Jones Beach Pattern Collection To Anchor Heritage's 2007 F.U.N. Auction in Orlando

270 Patterns Plus Hundreds of Type Coins

DALLAS, TEXAS: The Jones Beach Pattern Collection, consisting of 270 pieces, will be auctioned by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas at their January 3-6, 2007 official auction of the Florida United Numismatists convention. The auction will be held at the Orange County Convention facility in Orlando. Heritage's auctions at F.U.N. will total more than $50 million of rare coins and currencies; lot descriptions and full-color, enlargeable images will be online at HA.com in mid-December.

"The consignor of the Jones Beach Collection enjoyed an early interest in rare coins in the 1950s and 1960s," noted Heritage President Greg Rohan, "but his aggressive collecting began only in 1999. He made up for his 'late' start with uncanny enthusiasm pursuing eye-appealing coins and Patterns. He liked the history implicit in Colonial coins and the aesthetics of type coins, but his investor orientation drew him inexorably to Patterns for their history, their rarity, and, to him, their substantial undervaluation. His Stella patterns are simply amazing, as are most of his selections. After extensive research he purchased patterns as an investment, but always with a great 'fun' factor. Heritage is honored to have been selected to auction the Jones Beach Collection - 270 Patterns plus hundreds of type coins - at F.U.N. in our Platinum Night and Signature auctions."

Highlights from The Jones Beach Collection:

1852 Gold 'Ring' $1, Judd-145, PR66 PCGS
An annular pattern with a wide opening that restricts the legends to the date, denomination, and country name. The only PR66 certified, with none finer.

1875 Sailor Head $5, Judd-1444, Gilt Copper, PR65 NGC
William Barber's Sailor Head obverse is paired with a reverse design similar to that of the issued trade dollar.

1879 Washlady $1, Judd-1603, Silver, PR65 NGC
The famous "Washlady" design by Charles Barber, with Liberty facing left with her hair tied up behind her head.

1879 Schoolgirl $1, Judd-1609, Copper, PR66 RB NGC
The "Schoolgirl" Silver Dollar portrays a youthful Miss Liberty with her hair tied by a ribbon, flowing down to her neck.

1879 Quintuple Stella, Judd-1643, Gold, PR62 PCGS
The 1879 Liberty Head Quintuple Stella ($20) is extremely rare, and this example has a continuous pedigree from its minting.

1879 $4, Flowing Hair, Gilt Copper, Judd-1636, PR64 NGC
A possibly unique pattern Stella.

1879 $4, Flowing Hair, Gilt, Judd-1637, PR64 NGC
A high R.7 Stella Pattern rarity.

1879 $4, Flowing Hair, Aluminum, Judd-1637, PR66 NGC

1879 $4, Coiled Hair, Copper, Judd-1639, PR65 Brown PCGS
George Morgan's famous Coiled Hair design for the proposed four dollar gold "stella."

1880 $4, Flowing Hair, Aluminum, Judd-1659, PR64 PCGS
A high R. 7 aluminum pattern Stella.

1880 $4, Coiled Hair, Aluminum, PR66 PCGS
A rare pattern in a rare contemporary metal.

1882 Shield Earring 25C, Judd-1698, Silver PR67 NGC
Rare and desirable in such a high-grade.

1882 Shield Earring $1, Judd-1702, Silver, PR63 PCGS
The shield earring design in its largest and rarest format.

Additional Jones Beach Rarities:

(1785) Bar Copper, AU55 PCGS
Originals of this famous Early American issue can be distinguished from the 19th century Bolen copy by the placement of the left upright of the A.

1776 Continental $1, Pewter, CURRENCY, AU53 PCGS
Despite its pewter fabric, this piece has only moderate marks from circulation and handling.

1652 Oak Tree Shilling, Noe-3, AU50 PCGS
The tree is exquisitely detailed, as is the date and denomination.

Lord Baltimore Sixpence, Breen-68, XF45 PCGS
A choice example of the 1659 sixpence of Lord Baltimore.

1849 Mormon $5, AU58 NGC
A sharply struck example, with the fingers of the clasped hands showing greater definition than usually seen.

Anchor consignments to be auctioned at F.U.N. include: Dr. Robert Loewinger's Collection of Proof Gold Rarities; William Luebke's Collection of Bust Dollars;

Troy Wiseman Collection of Colonial Coins; The Jones Beach Collection of Patterns and Type; The Essex Palm Collection Of Early Federal Coinage, The Freedom Collection, The Monedas Oro Collection, The Oak Island Collection, The Prinzi Trust Collection, The Temecula Collection, and The James Paul Collection.

For information about consigning to a future auction, call one of our Consignment Directors on our Hotline: 1-800-872-6467 ext. 222 (Coins) or ext. 555 (Currency).

Images, descriptions, and prices realized from all of Heritage's previous auctions are available in the Permanent Auction Archives at the Heritage website, www.HA.com.

To reserve a copy of the catalog for any upcoming Heritage auction, please contact Nicole Jewell, c/o Heritage Auction Galleries, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX 75219, or call 1-800-872-6467, ext. 272.