Heritage Auction Galleries

What is Guided Navigation?
Guided navigation is the ability to add and remove keywords and categorizations of items to filter your results. As you add these filters, they appear in the breadcrumb trail above the search results. You can remove any filter from the breadcrumb trail at any time.

How do I narrow my search?
You can add a filter in the left column, such as "Coin Category", "Current Bid Range", "Reserve Status", "Coin Grade", and so on. Each time you make such a selection, the listing of results will become smaller, showing only those items that meet all the criteria you have selected. You can also enter one or more keywords, such as "1909-S", if that will help your search. Sometimes a new selection will open up new sub-selection possibilities; for instance, once you choose to look for Silver and Related Dollars, you can then choose Morgan Dollars, Early Dollars, Peace Dollars, or whichever suits your collecting interests best.

How do I expand my search?
You can add or drop fields or keywords from your results at any time. Above the listing of results is a complete list of the filters you have selected. Click on the remove link next to any filter to remove it, and the page will refresh to show all items matching the new broader specifications.

For Example:
Imagine - you collect Indian Head Cents. You want the highest quality coins available, and you are only interested in Red coins. How do you search for them on the Heritage site?

Currently, you can browse or search for "Indian Cents," by clicking on "Indian Cents" in the browse listings or by choosing "Indian Cents" from the drop-down menu on the search page. But that's it - you are at the sometimes perilous m ercy of the descriptions of the coin. Add a keyword search for "Red", and you will see Red coins... as well as Red and Brown ones. If you are looking for proof coins as well as uncirculated pieces, you're completely out of luck.

Our targeted searches are much more powerful. Choose one from Coin Category:

• Half Cents
• Large Cents
• Small Cents
• Two and Three Cent Pieces
• Nickels
• Half Dimes
• (etc.)

Now, you'll see a more detailed set of coin categories:

• Flying Eagle Cents
• Indian Cents
• Lincoln Cents

Click on Small Cents and then Indian Cents, and you'll see a listing of all Indian Cents, both circulation strikes and proofs. Now, choose one from Coin Designation:

• BN
• RB
• RD
• CA
• DC

You can choose the designation of your coin directly, rather than have to depend on keywords! And only those designations that actually apply to your search will show; you won't have to search through meaningless terms like Full Steps. Of course, you might now want to look at only circulation strikes, so choose MS/Unspecified (the default) from Coin Finish:

• MS/Unspecified
• Proofs

What about grading service? Our many Registry Set collectors might have that on their mind. If this matters to you, go to Coin Grading Service and choose the service — or services — that most interest you; you can choose as many as you want:

• NGC
• PCGS
• ANACS
• ICG

And maybe you're only interested in the finest available quality. From Coin Grade choose the grade — or grades — you're looking for:

• AU50-AU58
• MS60-MS62
• MS63
• MS64
• MS65
• MS66
• MS67
• MS68

Or even a featured Coin in an auction, in Highlights:

• Featured
• New Inventory
• JH Exceptional
• Virtual Bourse

And, if you like - add a keyword (use the box right below "Refine Your Results"):

• 1907

To change your search from Indian Head Cents to Nickels, click "Remove" next to your selection of Indian Head Cents at top, then choose "Nickels" from the list of denominations on the left.

Keep in mind always that your available search selections are on the left side of the page, and that the listing of selections you've already made is at the top, and that you can always remove a selection you've already made by clicking on the "Remove" link next to it. Remember: you can make your selections in any order!