Heritage’s Platinum Night Auction Realizes more than $12.5 Million

Dallas, Texas: Heritage’s first Platinum Night auction was held on January 7th, as part of their official auctions at the 2004 annual convention of the Florida United Numismatists in Orlando. Although other Heritage sessions also contained important rarities, Platinum Night concentrated most of the very finest coins that Heritage auctioned at FUN into a single, spectacular catalog.

Platinum Night achieved $12,559,834 in sales, and 85.6% percent of the lots found new owners. Both the prices realized and the sell-thru rate is expected to climb further over the next few days, as bidders compete for Post-Auction Bargains at http://www.HeritageCoin.com.

The Platinum Night sale opened with the magnificent Green Pond Collection, the #1 All-Time PCGS Registry Set of Dahlonega Mint gold coinage. A complete collection, most of the pieces are plated in the second edition of Doug Winter’s Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint, 1838-1861. The catalog for the Green Pond Collection will serve as an important reference for Dahlonega specialists, since the rarity, strike, surfaces, luster, and color of each coin is described in detail.

The 65-piece Green Pond Collection realized $1,704,300. The highlights include:

• Lot 1007, 1855-D Gold Dollar, MS62 PCGS, realized $56,350
• Lot 1008, 1855-D Gold Dollar, MS61 PCGS, realized $46,000
• Lot 1009, 1856-D Gold Dollar, MS62 PCGS, realized $47,150
• Lot 1014, 1861-D Gold Dollar, MS63 PCGS, realized $86,250
• Lot 1017, 1841-D Quarter Eagle, MS63 PCGS, realized $40,250
• Lot 1033, 1855-D Quarter Eagle, MS60 PCGS, realized $43,700
• Lot 1034, 1856-D Quarter Eagle, MS60 PCGS, realized $69,000
• Lot 1037, 1854-D Three Dollars, MS61 PCGS, realized $92,000
• Lot 1043, 1842-D Large Date Half Eagle, MS61 PCGS, realized $41,400
• Lot 1047, 1845-D Half Eagle, MS65 PCGS, realized $57,500
• Lot 1065, 1861-D Half Eagle, MS62 PCGS, realized $74,750

The fabulous North Shore Collection closed the Platinum Night sessions. One of the most important consignments in the history of Heritage Numismatic Auctions, the collection was assembled by the Chairman of a large and well-established New York manufacturing company. In addition to numerous significant individual rarities, the consignment also featured virtually an entire date and mintmark set of Double Eagles, a set of Early Eagles complete by Guide Book variety, and a Condition Census set of Charlotte Mint Half Eagles.

The North Shore Collection sold for $6,178,064. The highlights include:

