Heritage's Denver 2006 Platinum Night and Signature Auctions Set to Sizzle

Heritage Auction Galleries' Denver 2006 Platinum Night and Signature auctions, taking place August 13 & 14 at the Warwick Hotel, will offer more than $25 million in fresh rare coins in nearly 5,000 lots. The lots on display in Denver will also include nearly 3,500 lots of certified U.S. coins that are being auction in the OnLine session. Details on session times and location can be found at the Heritage website HA.com/Coins.

"Bidders will have a rich and exciting assortment of numismatic treasures to pursue in Denver," enthused Heritage President Greg Rohan. "With nearly 8,500 lots, ranging in value from less than $100 to more than a million, there is material for collectors at all price levels. More than 500 consignors in the Denver auctions, including 22 anchor consignors. Many of the coins have been off of the market for decades. If you feel light-headed after viewing all of these enticing rarities, it will certainly be more than just the elevation in America's Mile High City!"

"The highlight coin of the Denver Platinum Night on August 14," continued Rohan, "is the amazing 1861 $20 Paquet MS61 PCGS from the Philadelphia Mint - one of only two known examples of this important rarity. Lot 5623 has been certified by PCGS as MS61, and there are some real gaps in its pedigree - so this coin still has some stories to tell! This is the fourth rarest regular issue coin in American numismatics, right behind the unique 1870-S half dime, the 1873-CC No Arrows dime, and the 1870-S three dollar gold piece. Engraver Anthony Paquet's 1860 design is an important rarity that is absolutely necessary for a complete set of Liberty double eagles."

Among the Denver 2006 highlights:

Lot 5080: 1867 Shield Nickel PR66 Cameo PCGS, Original, Obv. 1, Die State I; Rev. A, Die State I.
Population: 4 in 66 Cameo, 0 finer (7/06).

Lot 5099: 1937-D Three-Legged Buffalo Nickel MS66 PCGS
None certified finer (7/06).

Lot 5106: 1795 Half Dime MS67 Star NGC, V-8, LM-7, R.6
One of two Superb Gem examples.

Lot 5110: 1802 Half Dime VF30 PCGS, V-1, LM-1, R.5
A rarity missing from the cabinet of Jules Reiver

Lot 5222: 1796 Half Dollar 15 Stars MS63 PCGS, O-101. R.5
Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection

Lot 5224: 1797 Half Dollar XF45 NGC, O-101a, High R.4
Such better-grade examples sell infrequently.

Lot 5225: 1797 Half Dollar, Small Eagle, AU50 NGC, O-101a, R.5
Population: 1 in 50, 7 finer (7/06).

Lot 5236: 1837 Reeded Edge Half Dollar MS67 PCGS, JR-6. Die State b.
Tied with one other as the highest-graded example at PCGS.

Lot 5237: 1839-O Half Dollar, MS65 PCGS, Doubled Mintmark.
The first regular issue half dollar struck in New Orleans.

Lot 5238: 1839 Seated Half Dollar No Drapery MS64 PCGS, Breen-4743, WB-101.
Liberty lacks an extra fold of drapery at her elbow on the first Seated Liberty half dollars; only two finer examples certified at PCGS.

Lot 5242: Confederate States of America Half Dollar, Scott Restrike MS65 NGC
One of the classic coins of American history.

Lot 5262: 1899-S Half Dollar, MS68 PCGS
The single finest example of this date certified by PCGS or NGC.
From The Belle Glade Collection

Lot 5264: 1906-S Half Dollar, MS69 NGC
Finest Known 1906-S Barber Half Dollar.

Lot 5301: 1799 $1 MS64 NGC, B-8, BB-165. R.3. Intermediate Die State I-II
Condition Census

Lot 5319: 1851 Seated Dollar, MS62 PCGS
Extremely rare, with only 1,300 pieces struck.

Lot 5321: 1860-O Seated Dollar, MS66 NGC. Ex: Foxfire
Among the four finest known at either service.

Lot 5353: 1884-S Morgan Dollar, MS61 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC
The Only Certified Deep Mirror Prooflike 1884-S Dollar

Lot 5357: 1889-CC Morgan Dollar, MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS
None certified finer by either NGC or PCGS.

Lot 5363: 1892-S Morgan Dollar, MS62 PCGS
One of the classic Morgan rarities in Mint State.

Lot 5364: 1892-S Morgan Dollar, MS61 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS.
This is the only certified Deep Mirror Prooflike 1892-S Morgan dollar.
From The New York Eye Appeal Collection

Lot 5373: 1893-S Morgan Dollar, AU58 ANACS
One of the classic Morgan rarities.

