DALLAS, Texas (January 18, 2018)-
Heritage Auctions announced Thursday it sold more than $71,928,037 million of
U.S. Coins,
U.S. and
World Currency, and
World & Ancient Coins during the first three weeks of 2018. This marks the third consecutive year January sales increased at auctions held during the Florida United Numismatic Convention (FUN) and the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC).
Collectors were greeted by exceptional rarities this season,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. “We are grateful clients entrust us with their collections and we take great pride in maintaining our place as the world’s No. 1 numismatic auction house.”
U.S. coin sales totaled $40,940,868 million at the firm’s FUN auction. The top lot was one of the great rarities in American gold coinage: a stunning,
1880 Flowing Hair Stella, PR67 Cameo, which sold for $750,000. An
1838-O Reeded Edge Half Dollar, Branch Mint PR63 PCGS, CAC, brought $444,000 and a
1879 Flowing Hair Stella, PR67 Cameo, a rarely seen superb Gem proof specimen, sold for $312,000.
U.S. currency and World banknote auctions draw a combined $13,674,915
Likely one of just two known notes available to collectors, a rare,
1882 $1,000 Gold Certificate sold for $600,000 during the firm’s $12,042,486 million
U.S. Currency Auction. A fully uncirculated
1934 $5,000 New York Federal Reserve Note, PCGS Choice New 63PPQ, brought $162,000 and a perfectly original
1890 $100 Treasury “Watermelon” Note, PCGS Very Fine 30PPQ, sold for $144,000.
Additional currency highlights included:
- A high-grade 1863 $100 Legal Spread Eagle Note, PCGS Extremely Fine 40, brought $132,000 as the seventh-nicest specimen to reach the auction market.
- Bright and well centered, a 1934 $10,000 Binion Note, a collector favorite from the famed Binion Horseshoe Casino, sold for $132,000.
- A trophy 1934 $5,000 Note from the Dallas Federal Reserve, PCGS About New 53PPQ, sold for $96,000. The perfect show-and-tell piece, it survived without any restoration and with strong eye appeal thanks to the note’s fully original paper and embossing of the seal and serial numbers.
Bidders seek out gold among World & Ancient Coins
Additional World & Ancient coin highlights included:
- Historically important and rare in the hobby, a Nicholas II gold Specimen 1/2 Imperial of 5 Roubles 1895-AГ SP62 PCGS, changed hands for $156,000.
- Quite possibly the most important coin of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte’s reign, a first-year presentation Napoleon III gold Specimen 100 Francs 1855-A SP64 ★ NGC, sold for $144,000.
- Considered the “world’s first gold coinage,” a circa 550 B.C. a Lydian Kingdom Croesus AV Stater, NGC MS ★ 5/5 – 4/5, realized $132,000.
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