ $55.8+ million Jan. 4-6 Orlando, FL U.S. Coins & Platinum Night FUN Signature® Auction, part of Heritage’s $64+ million combined FUN Coin and Currency events. All prices include 15% Buyer’s Premium.
"This amazing 1793 Chain cent, the Cleneay-Atwater-Eliasberg Specimen and the plate coin in Walter Breen’s Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents 1793-1814," said Jim Halperin, Co-Founder of Heritage Auctions [...]
A possibly unique “Plain Edge” 1795 one cent piece, Fair 2 PCGS, S-79 will be a featured coin during Heritage Auctions’ Jan. 5 Platinum night festivities as part of the company’s U.S. Coins & Platinum Night FUN Signature Auction, Jan. 3-8, in Orlando, FL.
"This is a genuine 1795 cent from the dies of S-79," said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. "There’s been some debate regarding a suitable name for this piece. While S-79 is known as the ‘Reeded Edge’ large cent, this piece shows no trace of edge reeding. It’s possibly a plain edge planchet that was [...]
The magnificent 1829 $5 Large Date Half Eagle PR64 PCGS, CAC, Ex: Garrett is the centerpiece offering of the unmatched Harvey B. Jacobson, Jr. Collection of 1820s era Half Eagles, presented by Heritage Auctions as part of its Thursday, Jan. 5 Platinum Night event during the Jan. 3-8 U.S. Coins & Platinum Night FUN Signature® Auction, in Orlando, FL.
"This is the first Large Diameter Capped Bust half eagle certified as a proof by a major grading service," said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions.
"Both PCGS and CAC have agreed on this coin’s proof status and a grade of PR64. Any Large Date, Large Diameter 1829 half eagle is an extreme rarity [...]
A simply magnificent 1892 South African Republic gold Proof Pond 1892, PR65 NGC — the best of just 10 like pieces known to have been minted — is expected to bring $300,000+ as one of the principal highlights of Heritage Auctions’ Jan. 2-3, 2012 World & Ancient Coins Signature® Auction, an official auction of the New York International Numismatics Convention (NYINC), taking place at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
"This marvelous proof Pond, from The Orange River Collection, is an especially well-preserved piece of this fabled mintage," said Cristiano Bierrenbach, Executive Vice President of Heritage. "It’s also the finest possible rendering of the artist’s original conception for the coinage [...]
The Denis W. Loring Collection of 1793 Large Cents, 12 in all, will be offered as part of Heritage Auctions’ Thursday, Jan. 5 2012 Platinum Night auction, part of the company’s Jan. 3-8 U.S. Coins & Platinum Night FUN Signature® Auction. The events are all taking place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
"Each of these 12 coins is among the very finest of its kind," said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage. "Denis put years of work and research into assembling this collection and it’s an honor and a privilege to handle it for him. We expect collectors will feel the same way and bid accordingly when these treasures come under the gavel." [...]
A Brinks shipment from Professional Coin Grading Service to Heritage Auctions on Oct. 17 was apparently broken into, and the finest known 1870-CC $20 stolen. The Liberty Double Eagle gold coin is graded AU58 by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation and carries NGC Certification ID 3414402-001.
"When we opened the Brinks bag, it was evident that the shipping box had been sliced open, and the PCGS box within was empty," said Paul Minshull COO of Heritage. "We immediately called PCGS, who confirmed that their security surveillance video showed that the box and package with the coin were shipped as usual and in good order. At that point, we contacted Brinks security and our insurance company, and their investigations have started. We have also reached out to the FBI."
The 1870-CC $20 rarity was only recently discovered and sent to Heritage for auction [...]
A famous "Ides of March" silver denarius of Marcus Brutus fetched a record-shattering $546,250 on Sept. 7 at Heritage Auctions’ World & Ancient Coins event, part of Heritage’s $34 million total Long Beach Numismatic Auctions, at the Long Beach Convention Center.
The price realized, which includes the 15% Buyer’s Fee, is the most ever paid at auction for a Roman silver coin.
The Sept. 7 session of Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins was part of a four-day series of auctions at Heritage, featuring the Rubicon Collection of Roman coins and the [...]
Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Signature® Currency Auction, held in Long Beach, CA, September 7-9, realized $5.52 million — including the two non-floor sessions held on Sept. 11-12. All prices include a 15% Buyer’s Premium.
The auction began with a large selection of World Notes representing 94 countries. The Chinese and Cuban notes, in particular, brought strong prices.
The China Commercial Guarantee Bank of Chihli 50 Taels 1912 Pick S2514Ds S/M#P33 Specimen graded PMG About Uncirculated 55 brought $7,475, with several other Chinese notes realizing similar results [...]
