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November 21, 2009
Boca Collection of Proof Sets Offered at FUN
A World of Money: The Dot
Website Tips: New Search Options
This Week's Top Ten
The Money Show of the Southwest
Heritage Collector's Corner: Why, and what, do you collect?
Reduced Auction Commissions When You Resell Your Winnings!
Employment Opportunities: Currency Expert, Wholesale Sales, Numismatist, Ancient Coin Expert
Around Heritage Auctions
Instant Quiz: Test your numismatic knowledge
Is It Time To Sell? February 2010 Long Beach Signature Auction
Letter of the week
Current Auctions: 2009 December Houston, TX US Coin Auction, Internet Coin Auctions, Other Signature Auctions, Other Internet Auctions
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Collector News
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Boca Collection of Proof Sets Offered at FUN
Nearly 50 Pre-1936 proof sets highlight Part One of the Boca Collection of Proof Sets, to be offered in our 2010 January Orlando, FL FUN US Coin Auction, January 6-9, 2010 in Orlando. The entire collection is available for viewing online at HA.com/Coins.
This collection was assembled by one of the twentieth century's great collectors, a numismatist well known for having amassed class collections in several specialties. Each lot of the collection will contain an entire set, including sets dating as early as 1856, and a 1890 set which includes not only the six silver and minor coins struck during the year, but also the four gold coins!
A few of the highlights include:
These proof sets and the rest of the FUN auction will open for bidding soon at www.HA.com/Coins!
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A World of Money: The Dot
Our upcoming 2010 January Signature World Coin Auction features quite a number of great coins, but none are as famous as the legendary Canadian 1936 Dot Cent. This coin, struck in 1937 prior to the creation of coinage dies for George VI but never released for circulation, has seen its reputation grow exponentially since its discovery.
In early 1936, Great Britain's George V passed away and was succeeded by his son King Edward VIII. As was common practice, for the remainder of 1936 the coinage continued to have the effigy of King George V. Toward the end of the year, and throughout the British Commonwealth coinage, models were made and dies produced with the effigy of King Edward VIII, but upon Edward's abdication the dies were no longer valid and a severe shortage of Canadian 1, 10, and 25 Cent pieces arose in early 1937.
Because of the shortage, Canada was forced to continue producing coins dated 1936 with the portrait of King George V. Canadian authorities felt a need to distinguish this 1937 mintage from the 1936 production and a small Dot was placed on the reverse of the 1, 10, and 25 Cent coins. The dot is under the date on the 1 Cent coin, and under the bow on the wreath of the 10 and 25 Cent coins. History tells us that only the 25 Cent piece was placed in circulation and that three pieces of the Dot Cents, and four pieces of the Dot 10 Cents are the only surviving examples.
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The 1936 Dot cent was long considered essentially uncollectible, since noted numismatist John Jay Pittman had held all three known examples from 1961 until his death, but the three-part auction of his collection brought all three back onto the market: the first in October 1997 and the other two (including this piece) in August 1999. The three 1936 Dot Cents, now well-scattered, generate great excitement whenever one appears on the auction block.
This exceptional rarity, graded Specimen 66 Red by PCGS was lightly lacquered at the Mint to preserve the original Mint color and prevent damage to the coin's surfaces. This seems to have been successful as the coin is basically flawless with full golden-red original color. There are a few light brownish streaks, which appear to be from aging of the lacquer rather than toning of the coin. Also apparent are a few noticeable striations caused by heavy polishing of the die prior to striking the coins. This is the finest of the three pieces extant.
This auction is scheduled for January 3-4 in New York City and on the Internet through HA.com/Coins and Heritage Live.
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Website Tips: New Search Options
Our targeted search provides a wealth of options that allow you to search for just the coins you want!
Start your search with a keyword, such as 1909-S, and a denomination, like Lincoln Cents, and from there you
can narrow down your search until you see just the coins you're looking for.
Now, we've added new options for how your keyword is handled:
- Titles. This is the default search, and will look for an exact match of the keyword in the item's title
(basically the first few words of the lot's description). It may match other attributes of the item, as
well.
- Titles and Descriptions. This search allows you to look through the entire description of the item. This
is useful for looking for varieties, pedigrees, and sometimes attributes of the items that will not show up
in the short description.
- Lot Number. Just what it sounds like - this allows you to search for an item by lot number.
- US Coin Year (new). Because the default search is for exact matches, there was previously no way to look
for just items minted in the same year, regardless of mint; you had to do three different searches to look
for 1947, 1947-D, and 1947-S coins. Now, you can enter 1947 as a keyword, choose to search for "US Coin Year",
and you'll see all items minted in that year. World coin collectors take note - we are working on adding
information so that you'll be able to look for your coins this way as well!
- PCGS Number (new). If you know the exact PCGS number of the coin, use it as a keyword, and choose this
from the dropdown. You will see only coins with that exact PCGS number. Our catalogers love this one!
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This Week's Top Ten
The ten highest valued British coins sold in Heritage auctions:
- Charles I Gold Triple Unite 1643. Sold for $431,250.
- George III Pattern 2 Guineas 1768. Sold for $54,050.
