Heritage To Present 38th Long Beach Signature Sale

Dallas, Texas: Heritage Numismatic Auctions will be presenting their 38th sale as Official Auctioneer of the Long Beach Coin Expo on Sept. 23-24. The thrice-annual Long Beach coin show is America's largest and most important commercial coin gathering, and Heritage has been presenting their official auctions since 1985. The record-setting Heritage-Long Beach partnership is slated to continue through 2004.

"Our September Long Beach Signature Sale," noted Bob Korver, Director of Heritage Numismatic Auctions, "contains coins of interest from Ancient times to modern rarities. A substantial selection of World coins and U.S. Currency will appeal to those specialized collectors. And as the coins below indicate, there are plenty of American rarities to excite both type and series collectors!"

Type collectors and those specializing in silver dollars will be excited by the Scott Gilchrist Collection of Dollars. Gilchrist started collecting in his youth, after receiving from his father the gift of a bag of old coins that Dad had saved as a young man; his financial success later in life enabled him to acquire the rarities he read about as a young collector. His stunning rarities include:

• 1745 Pillar Dollar of Philip V, MS 63 NGC
• 1776 Continental Dollar struck in Pewter, MS 65 PCGS1795 Flowing Hair Dollar, MS 64 NGC
• 1795 Draped Bust Dollar, MS 65 PCGS
• 1803 Bust Novodel Dollar, PR 65 NGC
• 1836 Gobrecht Dollar, Name on Base, PR 63 PCGS
• 1836 Gobrecht Dollar, Name below base, Judd-58 Restrike, PR 64 NGC
• 1839 Gobrecht Dollar, Judd-104 Restrike, PR 65 NGC
• 1854 Seated Dollar, PR 64 PCGS
• 1874 Trade Dollar, PR 67 NGC
• 1895 Morgan Dollar, PR 66 NGC
• 1921 Peace Dollar, MS 65 NGC

Heritage offered Part 1 of the Rarities of Dr. David Litrenta in our Chicago ANA, and are pleased to be presenting even more treasures in this sale. Dr. Litrenta is also a life-long coin collector, and his collecting journey started with the gift of "sock full" of numismatic curiosities picked up by his grandfather as he traveled around the world building railroads. From this family connection came the inspiration for a lifetime of collecting. Among the highlights in Long Beach:

• 1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny, MS 62 PCGS
• 1778-79 Rhode Island Ship Token, MS 60 PCGS
• 1787 Fugio Cent, MS 63 PCGS
• 1916-S Walking Liberty half dollar, MS 64
• 1919-S Walking Liberty half dollar, MS 64
• 1921-S Walking Liberty half dollar, MS 63
• 1858 $3, AU 50
• 1880 $3, MS 61
• 1883 $3, AU 50
• 1935 Connecticut, MS 65
• 1935 Connecticut, MS67
• 1928 Hawaiian, MS 66 NGC
• 1904 Lewis & Clark, MS 66 PCGS
• 1905 Lewis & Clark, MS 65 PCGS
• 1900 Lafayette Dollar, MS 65 PCGS.

Further selections from Dr. Litrenta will be offered in our Santa Clara Signature Sale in November.

September Long Beach also includes the amazing Liberty Seated Quarter Collection of Larry Briggs, noted author of the landmark study The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters. The 600 pieces in this comprehensive collection, assembled over more than four decades, include substantial rarities and varieties! Among the Briggs highlights:

• 1891-O 25¢, PR 62 ANACS
• 1873-CC Arrows 25¢, VF 30 NGC
• 1870-CC 25¢, VF 30 SEGS
• 1866-S 25¢, MS 62 PCGS
• 1872-S 25¢, AU 53 SEGS

From Pennsylvania comes a marvelous collection of half eagles. While the consignor desires to continue the same level of privacy that he employed in assembling this wonderful collection, his fine eye is demonstrated through his cherished coins. His most important coin is certainly his:

• 1869 $5, AU 58 NGC
• 1871-S $5 AU 58 PCGS
• 1872-CC $5, AU 53 NGC
• 1872-S $5, AU 55 NGC
• 1874-CC $5, AU 53 NGC
• 1878-CC $5, AU 55 PCGS
• 1879-CC $5, MS 61 NGC
• 1880-CC $5, MS 60 PCGS
• 1881-CC $5, AU 55 PCGS
• 1884-CC $5, MS 61 PCGS
• 1887 $5, PR 64 PCGS
• 1888-S $5, MS 63 PCGS
• 1890-CC $5, MS 64 PCGS
• 1892-S $5, MS 64 PCGS
• 1896-S $5, graded MS 64 by PCGS, which is the second finest known.

From other consignors come additional wonderful coins, including:

• 1838 Classic Head $2.50, MS 65 PCGS
• 1872 $2.50, PR 64 PCGS
• 1872 $3, PR 64 PCGS
• 1872 $10, PR 66 Cameo NGC
• 1871-S $20, MS 63 NGC

Heritage is currently accepting consignments for our 1999 Santa Clara and 2000 FUN sales. For information about consigning, please contact the Heritage Consignor Hotline at 1-800-US COINS (800-872-6467) Ext. 222. Ask for Leo Frese (Ext. 294), Bob Merrill (Ext. 270), or Scott Reiter (Ext. 277).