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For the Love Of Cents and A Grandfather

When I was eight years old my grandpa Abe gave my brother and I a handful of Indian head cents. I was intrigued by these beautiful coins from another time and wondered who may have held them almost a century before. This began my fascination with coins.

It was a time when you could walk into a bank, give the teller an old dollar bill, and walk out with a shiny silver dollar. Or buy a role of pennies and occasionally find an Indian head cent. I began collecting primarily Lincolns and Indian cents. The Lincolns I found in my change. Most of my Indians were gifts from my grandpa Abe. The coins were all placed in those old blue albums. I would always check the dates of the coins in my pocket, hoping to find a 1909-S VDB or a 1955 double die. My collection grew and I would spend nights pouring over my albums, hoping to fill the empty holes.

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• October 5, 2009
  Ultimate Americana: Selections from The American Red Cross, presented by Heritage Auctions

  The Rose Percy Doll, important illustration art, flags, decorative art, stamps and more highlight assortment from America's pre-eminent charitable organization; all proceeds to benefit Red Cross

  DALLAS, TX -- The American Red Cross, the nation's most respected humanitarian and charitable

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• August 26, 2009
  Heritage joins the Social Media revolution at www.HA.com/Connect

  Connect with Heritage via Facebook, Twitter and The Heritage Blog, now at Heritage's new Social Media Page

  DALLAS, TX -- With the launch of Heritage Auction Galleries has now placed its bidder-members and followers right in the middle of the American Social Media boom.

  The recent additions of a

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• August 17, 2009
  Heritage secures $35 million loan facility from Wells Fargo

  DALLAS, TX -- Heritage Auction Galleries has announced that it recently secured a new $35 million line of credit from Wells Fargo Business Credit, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., to be used in support of its auction and sales operations. This comes as the holder of Heritage's previous line of credit, Sovereign Precious Metals LLC, a subsidiary of Sovereign Bank, disbanded in the wake of new ownership.

  "We believe this new relationship with Wells Fargo speaks to the financial stability

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