- King Edward VIII brass threepence 1937. Sold for $48,875.
- British silver Trade Dollar 1921-B. Sold for $48,300.
- Cromwell gold 50 Shillings 1656. Sold for $46,000.
- Victoria gold Proof 5 Pound 1839. Sold for $43,125.
- Charles II 1662 Lettered Edge pattern crown in gold by John Roettiers. Sold for $39,100.
- Oliver Cromwell gold Half Broad 1658. Sold for $37,375.
- George V silver Trade Dollar, 1935-B. Sold for $37,375.
- George III pattern £2 1820. Sold for $29,900.
Do you have a suggestion for a future top ten list? Send it to us!
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Announcements
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The Money Show of the Southwest
Heritage Auctions and the Greater Houston Coin Club invite you to join us at The Money Show of the Southwest Thursday, Friday, Saturday, December 3rd - 5th, 2009 at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall "E", 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX 77010.
What's New?
- The show starts a day earlier, on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.
- The show ends a day earlier on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. That's right, no Sunday!
- A series of hourly educational presentations entitled "businessmen's and women's afternoon at the Money Show" exploring how to confidently use rare coins, rare paper currency & bullion in your investment portfolio starts at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.
- The show stays open an hour later on Thursday (7pm) to allow those who work in downtown to take in the show and seminar before heading for the suburbs.
- The first session of the Heritage Auctions' US Coin Auction begins at 7:00 p.m.
The things you've enjoyed in the past haven't changed!
- A major coin auction by Heritage Auctions
- Plenty of parking! (Free on-street, reasonable underground & street level lots)
- Free appraisals of your old coins and paper money
- One of the largest coin and currency shows in the nation with 200+ booths
- Over 300 independent dealers to help you find the item you want
- All the popular grading services and on-site grading by 3 companies
- The best prices on silver, gold & platinum bullion anywhere
- Neat and unique Christmas gifts for everyone in the family
- Large selections of coin related jewelry
- Kids 12 and under get in free and receive a new quarter, also free
- Kids grab a fist full of loot from the Treasure Chest or Put-A-Penny-In-A-Slot
- Experts present Interesting educational seminars on a variety of topics, free
- Boy Scout and Girl Scout merit badge/fun with money patch clinics on Sat.
- Turn your old gold jewelry in to cash!
- Million dollar collections on display
Don't miss this one! Make plans now! Talk with your friends & come as a group!
Make it a weekend & combine the show and auction with downtown shopping, the theater, museums, and various sports events only in Houston.
Questions? www.houstoncoinshow.org or 281-586-9727
The Money Show is the annual fund raising project of the Greater Houston Coin Club, A non-profit educational organization promoting "Education Through Numismatics."
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Heritage Collector's Corner: Why, and what, do you collect?
We're well aware here at Heritage that our clientele are some of the most interesting, influential people around, and all of you come with a story. Now we want you to tell us just what that story is. Maybe it's a remembrance of why you started collecting, or a survey of how far your collection has come. We're looking for stories that can wow, make us laugh or cry, or otherwise remind us why we collect what we do. We would like to share these stories with the rest of the Heritage community, so this is an open call and a chance for you to tell your story.
Submission Guidelines:
- Send submissions to CollectorsCorner@HA.com (You can also send ideas for other topics.)
- Submissions should be no more than 2,000 words
- Select submissions will be published anonymously by Heritage on the Heritage Blog, in company e-mails and in web promotion. All submissions are subject to editing and proofing. The author's name will remain confidential.
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Reduced Auction Commissions When You Resell Your Winnings!
When you win any lot worth with a hammer price of $1,000 or more (or $2,500 for Art and Natural History lots), you will receive a coupon that entitles you (or your heirs) to re-consign that lot to Heritage at a reduced seller's commission. Selling through Heritage is a convenient and hassle free way to maximize your return (find out why). Maybe you'll need to make room in your collection for something better, perhaps your collecting tastes will change, or maybe it will be your heirs that benefit; but be sure to save the coupon, which could be worth hundreds or thousands of dollars.
- Coins: 0% Seller's Commission for all items $1K or more.
- Comics: 50% of the usual Seller's Commission for all items between $1K & $10K, and 0% for items $10K and over.
- All Other Categories: 50% of the usual Seller's Commission for everything else over $1K ($2,500 for Art & Natural History).
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Employment Opportunities
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Help Wanted: Currency Expert
We are looking for a motivated leader with strong buying and writing skills and a good general knowledge of U.S. history and U.S. Currency for a key position with Heritage-CAA in Dallas, Texas. Job duties include: buying, cataloging for auctions, organizing and obtaining consignments along with catalog production. Great benefits, generous salary and bonus, commensurate with experience. Send resume and salary history to Jobs@HA.com.
Help Wanted: Wholesale Sales
Heritage has an immediate opening for an experienced numismatic wholesale salesperson. If you have intimate knowledge of the wholesale trade, experience traveling to major and intermediate-sized shows, and skill in office-based selling to fellow dealers and marketers, please e-mail resume and salary history along with details of your numismatic sales experience to Jobs@HA.com. This important position is based in Dallas, TX and provides benefits and salary commensurate with experience.
