Heritage World Coin Auctions' September Long Beach Signature Auction of Nears $1.4 Million;

Total Long Beach Sales Pass $17 Million

Dallas, Texas: Heritage World Coin Auctions' official Signature Auction at the Long Beach Coin Expo realized $1,379,608. Heritage also presented three other Signature events in Long Beach: Heritage Numismatic Auctions, $8.1 million; Heritage Currency Auctions of America, $5.3 million; and Heritage Sports Collectibles Auctions, $1.9 million. In total, Heritage offered more than 14,000 lots of exciting numismatic material from every specialty. Additional post-auction sales, as well as the on-line Bullet Auction which closes tonight, will swell the total well past $17 million. The auction, held Sept. 9 through 11, was Heritage's 52nd appearance as the official auctioneer of the Long Beach Coin Expo.

According to HWCA Director Warren Tucker, "The Canadian coins were especially strong, as were rarities from the other British territories, colonies, and Commonwealth countries. Lot 12606, the Canadian Fifty Cent of Victoria from 1898, certified MS64 PCGS (clearly superior to the MS62 Belzberg coin), realized $32,200 against an estimate of $10,000-$12,500; Lot 12607, an 1899 Canadian Half Dollar from the same source, certified MS62 PCGS, realized $29,900 against a pre-sale estimate of $8,000-$10,000 (based on the similarly graded Belzberg coin that fetched nearly $11,000). We saw incredible demand for the many individual rarities found throughout the Palmer Collection offerings."

"Strong collector demand," continued Tucker, "was also seen for Russian material, and most of the coinage from the Middle East in the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection. Israeli material continues to seek a wider market, although it continues popular at current price levels."

HWCA LONG BEACH HIGHLIGHTS

• Canada, Victoria 1 Cent 1859 Double Punched, Narrow 9 Type 1, KM7, MS64 Red PCGS, realized $11,500
  From the Professor Wayne Newton Palmer Collection
• Canada, Victoria 10 Cent 1858, KM3, MS66 PCGS, realized $4,830
• Canada, Victoria 10 Cent 1893 Flat Top 3, KM3, MS67 PCGS, realized $10,925
  From the Professor Wayne Newton Palmer Collection
• Canada, Victoria 50 Cent 1898, KM6, MS64 PCGS, realized $32,200
• Canada, Victoria 50 Cent 1899, KM6, MS62 PCGS, realized $29,900
• Canada - Newfoundland, Victoria 1 Cent 1880 Oval 0, KM1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS, realized $8,050
  From the Professor Wayne Newton Palmer Collection
• Canada - Newfoundland, Victoria SPECIMEN 10 Cent 1880, KM3, SP65 PCGS, realized $8,625
  From the Professor Wayne Newton Palmer Collection
• Egypt, Abdul Aziz 10 Piastres 1277AH Year 11, KM258, choice prooflike AU-UNC, realized $5,750
  From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection
• Egypt, Abdul Aziz gold 500 Piastres 1277AH Year 11, KM265, choice AU, realized $7,130
  From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection
• Egypt, Abdul Hamid II gold 500 Piastres 1293AH Year 6, KM286, choice lustrous AU, realized $8,338
  From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection
• Honduras, Republic 5 Centavos 1879, KM43, AVF, realized $9,775
• Hong Kong, Victoria 1/2 Dollar 1867, KM8, MS63 PCGS, realized $26,450
  From the Professor Wayne Newton Palmer Collection
• South Korea, 12-piece 1970 Proof set realized $16,388
• Mexico, Republic gold 8 Escudos 1829-EoMo-LF, KM383.4, nice VF-XF, realized $5,750
• South Africa, George V Eight-piece 1931 Proof set, realized $5,923
  From the Professor Wayne Newton Palmer Collection

Images, descriptions, and prices realized from all of the Long Beach Auctions are available in the Permanent Auction Archives.