Heritage to Auction 10,000 Lots at Spring Central States Show

Dallas, Texas: Heritage's Central States Signature Auction will be held May 5-8 at the Midwest Airlines Convention Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The seven-session sale features more than 6,500 lots, and is Heritage's largest auction in its long-standing role as the official auctioneer of the Central States Numismatic Society. Heritage-Currency Auctions of America will also host a nearly 3,500 lot Signature Auction, and the Central States Bullet Auction will be available for bidder inspection during the show. The Bullet Auction will take place on May 10 at Heritage's award-winning website, www.HeritageCoin.com.

The Nicholas Collection is an important anchor to the Signature Auction, and it provides one of the finest holdings of Walking Liberty Halves ever assembled. Complete in high grades with many key date duplicates, all coins are certified in first and second generation PCGS holders. Specialists of the series will find many significant opportunities to upgrade their sets and add this desirable pedigree.

Highlights of the Nicholas Collection:

• Lot 7605, 1916-S Half Dollar, MS67 PCGS
• Lot 7612, 1917-S Obverse Mintmark Half Dollar, MS65
• Lot 7618, 1917-S Reverse Mintmark Half Dollar, MS66 PCGS
• Lot 7627, 1918-S Half Dollar, MS65 PCGS
• Lot 7631, 1919-S Half Dollar, MS65 PCGS
• Lot 7637, 1920-S Half Dollar, MS66 PCGS
• Lot 7646, 1921-S Half Dollar, MS65 PCGS
• Lot 7650, 1923-S Half Dollar, MS66 PCGS
• Lot 7653, 1927-S Half Dollar, MS65 PCGS
• Lot 7658, 1928-S Half Dollar, MS66 PCGS
• Lot 7667, 1929-S Half Dollar, MS66 PCGS
• Lot 7670, 1933-S Half Dollar, MS67 PCGS
• Lot 7759, 1943-S Half Dollar, MS67 PCGS
• Lot 7818, 1936 Half Dollar, PR68 PCGS
• Lot 7824, 1937 Half Dollar, PR68 PCGS
• Lot 7828, 1938 Half Dollar, PR68 PCGS
• Lot 7857, 1942 Half Dollar, PR69 PCGS

The Fox Valley Coin Commemoratives features a fresh consignment of silver commemoratives that remained undisturbed in their holders of issue for more than half a century. It is recommended that bidders take the time to inspect these beautifully and originally toned pieces prior to the Signature Auction, since they are unlikely to resurface again for many years.

Highlights of the Fox Valley Coin Commemoratives:

• Lot 10706, 1937 Antietam Half Dollar, MS68 PCGS
• Lot 10707, 1937 Antietam Half Dollar, MS68 PCGS
• Lot 10794, 1938-S Boone Half Dollar, MS67 PCGS
• Lot 11226, 1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar, MS67 PCGS
• Lot 11226, 1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar, MS68 NGC

Putting together a nearly complete type set of U.S. coinage is a challenging task. To assemble it with key dates, however, is even more daunting. The Virgil Farstad Collection features many series keys such as a near-Gem 1877 cent and an MS63 1886-O Morgan dollar in addition to early copper and gold type in collectible grades. The 20th century gold coins are especially impressive, since many dates are very rare due to Roosevelt's 1933 gold recall.

Highlights of the Virgil Farstad Collection:

• Lot 9707, 1929 Half Eagle, MS63 PCGS
• Lot 9892, 1930-S Eagle, MS63 ANACS
• Lot 10339, 1907 High Relief, Wire Rim Double Eagle, MS61 ANACS
• Lot 10575, 1929 Double Eagle, MS63 PCGS
• Lot 10576, 1930-S Double Eagle, MS63 PCGS
• Lot 10578, 1931-D Double Eagle, MS63 PCGS
• Lot 10579, 1930-S Double Eagle, MS64 PCGS

Other featured consignments for the Central States Signature Auction include The Robert Bowling Collection, The Frank O. Frederick Collection, Part 4, The Eric Kreuter Collection, The Pleasant Valley Collection, and The Keith Ramsey Collection.

"The Central States Signature Auction is stocked with significant rarities," stated Heritage President Greg Rohan. "An EG FECIT pewter 1776 Continental Dollar with CURRENCY spelling is certified as MS64 by PCGS, and is certain to be the highlight of any advanced Early American collection. There are two 1794 Dollars in the sale, one of which is close to Mint State in sharpness and is pedigreed to George Walton. The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter is another legendary rarity, and a magnificent Gem is certified MS65 Full Head by NGC. The 1861-S Paquet Reverse is one of the key dates to the Liberty Double Eagle series, and a sharply struck example is encapsulated as AU53 by NGC."

• Lot 5047, 1776 Continental Dollar, CURRENCY, Pewter, EG FECIT MS64 PCGS
• Lot 7928, 1794 Dollar AU58 Micro Porous Planchet SEGS
• Lot 7078, 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter, MS65 Full Head PCGS
• Lot 9985, 1861-S Paquet Reverse Double Eagle, AU53 NGC

Additional highlights of the 2004 Heritage Central States Signature Auction:

• Lot 5119, 1793 AMERICA Chain Cent, S-2, AU55 PCGS
• Lot 6092, 1867 Rays Nickel, Original, PR64 NGC
• Lot 6325, 1916 Doubled Die Obverse Nickel, FS-016, AU55 NGC
• Lot 6375, 1927-S Nickel, MS66 NGC
• Lot 6451, 1794 Half Dime, V-2, MS64 PCGS
• Lot 6804, 1942/1-D Dime, MS66 Full Bands NGC
• Lot 6895, 1796 Quarter, B-2, AU Details, Repaired, NCS
• Lot 7041, 1893 Quarter, PR69 NGC
• Lot 7393, 1839 No Drapery Half Dollar, MS64 PCGS
• Lot 7526, 1901-S Half Dollar, Ex: Eliasberg, MS67 NGC
• Lot 7818, 1936 Walking Liberty Half Dollar, PR68 PCGS
• Lot 7927, 1794 Dollar, VF20 Details, Repaired, NCS
• Lot 7965, 1836 Name on Base Gobrecht Dollar, Judd-60 Restrike, PR63 PCGS
• Lot 8846, 1895 Morgan Dollar, PR63 PCGS
• Lot 9105, 1850-D Quarter Eagle, MS63 NGC
• Lot 9246, 1911-D Quarter Eagle, MS64 NGC
• Lot 9247, 1911-D Quarter Eagle, MS65 NGC
• Lot 9439, 1840-D Half Eagle, MS63 NGC
• Lot 9860, 1910-S Eagle, MS65 PCGS
• Lot 10564, 1927-S Double Eagle, MS63 PCGS
• Lot 10588, Kellogg & Humbert Gold Assay Ingot, No. 720, 70.13 Oz., .902 Fine

Images, descriptions, and prices realized are available in the Permanent Auction Archives at the Heritage website, www.HeritageCoins.com.