Rare Gold Anchors Heritage's Santa Clara Sale

Dallas, Texas: Rare and desirable gold coins are taking center stage at the Santa Clara Signature Sale being hosted by Heritage Numismatic Auctions, November 18-19 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

"Rare gold continues to inspire fierce bidding activity," noted HNAI Director Bob Korver, "and the prices realized at major auctions continues to attract even more quality coins into the marketplace. This sale combines wonderful coins, the friendly Santa Clara Coin Expo, the local demand of California's Bay area collectors, and the cachet of the last major numismatic event of the Millennium! The Santa Clara Sale is unique in another way ñ we have never had some many 'parts' of multiple-sale consignments being offered in one sale. Some fabulous collections are coming onto the auction block at Heritage, and many of them are so large that they must be spread over several sales!"

From Part 1 of the Joseph J. Abbell Collection of U.S. Gold Coins, the Santa Clara catalog includes many of his magnificent pieces, including:

1808 $2.50 in XF 40;
his duplicate 1907 High Relief in MS 64;
1915-S Pan-Pac $50 Octagonal in MS 62;
1852 Humbert $50 in XF 45.
(Part 2 of the Abbell Collection, his complete type set of U.S. gold coins, will be offered at the FUN Signature Sale in January.)

The Joseph Barberi Collection comes from a quiet gentleman, who simply and quietly pursued his interest in high quality U.S. gold. After decades of collecting, Mr. Barberi is letting his coins speak for themselves:

1802/1 $5 AU 53;
1804 $5 AU 58;
1806 $5 MS 60;
1808 $5 MS 60;
1811 $5 AU 55;
1799 $10 AU 58;
1804 $10 AU 50;
1907 High Relief $20 MS 62;
1849 TEN DOL. Moffat & Co. XF 40;
C. Bechtler $5 (Carolina, 134 G. 21 C with Star) AU 50;
1852 $10 Assay Office (TEN DOLS. 884 THOUS) XF 45;
$1853 $20 Assay Office (TWENTY D. 900 THOUS.) XF 45.

The Estate of Sam Clayton, from the great collecting state of Florida, is represented by some fascinating gold coins. In the 1960s, Clayton purchased an original roll of 1880 gold dollars, and after two decades of trading, we offer the last remaining two coins. In trade he received his half eagles of:

1802/1 $5 AU 53;
1804 $5 AU 58;
1806 $5 MS 60;
1808 $5 MS 60;
1811 $5 AU 55;
1799 $10 AU 58;
1804 $10 AU 50.
His Santa Clara consignment also includes four pieces of Territorial gold, and a pair of his High Relief Saints!

From Part 3 of the Dr. David Litrenta Collection of Rarities, Heritage will be selling dozens of attractive $3 coins from his specialized collection of that elusive denomination, and a complete set of silver commemoratives (in choice & gem condition). Individual highlights include his 1920-S $10 AU 58 and an 1837 No Stars Half Dime, MS 66 NGC.

Part 2 of the Larry Fawber Collection includes substantial quantities of both gold and silver pieces from more than three decades of collecting. His three dollar gold rarities include:

1871 MS 61;
1872 PR 60;
1886 MS 60.
Collectors of proof dollar coins will be ecstatic, with six proof Seated dollars, five proof Morgan dollars, and ten proof Trade dollars!

The Santa Clara Signature Sale include plenty of non-gold rarities as well. From the Watchung Hills of New Jersey comes Part 2 of more wonderfully original proof sets. from 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1898. Part 2 of the William Casper Collection includes more than two dozen bust half dollars, and more than a gross of U.S. gold coins, plus desirable items like his XF 45 1836 Reeded Edge half, or his MS 64 1856 half. Robert Steinback consigned a complete collection of the four gem Flying Eagle proofs. While the LaGraize Collection is strongest in the copper and silver series, desirable gold can be found here as well:

1830 $2.50 XF 40;
1802/1 $5 XF 45;
1806 $5 XF 40;
and an 1892-CC $20 AU 50.

Full-color images of every single-coin lot in this sale can be found on our website, www.heritagecoin.com. Heritage's exclusive Interactive Internet™ software encourages easy participation in the sale. Viewing and bidding electronically is the next best thing to being in Santa Clara!

Many of the Santa Clara lots will also be available at the Suburban Washington-Baltimore Coin & Currency Convention in November: Wednesday (Nov. 10, afternoon) through Saturday (Nov. 13). If you are interested in viewing a particular lot in Baltimore, please call Scott Peterson 1-800-872-6467 Ext 396 for details.