Lot 5374: 1893-S Morgan Dollar, MS62 PCGS
The 1893-S is the rarest and most expensive regular issue Morgan dollar in any condition, with the lowest mintage. From The New York Eye Appeal Collection

Lot 5393: 1895 Morgan Dollar, PR63 PCGS
The sole proof-only Morgan silver dollar.

Lot 5398: 1903 Morgan Dollar, PR68 Cameo NGC
Three certified in 68, none finer.

Lot 5417: 1796 $2.50 No Stars MS61 PCGS, B.-1, Breen-6113, Bass-3002, High R.4.
Relatively few higher grade survivors, especially with reflective fields.
From The Alpine Zephyr Collection.

Lot 5418: 1796 $2.50 Stars AU58 PCGS, Breen-2, Breen-6114, Bass-3003, R.5.
Simply an amazing 1796 With Stars quarter eagle of 432 minted.
From The Alpine Zephyr Collection.

Lot 5422: 1808 $2.50--Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.
The 1808 quarter eagle is undoubtedly Reich's rarest creation.

Lot 5423: 1829 $2.50 MS67 PCGS, B.-1, Breen-6132, Bass-3026, R.4.
These were the first quarter eagles struck with the new "close collar" technology.

Lot 5435: 1898 $2.50 PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS
One of four certified PR67 (with none finer!) of just 165 proofs coined in 1898.
From The Belle Glade Collection

Lot 5442: 1911-D $2.50 MS64 PCGS
The classic Indian quarter eagle.

Lot 5445: 1854 $3 MS67 NGC.
A first year gem of great importance.

Lot 5446: 1854-D $3 AU58 NGC.
One of the finest examples known of this major Dahlonega (one year of type) rarity.

Lot 5467: 1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1833, R.3, PR67 NGC
Possibly the single finest gold stella in existence.

Lot 5468: 1879 $4 Coiled Hair, Judd-1638, Pollock-1838, R.6, PR63 NGC
One of the premier gold rarities of the 19th century. Ex: Richmond Collection.

Lot 5471: 1795 $5 Small Eagle MS62 PCGS, B. 2-C, Breen-6412, Miller-4, R.5
A remarkable Mint State example of the first United States gold coinage issue, from The Royal Oak Collection.

Lot 5472: 1795 $5 Small Eagle MS62 NGC. B. 1-C, Breen-6412, Miller-3, R.6.
A rare die variety of a rare coin, from The Antigo Collection.

Lot 5476: 1799 $5 Small Stars Rev. MS62 PCGS, B. 1-A, Breen-6433, Miller-32, Bass-3060, R.5
An astonishing numismatic puzzle, and one of the finest known for the variety.
From The Antigo Collection

Lot 5489: 1811 $5 Tall 5 MS65 NGC, B. 1-A, Breen-6463, Miller-115, R.4
The finest certified for the Tall 5 variety.

Lot 5490: 1813 $5 MS64 NGC, B. 1-B, Breen-6467, Miller-120, R.5
Only four finer. From The Alpine Zephyr Collection

Lot 5491: 1813 $5 MS64 PCGS, B. 1-A, Breen-6467, Miller-119, R.3
Only three finer certified.

Lot 5495: 1834 $5 Plain 4 MS65 NGC, Second Head, Small Plain 4. Breen-6502, McCloskey 2-A, R.2
From The Belle Glade Collection

Lot 5498: 1839 $5 MS64 PCGS
Finest certified example from the first year of Gobrecht's new design.
Population: 1 in 64, 0 finer. From The Alpine Zephyr Collection

Lot 5507: 1856-C $5 MS63 PCGS, Variety 24-J
Finest known 1856-C half eagle MS63

Lot 5514: 1867 $5 PR65 PCGS
Only one certified finer as a PR65 Cameo.
Ex: Hebbeard Sale; Garrett Collection; Harry W. Bass Jr.

Lot 5515: 1876 $5 PR66 Cameo NGC.
Probably the finest known proof 1876 half eagle.

Lot 5516: 1891 $5 PR66 Deep Cameo NGC
Ex: Dr. Charles Green Collection sale (B. Max Mehl, 4/1949), lot 319; John Jay Pittman Collection (David Akers, 10/1997), lot 1052.

Lot 5517: 1898 $5 PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC
The single finest piece graded by either PCGS or NGC. From The Belle Glade Collection.

Lot 5523: 1909-O $5 MS62 PCGS
The unequivocal rarity in the Indian half eagle series, all but nonexistent Uncirculated.

Lot 5524: 1909-O Half Eagle, MS65 NGC
One of the top four coins in the current Condition Census; only one finer at PCGS.

