Heritage Returns to Long Beach!

Dallas, TX: Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc (HNAI) will hold its upcoming Signature Auction on June 1-4, 2005 in Long Beach, California, as official auctioneer of the Long Beach Coin Expo. The auction will feature more than 3,000 lots, including some very significant collections. In addition to the Signature Auction, a separate on-line Bullet auction, with lot viewing in Long Beach, will be held in on Monday, June 6.

"There are some fabulous rarities in this auction," said Greg Rohan, President of HNAI, but the two that I'd particularly point out would be the 1838-O 50C Capped Bust with Reeded Edge, graded PR64 BM (for "Branch Mint") by PCGS, and the 1794 $1 coin, graded MS61 by NGC.

"One of the featured collections in the auction is that of Dr. Theodore Almquist," said Rohan, "who started collecting coins in the 1970s, but sold off most of that collection in the boom market of the early 1980s. An inveterate collector, however, he started buying coins again during the 1990s after he started attending coin shows in the Washington and Baltimore areas. Rather than follow any dedicated collecting or investment strategy, if he saw a beautiful coin, he would buy it; accordingly, his diverse collection is full of eye-appealing coins."

Highlights of the Dr. Theodore Almquist Collection include:

• 1795 $1 Flowing Hair, Three Leaves AU53 NGC.
• 1800 $5 AU58 NGC.
• 1844-O $10 AU58 NGC.
• 1903 $20 MS65 NGC.

"The Clifford Columbus Collection was inherited by our consignor from a relative who had quietly purchased coins without the family being aware of any interest," Rohan continued. "It is an exceptional assemblage that we are honored to present to the numismatic community."

Highlights of the Clifford Columbus Collection include:

• 1795 $1 Flowing Hair, Three Leaves AU58 NGC.
• 1907 $2 1/2 PR66 Cameo NGC.
• 1888 $3 MS65 NGC.
• 1909-D $20 MS64 NGC.
• 1909 $20 PR66 NGC.

"The consignor of the Empire State Collection started collecting coins as a very young man," Rohan said, "focusing on 'the usual cents, nickel, and dime folders that we all were busy filling.' He took a 20-year hiatus after his marriage, but then became a much more dedicated numismatist. For the last quarter century, he has been pursuing rarities, often trying to complete mintmarked type sets.

Highlights of the Empire State Collection include:

• 1872-CC 10C AU Details, Improperly Cleaned, Environmental Damage, NCS.
• 1874-CC 10C Arrows AU Details, Improperly Cleaned, NCS.
• 1916-D 10C MS62 Full Bands NGC.
• 1870-CC 25C VF Details, Environmental Damage, NCS.

"This auction also includes Part Five of the Larry Rausch Collection of Errors," Rohan added. "This is another exciting group of significant nineteenth and twentieth century error coins. Many specialists search unsuccessfully for years for such dramatic examples, so they have been paying keen attention to these coining rarities."

Highlights of the Larry Rausch Collection of Errors, Part Five include:

• 1903 1C Indian Cent--Struck 20% Off Center--AU55 PCGS.
• 1873 1C Closed 3 Indian Cent--Struck 15% Off Center--XF40 PCGS.
• 1920 5C Buffalo Nickel--Struck 10% Off Center--AU50 PCGS.
• 1865 3CN Three Cent Nickel--Struck 15% Off Center--Good 6 PCGS.

"Last but not least," Rohan said, "we have the Western Hills Collection, assembled by a connoisseur of superb rarities. This very private collector, who wishes no publicity except which the coins themselves deserve, has nonetheless assembled a collection that shouts 'quality' from the rooftops. Containing more than five dozen 'finest known' examples across a broad range of denominations, we expect frenzied bidding from both Registry and Type Collectors - not to mention the rarities that specialists must pursue when they appear infrequently on the market. This is, simply, an incredible collection that displays quality in many unexpected - but always appreciated - areas. Take one look and you will agree."

Highlights of the Western Hills Collection include:

• 1866 5C Rays PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC.
• 1909 Proof Set PR66 to PR68 PCGS.
• 1918/7-S 25C MS65 NGC.
• 1919-S 25C MS66 Full Head PCGS.
• 1905 G$1 Lewis and Clark MS67 NGC.
• 1922 50C Grant with Star MS67 PCGS.

Additional Auction highlights include:

• 1819/8 1C PR64 Brown NGC.
• 1907 Proof Set PR64 to PR67 NGC.
• 1850 $10 Baldwin Ten Dollar, Vaquero Obverse Design AU50. NCS "Genuine."
• 1851 $50 LE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. MS63 NGC.
• 1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS63 NGC.
• 1796 50C 15 Stars MS63 NGC.
• 1796 $1 Small Date, Large Letters--Plugged, Tooled, Whizzed--ANACS. Fine Details, Net Good 6. High R.7.
• 1895-S $1 MS66 NGC.
• 1834 $5 Capped Head, Crosslet 4 MS64 NGC.
• 1803/2 $5 --10% Misaligned Obverse Die--XF45 PCGS.
• 1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS66 NGC.
• 1926-D $20 MS64 PCGS.
• 1924-D $20 MS65 PCGS.
• 1911 $10 PR66 PCGS.

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

To purchase a catalog for any Heritage Auction, please contact Nicole Jewell at Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc., 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX 75219.