#1 All Time PCGS Gold Registry Sets - both 20th Century Proof Gold Type & Gold Circulation Strikes - Consigned to Heritage's 2005 FUN Signature Auction

Dallas, Texas: Heritage Numismatic Auctions will be selling two incredible #1 PCGS Gold Registry sets in their upcoming FUN Signature Auction, taking place January 12 to 15 in Fort Lauderdale. Heritage is the official auctioneer of FUN's 50th Anniversary convention.

Paul R. Taylor has consigned two astonishing collections of gold coins: both rated as the #1 All Time finest on the PCGS Registry:

• The Paul Taylor Collection: the #1 All Time Finest 20th Century Proof Gold Type Set, 1900-1915, in the PCGS Registry
• The Paul Taylor Collection: the #1 All Time Finest Set of Gold Circulation Strikes, in the PCGS Registry

"Mr. Taylor's two Type Sets," enthused Heritage President Greg Rohan, "are simply phenomenal. His Proof Gold Type set contains eight coins and his Circulation Gold Type set contains twelve coins, and their overall quality is simply extraordinary. Considering the number of collectors pursuing high-grade gold type coins, it is amazing what dedication, sustained effort, discriminating aesthetic appreciation, and trained eye were required to assemble the All Time Finest Gold Type coins."

Mr. Taylor started collecting coins as a teenager in the later 1950s and early 1960s, and after selling his collection to buy his first car, he pursued other hobbies. He returned to coins in 1996, assembling a set of Peace Dollars which was once the #1 PCGS Registry set, and Proof Barber Halves which were also the #1 Registry set at one time.

"When Mr. Taylor sets a goal," concluded Rohan, "he pursues it every day possible, and he has met the Registry challenge numerous times with success. This is an accomplishment of the first order, and the proof of his accomplishment is in the coins themselves. These are, simply, the finest of the finest, and everything else comes behind." In accomplishing such goals, Mr. Taylor believes that the "Most important factor is to find a dealer you can trust, who knows the market, and who acts with integrity."

The Paul Taylor Collection: the All Time Finest 20th Century Proof Gold Type Set, 1900-1915, in the PCGS Registry

• 1900 Liberty $2.50 PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS
  Population: 4 in 67 Deep Cameo, 0 finer (11/04).
• 1910 Indian $2.50 PR66 PCGS

Population: 6 in 66, 0 finer (11/04).
• 1907 Liberty $5 PR66 Cameo PCGS

Population: 2 in 66 Cameo, 0 finer (11/04).
• 1909 Indian $5 PR67 PCGS

Population: 1 in 67, 0 finer (11/04).
• 1907 Liberty $10 PR66 Cameo PCGS

Population: 2 in 66 Cameo, 0 finer (11/04).
• 1910 Indian $10 PR66 PCGS

Population: 1 in 66, 0 finer (11/04).
• 1902 Liberty $20 PR65 Cameo PCGS

Population: 1 in 65 Cameo, 0 finer (11/04).
• 1910 Saint-Gaudens $20 PR66 PCGS

Population: 5 in 66, 2 finer (11/04).

Additional Gold highlights from the Taylor Collection

• 1852 Gold $1 MS68 PCGS
• 1855 Gold $1 Type II MS67 PCGS
• 1864 Gold $1 MS68 PCGS
• 1882 $2.50 MS67 PCGS
• 1907 $2.50 PR66 Deep Cameo PCGS

Population: 1 in 66 Deep Cameo, 1 finer (11/04).
• 1928 $2.50 MS66 PCGS

None are graded higher by either service.
• 1861 $3 MS66 PCGS
• 1893 $5 MS68 PCGS
• 1909 $5 MS66 PCGS
• 1910 $5 PR66 Roman Matte NGC

Population: 10 in 66, 8 finer (11/04).
• 1909 $10 PR67 Matte Proof NGC

Population: 3 in 67, 1 finer (12/04).
• 1883-S $10 MS66 PCGS Ex: H. W. Bass, Jr.

The Finest Known!
• 1909 $10 PR67 NGC
• 1908-S $10 MS68 PCGS
• 1900 Liberty $20 MS66 PCGS
• 1925 Saint-Gaudens $20 MS67 PCGS

Featured consignments to the 2005 FUN Signature Sale include The Jerry Bagne Collection of Proof Morgan Dollars, The Paul Bolyard PCGS Registry Collection of Washington Quarters, The Richard Chouinard Collection of United States Coins, The Cincinnati Collection, The William and Harrison Hiatt Collection, The Dr. Hoffnagle Collection of Morgan Dollars, The Gene Holland Collection of United States Coins, Part II, The John C. Hugon Collection of Barber Coinage, The Kenny's Bennies PCGS Registry Set of Franklin Halves, The Krist Collection, The Lang Collection, The Wes Rasmussen Collection, The Larry Rausch Collection, The Paul Taylor Collection, The Tillamook Collection, The Stan Zurawski Collection, The Callahan Collection and the The Gold Rush Collection.

Catalogs for this auction will be available in mid-December. To purchase a catalog, please contact Nicole Jewell, 800-872-6467, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX, 75219.

Images, descriptions, and prices realized from past auctions are available in the Permanent Auction Archives at the Heritage website.