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Press Release - October 12, 2000
Heritage's Long Beach Auctions Realize More Than $4.6 Million
Dallas, Texas: Heritage's October 2000 Long Beach Signature Sale realized an impressive $4.3 million. The single session October 2000 Long Beach Bullet Auction also returned a strong performance with $327,000 in prices realized. "Our sale's status as the official auction of the Long Beach Coin Expo, combined with our strong Internet presence, helps to explain the success of our consignors in Long Beach," noted Heritage's Director of Auctions Bob Korver. "The unprecedented number of spectacular rarities also contributed to the success of the October Long Beach Signature Sale," added Greg Rohan, Heritage's Executive VP. "Furthermore, many of the rare coins that we offered had just entered the market after being secluded for decades in private collections. The right market, the right coins, and the right venue - that the secret to Heritage's continued success as the official auctioneer of the Long Beach Coin Expo.""The Joshua Collection of Mercury dimes became one of the anchor collections in our Long Beach Sale after Senator Bassano's collection realized extraordinary prices in our Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale," continued Korver. "And not only were the Joshua coins every bit the equal of Bassano's in terms of both eye appeal and technical quality, but their prices realized are no less impressive."
Highlights include:
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1916 1916-D 1918-D 1919-D 1925-S 1942/1 1942/1-D 1945 |
MS 68 Full Bands MS 65 Full Bands MS 65 Full Bands MS 66 Full Bands MS 67 Full Bands MS 65 Full Bands MS 66 Full Bands MS 66 Full Bands |
PCGS Realized PCGS Realized PCGS Realized PCGS Realized PCGS Realized PCGS Realized PCGS Realized PCGS Realized |
$8,970. $28,750. $42,550. $115,000. $74,750. $36,800. $23,000. $12,650. |
The gold offerings in the Long Beach Sale include a trio of 1909 examples that were obtained in Philadelphia at the time of issue. "The 1909 Indian eagle and the two 1909 Indian half eagles represent the kind of coins that both dealers and collectors love to see at auction," opined Rohan. "A local Philadelphia family preserved these coins for the last 91 years, and the coins' levels of preservation are the fruits of their labor. The Indian eagle graded MS 66 and realized an astounding $13,800. The two half eagles graded MS 65 and realized $7,820 each."
A consignment of Canadian rarities from the Howard Collection stands out among the numerous world issues that were offered in the first session of the Signature Sale. Of particular interest to specialists are the two 1921 Canadian half dollars graded Specimen 61 by PCGS. "The 1921 50 cent piece, while not the rarest Canadian coin, is without question the most famous, most publicized, and most sought-after issue in the entire Canadian numismatic series," stated Warren Tucker, Heritage's world coin cataloger. "Our offering of two similarly graded specimens at Long Beach certainly attracted the attention of Canadian collectors, and the prices realized reflect this fact. The first coin brought $29,900 and the second example sold for $31,050."
Visit the Heritage Web site at HeritageCoins.com for a complete listing of prices realized for the October 2000 Long Beach Signature Sale and Bullet Auction.
Highlights from Part One of the Edward Beech Collection:
Highlights from Part One of the Glenn J. Church Collection:
Highlights from the Conrad Sommers Collection of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles:
Highlights from the Judge Thomas Butt Collection:
Highlights from the Violet Bancroft Collection:
U.S. copper coinage highlights:
U.S. silver coinage highlights:
U.S. gold coinage highlights: