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Heritage Los Angeles U.S. Coin Auction approaches $25 million

DALLAS, TX — An 1880 $4 Coiled Hair stella, Judd-1660, Pollock-1860, Low R.7, PR62 NGC – a gorgeous example of the timeless design of George Morgan – realized $546,250 at Heritage Auction Galleries’ July 31-Aug.2 Los Angeles U.S. Coin Auction, leading the almost $25 million event. All prices include 15% Buyer’s Premium.

“We’re certainly pleased with the outcome of this auction,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage. “Our three day event was a blockbuster. It brought in more than the top grossing movie of the weekend, which earned a little more than $22 million total. If you factor in that we did it with almost 4,000 bidders, and sold more than 90% of all lots, the figure is even more impressive.”

Saint-Gaudens Low-Relief Double Eagles 1907-33 Coin Guide

Saint-Gaudens Low-Relief Double Eagles 1907-33
United States coinage has never been more beautiful than it was in the early years of the 20th century. The Buffalo nickel . . . the Mercury dime . . . the Standing Liberty quarter . . . the [...]

Coronet/No Motto Half Eagles 1839-1866 Coin Guide

Coronet/No Motto Half Eagles 1839-1866
Although photography was invented in 1839, the art world at that time was still very much in the grips of Neoclassicism. To the Neoclassical sculptor or die engraver, modern clothing fashions changed too often, and to portray historically important figures in contemporary clothes could open up such art works to criticism. [...]

Capped Bust Small Size Dimes 1828-1837 Coin Guide

Capped Bust Small Size Dimes 1828-1837

In 1823, little more than a decade after the War of 1812 in which the United States fought for its free use of the seas, President James Monroe issued a foreign policy statement which was to affect the development of the Western Hemisphere for the next century. This Monroe Doctrine [...]

Draped Bust/Small Eagle Half Dimes 1796-97 Coin Guide

Draped Bust/Small Eagle Half Dimes 1796-97,
Photo courtesy Barry
One of the first acts of a sovereign nation has always been to establish a system of currency for use in commercial transactions. In the fledgling United States this was doubly important. Although the accepted [...]

Draped Bust/Heraldic Eagle Half Dimes 1800-1805 Coin Guide

Draped Bust/Heraldic Eagle Half Dimes 1800-1805

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, was also the author of the philosophical direction of the United States. He grew up on the edge of civilization in the “hard scrabble” life of American Colonial days, a self-taught, natural student who learned the basics of living from the books [...]

Seated Liberty/No Stars Half Dimes 1837-1838 Coin Guide

Seated Liberty/No Stars Half Dimes 1837-1838

1835 started off with a bang. On January 30th, an assailant fired two shots at President Andrew Jackson as he was leaving the House chamber. The shots missed. Ironically, a short time later, Samuel Colt patented his revolver. In early spring, Georgia passed the death penalty for anyone publishing anything [...]

Seated Liberty/Stars Obverse Half Dimes 1838-1859 Coin Guide

Seated Liberty/Stars Obverse Half Dimes 1838-1859

During the first third of the 19th century, the average American saw few of his country’s gold or silver coins, if any at all. Strangely enough, in relation to the size of the rapidly expanding nation, not many coins were made. A combination of factors, including Congress’ ill-founded 15-to-1 silver/gold [...]

Seated Liberty/Arrows Half Dimes 1853-1855Coin Guide

Seated Liberty/Arrows Half Dimes 1853-1855

When John Marshall discovered a few nuggets of gold on the American River in northern California in 1848 no one could have predicted just how much precious metal lay waiting to be found and how widespread the effects of his discovery really would be. But gold soon flooded the monetary markets [...]