Gold Type Freedom Collection To Anchor Heritage's 2007 F.U.N. Auction in Orlando

The #1 NGC Registry Collection of American Gold Type Coins

DALLAS, TEXAS: The #1 NGC Registry Collection of Gold Type Coins will be auctioned by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas at their January 3-6, 2007 official auction of the Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando. The auction will be held at the Orange County Convention facility. Heritage's auctions at F.U.N. will total more than $50 million of rare coins and currencies; lot descriptions and full-color, enlargeable images will be online at HA.com in mid-December.

"The Freedom Collection contains an incredible number of superlative type and rare-date examples," announced Heritage President Greg Rohan, "and my first reaction upon examination was the wish that I had assembled it. I am sure that other numismatists will understand this response after they view these wonderful coins. Heritage is honored to have been selected to auction the Freedom Collection at F.U.N. in our Platinum Night and Signature auctions. What a marvelous combination of rarity and condition."

Highlights from The Freedom Collection, the #1 NGC Registry Collection of Gold Type Coins:

1855 Gold $1, Type Two, MS64 NGC
High-grade Type Two gold dollars are classic numismatic rarities.

1861-D Gold $1, MS64 NGC
The rarest Dahlonega gold dollar.

1796 $2.50, No Stars, BD-2, MS63 NGC
The 1796 No Stars quarter eagle and the 1808 Capped Bust quarter eagle are two of the most important type coins in the entire panorama of American numismatics.

1802/1 $2.50, BD-3, MS65 NGC
This is one of just two MS65 examples certified, with none finer.

1808 $2.50, MS63 NGC
Johann Matthias (John) Reich joined the Mint engraving staff on April 1, 1807 and over the next ten years redesigned the half cent through the half eagle.

1821 $2.50, BD-1, MS62 NGC
Only 6,448 quarter eagles were produced in 1821.

1833 $2.50, BD-1, MS64 NGC
This is a splendid near-Gem example of the second rarest of this design type.

1838 $2.50, MS63 NGC
Only one die marriage is known for the 1838 Classic Head quarter eagle.

1928 $2.50, MS65 NGC
The penultimate issue of this unique coinage design.

1882 $3, MS66 Star Prooflike NGC
Astonishing prooflike surfaces must be viewed to be appreciated.

1879 $4 Coiled Hair, PR63 NGC
The dreams of a metric America remain.

1879 $4 Flowing Hair, PR66 Cameo NGC
The 1879- and 1880-dated four dollar gold coins, or stellas, were a pet project of the Hon. John Adam Kasson.

1795 $5, MS64 NGC
The 1795 half eagles were the first gold coins struck at the Philadelphia Mint, from dies prepared by Robert Scot.

1806 $5, BD-6, Knob 6, MS64 NGC
The 1806 Round Top 6 or Knobbed 6 variety is the single most common Draped Bust half eagle, but rare is this high grade.

1812 $5, MS65 NGC
This design type is also known as the Bust Left design, for the direction that Liberty faces.

1814/3 $5, BD-1, MS63 NGC
All known examples of the 1814 half eagle are from this single die pair.

1834 Capped $5, BD-2, Crosslet 4, MS64 NGC
Newly minted half eagles during the 1820s and early 1830s were immediately worth a premium, and were hoarded or melted in this country, or exported.

1834 Classic $5, Plain 4, MS65 NGC
The Classic Head fives are the creation of William Kneass, who replaced Robert Scot as chief engraver a decade earlier.

1841 $5, MS64 NGC
Early high-grade half eagles are incredibly popular with collectors.

1795 $10, MS64 NGC
The 13 Leaves, Breen 1-A, Breen-6830, Taraszka-1, Bass-3169, BD-1, High R.3 variety.

1801 $10, MS64 NGC
Only about 5% of the existing population of the date is this die combination.

1838 $10, MS63 NGC
The ten dollar gold piece's relevancy to the channels of commerce was revived by two mint provisions of the mint act that was passed in January 1837.

1849 $10, MS64 NGC
No Motto Liberty eagles with full mint luster are seldom seen.

1907 Indian $10, Rolled/Round Rim, Periods, MS65 NGC
The Judd pattern reference (eighth and ninth editions) lists these as Judd-1903, renumbered from Judd-1775 in the seventh and earlier editions.

1907 Indian $10, Wire Rim, Periods, MS66 Star NGC
The Wire Rim pieces are technically patterns (Judd-1774), as they were never intended for circulation.

1933 $10, MS64 NGC
The 1933 eagles and double eagles are inextricably linked, owing to the great Gold Recall of 1933 and the subsequent Bank Holiday beginning on March 6.

1907 High Relief $20, Flat Rim, MS65 NGC
A magnificent coin with velvety surfaces and an even more pronounced satin finish than usually seen on High Relief twenties.

1915-S $50 Round, MS64 NGC
The round and octagonal $50s from the Panama-Pacific Exposition are among the most cherished twentieth century gold rarities.

1915-S $50, Octagonal, MS63 PCGS
The round and octagonal $50s from the Panama-Pacific Exposition are among the most cherished twentieth century gold rarities.

1776 Continental Dollar CURENCY, Pewter, MS63 NGC
No denomination is specified on either side of the Continental dollar, but the diameter is similar to that of the Spanish Pillar dollar, upon which the U.S. dollar was eventually based.

Anchor consignments to be auctioned at F.U.N. include: Dr. Robert Loewinger's Collection of Proof Gold Rarities; William Luebke's Collection of Bust Dollars;

Troy Wiseman Collection of Colonial Coins; The Jones Beach Collection of Patterns and Type; The Essex Palm Collection Of Early Federal Coinage, The Freedom Collection, The Monedas Oro Collection, The Oak Island Collection, The Prinzi Trust Collection, and The James Paul Collection.

For information about consigning to a future auction, call one of our Consignment Directors on our Hotline: 1-800-872-6467 ext. 222 (Coins) or ext. 555 (Currency).

Images, descriptions, and prices realized from all of Heritage's previous auctions are available in the Permanent Auction Archives at the Heritage website, HA.com.

To reserve a copy of the catalog for any upcoming Heritage auction, please contact Nicole Jewell, c/o Heritage Auction Galleries, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX 75219, or call 1-800-872-6467, ext. 272.