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This 1795 13 Leaves eagle, BD-1, certified MS64 NGC, is a monumentally important coin in both aesthetic and historic terms. The obverse of the BD-1 variety is attributed by the 1 close to the lowest lock of hair, with a closely spaced date and the flag of the 5 overlying the drapery. Star 11 is [...]

Early U.S. coins and classic proofs to provide holiday cheer to numismatists at the Money Show of the Southwest, Dec. 2-3 Early U.S. coinage and classic proofs, among them one of the finest known 1895 Morgan dollars, are the twin strengths of the Heritage Auction Galleries December 2010 U.S. Coin Auction, to be held in [...]

Rare U.S. Coins continue to provide for steady, even stellar prices in a crawling national economy, as evidenced by Heritage’s $9.42 million COINFEST Signature® U.S. Coin Auction, held Oct. 27-30 at the Marriot Hotel & Spa in Stamford, CT, and by the auction’s top lot, a magnificent 1879 Washlady dollar, which brought $161,000. “These results [...]

Locked in a Pennsylvania vault for 43 years, one of the most comprehensive collections of colonial and early American coins ever to reach public auction, The W. Philip Keller Collection of U.S. Colonials, is the principle highlight of the upcoming Rare U.S. Coin auction, Oct. 28-31 in conjunction with COINFEST in Stamford, CT. Mr. Keller [...]

Oct. 28-31 auction in Stamford, CT features one of the most important offerings of early American coinage in decades DALLAS, TX — Locked in a Pennsylvania vault for 43 years, one of the most comprehensive collections of colonial and early American coins ever to reach public auction, The W. Philip Keller Collection of U.S. Colonials, [...]

DALLAS, TX — Locked in a Pennsylvania vault for 43 years, one of the most comprehensive collections of colonial and early American coins ever to reach public auction, The W. Philip Keller Collection of U.S. Colonials, is the principle highlight of the upcoming Heritage Auctions Rare U.S. Coin auction, Oct. 28-31 in conjunction with COINFEST [...]

Heritage Auction Galleries will serve as the official auctioneer for the 2011 ANA National Money Show in Sacramento, ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd has announced. The show will be held March 17-19 at the Sacramento Convention Center. “Heritage has always taken an active role in building ANA membership and supporting its programs,” Shepherd said. “Our [...]

DALLAS, TX — The recently discovered Bullock specimen of the 1856-O double eagle, XF45+, NGC, was the unabashed star of the Sept. 23-26 Heritage Auctions September Long Beach, CA Signature® U.S. Coin Auction, as it soared to $345,000 amidst spirited bidding. This rare 1856-O double eagle, found in family holdings in Ohio, realized $345,000 at [...]

An octagonal 1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 gold commemorative was bid to $92,000 at the Heritage Auctions sale conducted Dec. 6 in Houston at the Money Show of the Southwest. View full post on All Coin News

The Chicago International Coin Fair (CICF) has a new official auction company: Heritage Auctions of Dallas, the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer. View full post on All Coin News

Heritage Auction Galleries and Ivy Press announced Dec. 1 the release of the 136-page book Gobrecht Dollars. It is the most thorough review to date of the existing scholarship on these controversial and much sought-after coins, according to Heritage. View full post on All Coin News

Two key rarities of American numismatics, the 1913 Liberty Head nickel and a 1927-D Saint-Gaudens $20 gold piece, will highlight a Heritage Signature Auction to be conducted Jan. 6-10 in conjunction with the Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando. View full post on All Coin News