Heritage Numismatic Auctions to Auction More than 16,000 Lots at FUN and NYINC

Dallas, Texas: Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc. will be auctioning more than 16,000 lots from January 8-13, 2003 valued at nearly $25 million. The majority of the activity will take place in conjunction with the 2003 FUN Convention in Orlando, an event that will feature Heritage as the official auctioneer. Heritage is also auctioning the Sid and Alicia Belzberg Collection of Canadian Coinage as an official auction of the New York International Numismatic Convention.

The lots that Heritage will be auctioning at the 2003 FUN Convention are being offered in eight different catalogs, each of which is dedicated to either a specific type of numismatic material or a specialized collection. U.S. coin rarities will be available through Heritage’s FUN Signature Sale and Bullet Auction. The Joseph P. Gorrell Collection of Flying Eagle and Indian Cents, and the Ashland City Collection of Branch Mint Gold Coins and Other Rarities offer specialized collections of U.S. coins. From Heritage World Coin Auctions comes two Signature catalogs that feature Ancient and World rarities (as well as the Belzberg Collection that will be conducted in New York on January 13, which constitutes a ninth catalog). Finally, Currency Auctions of America-Heritage will be conducting their FUN Signature Sale the week of the convention, which will also include the Norman Pullen Collection of Maine Obsolete Currency in a dedicated catalog.

“The breadth of our auctioning activity in January 2003 is such that we may be shattering all previous auction records for number of lots and value auctioned in a limited time frame,” noted Heritage President Gregory J. Rohan. “We will be auctioning more than 16,000 lots over a period of just six days, and in two different cities! Previous record holders include Henry Chapman’s sale of the 7,300-lot John Story Jenks Collection, which was auctioned over a ten-day period in December of 1921. In addition, Kagin’s 1977 ANA Sale auctioned nearly 5,500 lots in five days. The estimates for the combined CAA-Heritage FUN and New York International auctions approach $25 million, roughly the total proceeds of the legendary Garrett collection, which sold in four separate auctions spanning a period of 16 months!”

According to Heritage’s Director of Auctions Bob Korver, “Not only is the breadth of our auctioning activity impressive, but the depth of the catalogs is also an important feature in our January offerings. For example, numerous examples of many rare U.S. coin issues are being auctioned either as part of our Signature Sale or in one of the associated specialized collections. We will be offering eight business strike and proof 1856 Flying Eagle Cents, 17 business strike and proof 1877 Indian Cents, ten 1932-D Washington Quarters, seven 1932-S Washington Quarters, two proof 1859 Seated Halves, six 1870-CC Seated Halves, two 1838 Gobrecht Dollars, and two 1873-CC Seated Dollars. And the list goes on.”

Visit the Heritage website, www.HeritageCoin.com, to view full color, enlargeable images of virtually every single-coin lot in the Heritage and Heritage World Coin Auctions sales, and every single-note lot in the CAA-Heritage sales are available at www.CurrencyAuction.com. Online bids are also being accepted at both sites.

Highlights of the Heritage 2003 FUN Signature Sale include:
1856 Flying Eagle Cent MS66 PCGS. From the Joseph P. Gorrell Collection.
1877 Indian Cent MS66 Red PCGS. From the Joseph P. Gorrell Collection.
1899 Indian Cent MS68 Red PCGS. From the Joseph P. Gorrell Collection.
1864 L on Ribbon Indian Cent PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. From the Joseph P. Gorrell Collection.
1864 Small Motto Two Cent Piece, PR65 Brown PCGS. From the Trane Collection.
1834 Capped Bust Half Dime PR65 NGC.
1796 Draped Bust, Small Eagle Quarter MS63 PCGS.
1884 Seated Quarter PR69 Cameo NGC. From the Philip Kaufman Collection.
1870-CC Seated Half AU53 PCGS.
1921-S Walking Liberty Half MS65 PCGS.
1838 Gobrecht Dollar, Judd-84 Restrike, Pollock-93, PR64 PCGS. From the Trane Collection.
1889-CC Morgan Dollar MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. From the Robert Tarr, Sr. Collection.
1895 Morgan Dollar PR66 PCGS.
1921 Peace Dollar Satin PR64 NGC.
1921 Peace Dollar Matte PR65 NGC. Ex: Jack Lee.
1849-C Open Wreath Gold Dollar Fine 15 NGC. Ex: Elrod. From the Ashland City Collection.
1829 Capped Head Left Quarter Eagle MS64 PCGS. From the St. Louis Collection.
1854-D Three Dollar AU53 PCGS. From the Ashland City Collection.
1838-D Classic Half Eagle MS63 NGC. From the Ashland City Collection.
1841-D Liberty Half Eagle MS65 NGC. From the Ashland City Collection.
1842-C Small Date Liberty Half Eagle AU55 PCGS. From the Ashland City Collection.
1870-CC Liberty Eagle XF40 NGC. From the Ashland City Collection.
1854-O Liberty Double Eagle AU50 PCGS. From the Ashland City Collection.
1879-O Liberty Double Eagle MS60 NGC. From the Ashland City Collection.
1920-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle MS64 NGC. From the George Coyman Collection.
1930-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle MS63 NGC. From the Aaron Bliss Collection.
1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Round MS65 PCGS.
1872 Amazonian Half Dollar, Judd-1200, PR66 NGC.
Unique Plain Edge 1907 Indian Eagle, Judd-1774A, Satin PR62 NGC.