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Central States Auctions Surpass $47 Million at Heritage
Apr 28 — Fresh-to-market coins and historical rarities pushed Heritage Auctions’ Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) event to $47,783,690 across several sales of U.S. coins and currency, a 42 percent increase from the auctioneer’s 2020 CSNS auctions and the highest total sold in the last five years.
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Copper Prototype of First U.S. Dollar Brings $840,000 at Heritage Auctions
Apr 27 — The first dollar coin struck at the fledgling U.S. Mint in 1794, an experiment in copper which would become the pattern for more valuable silver versions minted later, sold for $840,000 at Heritage Auctions Friday, April 23.
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Hub Trial For Famed Commemorative Coin Turns Heads
Apr 26 — Heritage Auctions will be offering a very special test piece that the US Mint made while preparing to strike the 1915 $50 Panama Pacific gold commemoratives.
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Rare Scam Note From the Portuguese Banknote Crisis Is a Collector's Item Today
Apr 22 — The value of money had led criminals throughout history to create counterfeit coins and paper money with the goal of deceiving others.
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Heritage Auctions Announces Record First Quarter Sales Surpassing $337 Million
Apr 8 — Heritage Auctions, the largest auction house founded in the United States, reported total first quarter sales of $337,410,572, an increase of 16 percent over the same period last year. Revenue was driven by world record-breaking sales of U.S. and World & Ancient coins, Comics & Comic Art and Sports memorabilia.
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One of the Earliest American Coins Up For Bid
Apr 6 — Heritage Auctions will be offering a wonderful piece of early American history in Sale 1329, the April US Coins Auction: a 1792 Half Disme certified as XF45 by PCGS.
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Historic 1792 Judd-13 Pattern to Appear at Heritage Auctions
Mar 30 — One of four existing 1792 Judd-13 Eagle-on-Globe quarter dollar patterns , among the earliest pieces produced by the fledgling US Mint, appears fresh to market in Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins Signature Auction , April 22-26 on HA.com.
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World’s Most Expensive British Coin Brings $2.28 Million at Heritage Auctions
Mar 29 — A 1937 Edward VIII 5 Pounds Pattern coin – one of only a small number of commemorative British gold coins produced for the would-be coronation of Edward VIII – set a world record as the most expensive British coin when it sold for $2,280,000 during a public auction of rare world coins held by Heritage Auctions on Friday, March 26.
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Errorpalooza Collection Turns Heads at Heritage Auctions – NOW open for bidding
Mar 19 — A fabulous collection of error coins is coming up for bid soon at Heritage Auctions, featuring an error coin that could sell for $25,000+ on its own!
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Today’s Ho-Hum Metal Was Yesterday's Precious Object
Mar 17 — The gold Coiled Hair Stella is a famous rarity, with those from 1879 having only about 12 to 14 pieces known today. Heritage will be offering a fascinating rarity that is actually even harder to find than the already-difficult gold version: an 1879 Coiled Hair Stella pattern coin struck in aluminum, Judd 1640!
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Heritage relocates April Central State Numismatic Society (CSNS) Auctions to Dallas
Mar 1 — U.S. Coins and Currency auctions stay on schedule, April 21-27
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The Story of the 19th century Starfish Tokens from Hawaii
Mar 1 — These historic private issue tokens from Hawaii sugar plantations area are a very popular, niche collectible.
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Heritage Auctions Records More Than $873 Million in Total 2020 Sales
Feb 19 — Total sales at auction surpassed $638 million. More than $504 million (nearly 79 percent) of the firm’s worldwide auction volume alone was purchased via internet bidding in 2020, a new record. A significant portion of Heritage’s 2020 private sales, which exceeded $235 million, also occurred online.
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Heritage's U.S. Coins Signature Auction Postponed to Feb. 23-25
Feb 18 — Historic, severe weather conditions responsible
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Rare Currency Note From Beleaguered Bank Highlights New York State Paper Money Collection
Jan 28 — National currency is a competitive area of collecting
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Heritage Auctions World Record Numismatic Events Achieve $90.68 Million
Jan 27 — Worlds most valuable gold coin sells for $9.36 million; five U.S. coins bring more than $2 million each Jan. 21-25
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Collectors Go Bananas and Pay Nearly $400,000 For Del Monte-Stickered $20 Bill
Jan 25 — Heritage Auctions' sale of the famed 'Del Monte Note' sets world record for any banknote error ever offered at auction
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This $1000 Bill is #1 and Is Expected To Bring Six Figures. Auction closes January 22, 2021
Jan 21 — Only 24 serial #1's were printed for both the 1928 and 1934 $1,000 bills, making this extremely desirable and rarely available.
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Finest Brasher Doubloon, 1804 Plain 4 Eagle Poised to Make History at Heritage Auctions
Jan 7 — FUN U.S. Coins Auction features important selections from the Donald G. Partrick Collection and Bob R. Simpson Collection Part III Jan. 20-24
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Yes, Santa Claus, this $5,000 Bill Is Real
Dec 25 — Most people do not realize that $5,000 bills were ever printed in the United States. They actually were and are very scarce and popular with collectors today. Heritage will be offering one such piece in the January FUN Auction #3581 that is expected to sell for $100,000+!
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Heritage Reschedules & Relocates January Auctions to Dallas
Dec 9 — FUN & NYINC 2021 Auctions move to Dallas after the shows were cancelled due to covid concerns.
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Heritage Auctions is the largest collectibles auctioneer and third largest auction house in the world, as well as the largest auction house founded in the U.S. We are also the undisputed Internet leader in our field, with more than 1 million online bidder-members registered on HA.com.
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