Heritage's FUN Sale Poised to Set Records

Dallas, Texas: Scheduled for January 4-6, 2001, Heritage's FUN Sale will offer numerous coins and notes sure to excite collectors of all tastes and budgets. The sale is the official auction of the FUN Convention, and will be held at the Orange County Convention Center. The FUN Signature sales will be conducted in six sessions on January 4-6, a one-session currency-only sale (being offered in a separate catalog) will be held on January 4, and the FUN Bullet Auction will take place on January 6.

According to Heritage Auction Director Bob Korver: "With more than 4,000 lots of coins and a further 876 currency lots in the Signature sales alone, the 2001 FUN Sale will be our largest ever. From fabled rarities such as the 1943 copper Lincoln cent, to high grade type coins such as a 1798 Large Eagle silver dollar MS 63 PCGS, to affordable representatives of series like the Indian cent, Barber quarter, and Bust half dollar, this sale will tantalize bidders with numerous choices to fill their want lists."

"The Gregg Bingham NFL Collection offers some of the most spectacular Morgan dollars that we have ever handled," noted Heritage Executive VP Greg Rohan. "Many of the coins are condition rarities, and a few of the examples, such as the 1882-O and 1897-O, are backed by intriguing histories and pedigrees."

The highlight of Heritage's currency consignments is the Texas Collection. "Formed by Heritage Co-Chairman Steve Ivy over a period of more than 20 years, the Texas Collection is the finest collection of Texas National Bank Notes in private hands," stated Jason W. Bradford, Heritage's Currency Cataloger. "The collection features 434 notes from 429 different Texas banks that issued National Currency, and these banks represent 294 towns in the state."

The entire 2001 FUN auction catalog is posted online at http://www.heritagecoin.com. Online bidding is open now, and will continue until the night before each session.

Highlights from the Texas Collection

• First National Bank of Corsicana, Texas, Charter #3506. 1902 $100 Third Charter Red Seal, Fr-687, VF.
  
• City National Bank of Dallas, Texas, Charter #2455. 1875 $20 First Charter, Fr-434, Fine-VF.
  
• First National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas, Charter #2349. 1875 $5 First Charter, Fr-402, Fine+.

Other Currency Highlights

• Phoenix National Bank, Phoenix, Territory of Arizona, Charter #4729. 1882 $20 Second Charter Brown Back, Fr-299, Fine.
  
• First National Bank of Morgan City, Louisiana. 1902 $10-$10-$10-$20 Third Charter Plain Back Sheet, Fr-616/Fr-650, CU.
  
• Winters National Bank of Dayton, Ohio, Charter #2604. 1882 $50 Second Charter Value Back, Fr-586, Fine.

World Coin and Medal Highlights

• Austria, Joseph I taler, 1705 Munich Mint, XF.
  
• Italy, Cosimo III piastre, 1676, VF/XF.
  
• Israel, Judea Capta-Israel Liberata silver medal with plugs, 1961, Uncirculated.
  
• Israel, Yad Vashem-The Righteous Among Gentiles tombac medal, 1965, Uncirculated.

U.S. Copper Coin Highlights

• 1794 half cent, MS 63 Brown PCGS.
  
• 1796 With Pole half cent, AU 55 NGC.
  
• 1794 Head of 1794 cent, MS 64 Brown PCGS.
  
• 1856 Flying Eagle cent, MS 64 PCGS.
  
• 1858 Large Letters cent, PR 66 NGC.
  
• 1943 copper Lincoln cent, XF 40.
  
• 1944 steel Lincoln cent, MS 62 NGC.

U.S. Silver Coin Highlights

• 1795 half dime, MS 64 NGC.
  
• 1796/5 half dime, MS 62 NGC.
  
• 1802 half dime, AU 50 NGC.
  
• 1916-D Mercury dime, MS 66 Full Bands NGC.
  
• 1942/1-D dime, MS 66 Full Bands NGC.
  
• 1796 quarter, MS 63 NGC.
  
• 1856-S quarter, MS 65 PCGS.
  
• 1870-CC quarter, AU 53 NGC.
  
• 1854 Arrows quarter, PR 64 PCGS.
  
• 1901-O Doubled Die Reverse quarter, MS 64 NGC.
  
• 1904-O quarter, MS 67 PCGS.
  
• 1913-S quarter, MS 64 PCGS.
  
• 1918/7-S quarter, MS 64 NGC.
  
• 1795 half dollar, MS 63 NGC.
  
• 1796 16 Stars half dollar, AU 55 PCGS.
  
• 1806 Pointed 6, Stem half dollar, MS 64 NGC.
  
• 1839 No Drapery half dollar, MS 64 PCGS.
  
• 1855/54 Arrows half dollar, PR 61 PCGS.
  
• 1795 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves dollar, MS 64 NGC.
  
• 1795 Draped Bust dollar, MS 63 PCGS.
  
• 1798 Large Eagle dollar, MS 63 PCGS.
  
• 1799/8 15 Stars Reverse dollar, MS 63 NGC.
  
• v1886-O dollar, MS 64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS.
  
• 1889-CC dollar, MS 64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS.
  
• 1892-S dollar, MS 67 PCGS.
  
• 1893-CC dollar, MS 65 PCGS.
  
• 1895-O dollar, MS 64 PCGS.
  
• 1897-O dollar, MS 67 PCGS.
  
• 1901 dollar, MS 64 PCGS.
  
• 1895 dollar, PR 64 PCGS.
  
• 1921 Zerbe dollar, PR 66 NGC.
  
• 1921 Chapman dollar, PR 64 PCGS.

U.S. Gold Highlights

• 1873 Closed 3 dollar, PR 66 PCGS.
  
• 1796 quarter eagle, AU 58 PCGS.
  
• 1808 quarter eagle, MS 60 NGC.
  
• 1827 quarter eagle, MS 63 PCGS.
  
• 1839-D quarter eagle, MS 63 PCGS.
  
• 1848 CAL. Quarter eagle, MS 62 NGC.
  
• 1854-D quarter eagle, MS 61 PCGS.
  
• 1864 quarter eagle, AU 58 NGC.
  
• 1866 quarter eagle, MS 64 PCGS.
  
• 1875 three dollar, PR 65 PCGS.
  
• 1880 Flowing Hair four dollar, PR 64 PCGS.
  
• 1795 Small Eagle half eagle, MS 61 PCGS.
  
• 1912 half eagle, PR 67 PCGS.
  
• 1795 13 Leaves eagle, MS 61 PCGS.
  
• 1801 eagle, MS 63 PCGS.
  
• 1839/8 Type of 1838 eagle, MS 63 PCGS.
  
• 1848-O eagle, MS 64 PCGS.
  
• 1870-CC eagle, AU 50 NGC.
  
• 1911-D eagle, MS 64 PCGS.
  
• 1911 eagle, PR 65 PCGS.
  
• 1861-S Paquet double eagle, AU 50 PCGS.
  
• 1920-S double eagle AU 58 PCGS.
  
• 1921 double eagle AU 58 PCGS.
  
• 1907 High Relief double eagle, PR 64 NGC.
  
• 1907 High Relief double eagle, PR 67 NGC.
  
• 1908 Motto double eagle, PR 64 PCGS.