• Lot 3001, 1915-S Panama Pacific $50 Round, MS63 NGC, realized $55,200
• Lot 3004, 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle, MS62 NGC, realized $138,000
• Lot 3005, 1804 13 Stars Reverse Quarter Eagle, AU50 PCGS, realized $92,000
• Lot 3007, 1848 CAL. Quarter Eagle, MS67 NGC, realized $161,000
• Lot 3014, 1875 Three Dollars, PR65 Cameo NGC, realized $126,500
• Lot 3016, 1879 Flowing Hair Stella, Judd-1635, PR63 Cameo NGC, realized $92,000
• Lot 3021, 1842-C Small Date Half Eagle, MS61 NGC, realized $77,625
• Lot 3045, 1834 Plain 4 Half Eagle, PR63 Cameo NGC, realized $63,250
• Lot 3051, 1795 13 Leaves Eagle, Taraszka-2, MS62 NGC, realized $86,250
• Lot 3052, 1795 9 Leaves Eagle, Taraszka-3, MS60 PCGS, realized $161,000
• Lot 3053, 1796 Eagle, Taraszka-6, MS62 NGC, realized $92,000
• Lot 3054, 1797 Small Eagle $10, Taraszka-7, MS62 NGC, realized $126,500
• Lot 3056, 1798/7 9 by 4 Stars Eagle, Taraszka-9, MS61 PCGS, realized $80,500
• Lot 3057, 1798/7 7 by 6 Stars Eagle, Taraszka-10, MS62 PCGS, realized $218,500
• Lot 3059, 1800 Eagle, Taraszka-23, MS63 NGC, realized $52,900
• Lot 3069, 1875 Eagle, PR64 * Cameo NGC, realized $89,125
• Lot 3087, 1854-O Double Eagle, AU58 NGC, realized $189,750
• Lot 3110, 1861-S Paquet Reverse Double Eagle, AU58 NGC, realized $97,750
• Lot 3129, 1870-CC Double Eagle, AU53 PCGS, realized $368,000
• Lot 3224, 1883 Double Eagle, PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS, realized $172,500
• Lot 3225, 1884 Double Eagle, PR66 Cameo NGC, realized $149,500
• Lot 3226, 1887 Double Eagle, PR64Cameo NGC, realized $63,250
• Lot 3229, 1907 High Relief Double Eagle, PR67 NGC, realized $126,500
• Lot 3258, 1921 Double Eagle, MS62 PCGS, realized $60,375
• Lot 3276, 1930-S Double Eagle, MS63 NGC, realized $51,750
• Lot 3279, 1932 Double Eagle, MS66 NGC, realized $71,875
• Lot 3282, Kellogg & Humbert. gold ingot, 47.81 ounces, ex: S.S. Central America, realized $69,000
• Lot 3283, Blake & Co. gold ingot, 12.09 ounces, ex: S.S. Central America, realized $132,250
• Lot 3284, Justh & Hunter. gold ingot, 25.55 ounces, ex: S.S. Central America, realized $69,000

“In addition to the anchor Green Pond and North Shore collections,” noted Heritage President Greg Rohan, “more than seventy of our hundreds of FUN consignors participated in this first Platinum Night. They know that Heritage is the official auctioneer of Florida United Numismatists, and that only Heritage can deliver bidder demand based upon the 100,000 members of HeritageCoin.com.”

Further highlights from Heritage’s Platinum Night:

• Lot 2010, 1856 Flying Eagle Cent, Snow-3, MS66 PCGS, realized $172,500
• Lot 2048, 1823/2 Quarter, B-1, VF35 ANACS, realized $57,500
• Lot 2055, 1864-S Quarter, MS68 NGC, Ex: Eliasberg, realized $82,200
• Lot 2068, 1918/7-S Quarter, MS64 Full Head NGC, realized $55,200
• Lot 2072, 1797 Half Dollar, O-101a, AU55 NGC, realized $74,750
• Lot 2078, 1827 Half Dollar, PR68 NGC, Ex: Eliasberg, realized $126,500
• Lot 2082, 1855-S Arrows Half Dollar, MS67 NGC, realized $92,000
• Lot 2106, 1932 Double Eagle, MS66 NGC, realized $71,875
• Lot 2117, 1868 Seated Dollar, PR67 * Ultra Cameo NGC, realized $65,550
• Lot 2120, 1892-S Morgan Dollar, MS67 PCGS, realized $126,500
• Lot 2122, 1893-O Morgan Dollar, MS66 Prooflike PCGS, realized $166,750
• Lot 2126, 1895-O Morgan Dollar, MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC, realized $138,000
• Lot 2153, 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle, AU58 PCGS, realized $83,375
• Lot 2154, 1798 Quarter Eagle, Five Berries, MS62 PCGS, realized $60,950
• Lot 2171, 1879 Flowing Hair Stella, Judd-1635, PR55 PCGS, realized $60,375
• Lot 2201, 1875 Eagle, AU50 PCGS, realized $51,750
• Lot 2208, 1908 Eagle, PR67 NGC, realized $57,500
• Lot 2219, 1907 High Relief Double Eagle, Wire Rim, MS66 NGC, realized $52,900
• Lot 2233, 1900 Lafayette Dollar, MS67 PCGS, realized $66,750