Help Wanted: Numismatist
Heritage Rare Coin Galleries, Dallas, Texas is seeking a talented general numismatist for our rare coin department in Dallas, TX. Duties include assisting dealers and collectors and auction consignors in person and by telephone, evaluating prospective purchases in the office and at shows and conventions. Salary commensurate with numismatic and sales skills. Previous coin shop experience a plus. E-mail resume and salary history to Jobs@HA.com.
Help Wanted: Ancient Coin Expert
Heritage is looking for a numismatist with expertise in ancient coins to join our staff. Duties will include evaluating potential consignments, cataloging, assisting consignors in person and by telephone, both in Dallas and elsewhere. Salary will be commensurate with skills and experience. This is a full time position based in Dallas.
Please contact Paul Minshull at Paul@HA.com for more information.
View All Employment Opportunities
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Around Heritage
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Singular Black Cat Movie Poster Brings $334,600 As Part Of $2 Million+ Heritage Auctions Event
 The only known Style B one-sheet movie poster for the 1934 Universal classic horror movie, The Black Cat, brought $334,600 as part of Heritage Auctions' Nov. 12-13 Signature Vintage Movie Posters Auction. Total prices realized for the event, including 19.5% buyer's premium, surpassed the $2 million mark.
"The graphically spectacular red, black and white stone lithograph Black Cat movie poster is that rare collectible that transcends its genre," said Grey Smith, Director of Vintage Movie Posters at Heritage Auctions. "Yes it's a gorgeous movie poster, but it also carries great appeal as a piece of art, as a piece of pop culture and as an important piece of cinematic history. There's no other movie poster like it in the world, as far as we know, and it's worth every cent paid for it."
The poster came to Heritage from renowned collector Todd Feiertag, whose collection also supplied the copy of The Mummy, which sold for $453, 500 in 1997 at a different auction house. The $334,600 price paid for the poster ties it for fourth place overall on the all-time list of top-selling movie posters, tied with a Style D one sheet for the Bride of Frankenstein, sold at Heritage Auctions in November 2007.
The Black Cat was the first collaboration between Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, and many would argue their best. As a side note it is worth mentioning that Karloff's costume from The Black Cat recently sold for more than $89,000 to lead Heritage Auctions Nov. 6-7 20th Century Icons auction, a solid testament to the enduring popularity of the film, its stars and the desirability of any type of memorabilia associated with it.
 Lugosi's stardom lent its heft to the second top lot in the auction, a 1932 half-sheet for United Artists' White Zombie, in which Lugosi gives one of his greatest, most chilling performances as Murder Legendre, an inscrutable man who holds sway over the natives in his Haitian stronghold. The poster survives in remarkable condition, and is one of only two known examples of the half-sheet poster for this important horror film. It sold for $53,775.
"As ever, classic horror is the top in the world of vintage movie poster collecting," said Smith. "Heritage Auctions' has worked diligently to find and offer collectors the very best examples in the world, like The Black Cat Style B movie poster. It was a thrill to auction this poster, certainly, and we can't wait to see what turns up next."
 A Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941) Style B one sheet movie poster was the auction's top non-Horror lot, and number three overall, as it soared to $33,460. Orson Welles' controversial masterpiece is undeniably one of, if not the single greatest movie of all time, and original posters associated with the film are highly desirable to top collectors. The rare Style B one sheets, such as this example, are particularly highly prized.
Three magnificent Italian premiere displays for The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (PEA, 1966) captured the attention of top level collectors with its iconic "Man With No Name" imageryand brought an equally impressive $33,460 price tag, while an equally iconic image of Jane Russell as the ultimate pin-up in a rare six-sheet for The Outlaw (United Artists, 1943), the single most controversial film of the 1940s, carved its place in pop culture a little deeper as it realized $29,875.
Click Here to receive more information about vintage movie poster auctions.
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Is It Time To Sell?
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Your #1 Venue for US Coins and Currency in 2010
In 2010, Heritage is the Official Auctioneer of both ANA conventions, both FUN conventions, all three Long Beach conventions, the Central States convention, the New York International, and several more. Heritage consistently holds the biggest and the best auctions — a natural result of more qualified bidders, more enthusiastic clients, more global marketing, the best technology, and all the other advantages that have made Heritage the World's #1 Numismatic Auctioneer!
Heritage is currently accepting consignments for our February 2010 Long Beach Signature Auction. The consignment deadline is December 23, 2009, so please call our Consignor Hotline today!
February 2010 Long Beach Signature Auction
February 3, 2010 to February 7, 2010
Consignment Deadline: December 23, 2009
Interested in Selling?
What's My Coin Worth?
Get the Most Money for Your Collection
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Letter of the week
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Thank you ever so much for 'The Collector's Handbook', which I've just finished reading through. I will put it with my collection, and it will spur me on to finish the annotated catalogue I'm working on of my own collection. When I have more time I'll be in touch with the appropriate person re ultimate disposition of my collection. I definitely want my heir/s to sell it; I will not donate it. I will have to decide between auction or dealer/s; your excellent book will help me decide.
Thanks again!
D.G., Colorado
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