Lot 5537: 1909 $5 PR67 PCGS
Of the 78 proofs made, this is the sole PR67 with none finer.

Lot 5538: 1795 $10 13 Leaves AU53 PCGS, Breen 1-A, Breen-6830, Taraszka-1, R.4
From The Royal Oak Collection.

Lot 5539: 1796 $10 AU55 PCGS, B. 1-A, Taraszka-6, R.4
The only known dies used to produce 6,934 eagles.

Lot 5540: 1796 $10 AU58 NGC. B. 1-A, Breen-6832, Taraszka-6, R.4
From The Chief Paduke Collection.

Lot 5551: 1801 $10 MS64 PCGS, B. 2-B, Breen-6843, Taraszka-25, R.3
Only two examples certified finer; from The Alpine Zephyr Collection.

Lot 5559: 1869 $10 PR65 PCGS. Harry Bass Collection.
Of the 25 proofs struck, this is certainly one of the finest of perhaps ten survivors.
Ex: Gaston DiBello Collection; Harry Bass II.

Lot 5560: 1876 $10 PR65 Cameo NGC
Probably Ex: Trompeter.

Lot 5561: 1898 $10 PR67 Deep Cameo NGC
Far finer than the Bass, Trompeter, or Pittman Collection coins.
Only one certified finer. From The Belle Glade Collection.

Lot 5564: 1914-S $10 MS65 NGC. Breen-7126. RPM-1. Double S mintmark.
The first example that we have ever offered of this rare variety, at any grade level.

Lot 5587: 1854 $20 Small Date AU55 NGC. Breen-7167. Repunched Date.
From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5592: 1854-O $20 AU50 PCGS
In 1854, just 3,250 double eagles were minted in Louisiana, making this the second rarest O-Mint $20. From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5601: 1856-O $20 AU50 PCGS
A mid-Condition Census coin, from The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5616: 1859-O $20 AU55 NGC
This issue is the fifth rarest in the series, from The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5623: 1861 $20 Paquet MS61 PCGS
Only three regular issue U.S. coins are unique (1870-S half dime, the 1873-CC No Arrows dime, and the 1870-S three dollar gold piece) and right behind them in rarity is the 1861 Paquet double eagle from the Philadelphia Mint, with only two examples known (described by some as binique). Engraver Anthony Paquet's 1860 design is an important rarity that is absolutely necessary for a complete set of Liberty double eagles.
Ex: Col. Mendes I. Cohen Collection (Edward Cogan, 10/1875); Cram Collection (W.H. Strobridge, 3/1877); Unknown European intermediaries; Paul Wittlin (rediscovered in Paris, 1965); Paramount International Coin Corporation; RARCOA; Abe Kosoff; North Carolina Collection; Abe Kosoff and Mike Brownlee; H. Jeff Browning; Dallas Bank Collection (Sotheby's/Stack's, 10/2001).

Lot 5625: 1861-O $20 AU53 NGC
A coin that might be a product of the U.S., the State of Louisiana, or the Confederacy.
From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5629: 1861-S $20 Paquet AU55 NGC
One of the top ten survivors from the Paquet reverse dies sent to San Francisco in November 1860. Finer than the Bass Collection coin, and similar to the Dallas Bank Collection example. From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5630: 1861-S $20 Paquet AU55 NGC
The rarest Liberty Head Double Eagle from the San Francisco Mint, from the Groth Family Collection.

Lot 5638: 1865 $20 MS65 NGC
The final Type One Philadelphia Mint double eagle issue.

Lot 5640: 1866-S $20 No Motto AU55 NGC
Of perhaps 200 "No Motto" $20s in existence, only two certified finer.
From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5645: 1870-CC $20 AU50 NGC.
Near the top of the list of double eagle rarities, with 40 to 50 examples known from an original mintage of 3,789 coins. This specimen is easily one of the finer pieces known, with only one certified finer. From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5685: 1904 $20 Double Eagle--Double Struck in Collar--MS63 PCGS.
An exceptional rarity from the Henderson Collection of U.S. Gold Errors.

Lot 5687: 1868 $20 PR64 PCGS
A magnificent proof Type Two 1868 double eagle; one of three certified PR64, and only one finer.

Lot 5688: 1872 $20 PR63 Ultra Cameo NGC
The only so graded, with only two finer; from The Mulholland Collection.

Lot 5690: 1878 $20 PR63 Star Cameo NGC
From a total mintage of just 20 coins, the only PR63 Star Cameo.

Lot 5691: 1892 $20 PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS
Only about 20 or 25 examples are known; two certified PR65 Deep Cameo, with two finer. From The Mulholland Collection.

Lot 5692: 1898 $20 PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC
Only 75 proof examples were coined, perhaps half survive today; this is one of two certified PR67, with none finer. From The Belle Glade Collection.

Lot 5693: 1899 $20 PR65 Cameo NGC
The current certified census is four in PR65, with one finer.

Lot 5694: 1904 $20 PR65 Cameo PCGS
Only 98 coined, perhaps half survived; seven certified PR65 Cameo, none finer.
From The Mulholland Collection.

Lot 5705: 1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS65 PCGS
A gem survivor of this important twentieth century rarity.

Lot 5711: 1909-D $20 MS65 PCGS. Repunched Mintmark
Only five certified finer.

Lot 5717: 1920-S $20 MS61 PCGS.
Seldom seen in Mint State; one of two certified by PCGS as MS61.

Lot 5718: 1922-S $20 MS65 NGC
PCGS and NGC have combined to certify just 17 coins as MS65, with five finer.

Lot 5721: 1924 $20 MS68 PCGS
The finest 1924 double eagle certified by PCGS.

Lot 5731: 1929 $20 MS66 PCGS
The finest certified 1929 double eagle.

Lot 5732: 1931 $20 MS63 PCGS
A splendid semi-key date.

Lot 5733: 1931-D $20 MS63 PCGS
An extremely appealing and collectible example of this rare date.

Lot 5739: 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific Round MS66 NGC
An exemplary 1915-S Pan-Pac Round Fifty Dollar; only two certified finer.

Lot 5741: 1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial MS67 NGC
None certified finer. From The Belle Glade Collection.

Lot 5756: 1861 $20 Clark, Gruber & Co. AU53 PCGS. K-8, High R.5.
Of the greatest rarity and importance to collectors of territorial gold.
From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5765: 1850 $5 Dubosq & Co. Obv. & Rev. Die Trials MS63 PCGS. K-3 and K-3a, R.8.
Obverse and reverse splashers of the 1850 Dubosq & Co. Five Dollar.

Lot 5767: 1851 $50 LE Humbert, 880 Thous. 50 Rev. XF45 PCGS. K-1, R-6+.
From The Long Beach Family Collection.

Lot 5768: 1851 $50 LE Humbert, 887 Thous. 50 Rev. XF45 PCGS. K-4, R.5+
From The Long Beach Family Collection.

Lot 5789: 1855 $20 Wass, Molitor, Small Head AU55 NGC. K-7, R.6
From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5791: 1855 $50 Wass, Molitor, AU55 NGC. K-9, R.5
From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5792: Blake & Co. Gold Ingot. No. 5217; .851 FINE / $102.03; 5.80 Oz
Ex: Gold Rush Treasures From the S.S. Central America I (Christie's, 11/2000), lot 1.
From The Groth Family Collection.

Lot 5793: Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot. No. 9523, 24.63 OZS. 893 FIN(E)
From The Groth Family Collection

Lot 5794: Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot. No. 4244, 144.25 OZS. 886 FINE. / $2641.96
From The Groth Family Collection

Lot 5795: Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot. No. 341, 54.08 OZ / 948 FINE / $1059.80
From The Groth Family Collection

Lot 5800: 1865 $20, Judd-453, Pollock-526, High R.6, PR62 Gilt NGC
From The Wyoming Collection.

Lot 5810 Undated Washington Quarter--Double Struck With Two Reverse Dies and Indent--MS66 NGC
Ex: Lake Michigan & Springdale Collections (ANR, 6/06), lot 1913.

Lot 5816: 1868 Twelve-Piece Proof Set NGC, PR61-PR65
An impressive 1868 12-coin proof set, including patterns.

Denver 2006 anchor consignments include: The Alpine Zephyr Collection; The Antigo Collection; The Belle Glade Collection; The Carolina Gold Collection, Part Four; The Chicago-Ark Collection; The Empire Tree Collection, Part Two; The Groth Family Collection; The Guadalupe Collection, Part Two; The Henderson Collection of United States Gold Errors; David Jordon's New York Eye Appeal Collection; The Kagin Reference Collection of Frontier Ingots; The Ron W. Keeney Collection, Part Two;

The Key Date Coin Collection, Part One; The Long Beach Family Collection; The Mulholland Collection; The Chief Paduke Collection; The Redfjord Collection; The Royal Oak Collection; The Frank Schwerin Collection; The Derrick Snider Collection;

The Stephen Stokely Collection of the #1 PCGS Registry Set of Proof Seated Half Dollars; and The Wyoming Collection.

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