Heritage's San Francisco ANA Signature Auctions Exceed $19 Million

DALLAS, TEXAS: Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc., (HNAI) held its most recent Platinum Night and Signature Auctions August 27-30 as the Official Auctioneer of the American Numismatic Association's 2005 San Francisco World's Fair of Money? convention. Prices Realized are currently at $19,213,551 and rising, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in after-auction sales. A total of 2,758 bidders competed for 3,514 lots, 798 of them successfully.

"It's been a thrilling year for numismatics," said Greg Rohan, President of HNAI, "and judging by the results of this auction, it's far from over. Coin collecting has never been hotter, and numismatists continue to search for the best of the best, both in terms of condition and rarity. We're proud to be able to help them achieve their collecting goals."

"Our Platinum Night auction was a great success," Rohan continued. "This is a venue in which we present only the very finest numismatic offerings, and it has proven very popular with our bidders, as it once again satisfies that urge to acquire the cream of the crop. We typically see very frenzied bidding during Platinum Night events, and this one was no exception. Now it's on to Long Beach in September, as 2005 just keeps getting better and better."

Additional auction highlights include:

• 1854-O $20 AU58 NGC. REALIZED: $431,250.
• 1856-O $20 AU55 PCGS. REALIZED: $431,250.
• The first struck 1915-S Panama-Pacific Set NGC MS63-66. REALIZED: $368,000.
• 1792 Half Disme, Judd-7, NGC MS63. REALIZED: $333,500.
• 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific Octagonal MS67 NGC. REALIZED: $289,671.
• 1851 $50 LE Humbert, 887 Thous. 50 Rev.--ASSAYER Inverted--MS61 PCGS. REALIZED: $241,500.
• 1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1832, 1833, R.3, 6, PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. REALIZED: $230,000.
• 1795 $5 Small Eagle MS62 PCGS. REALIZED: $109,250.
• 1776 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Pewter MS63 PCGS. REALIZED: $109,250.
• 1797 50C AU55 NGC. REALIZED: $103,500.
• 1863 $10 PR64 Cameo NGC. REALIZED: $103,500.
• Kellogg & Humbert Assayers Gold Ingot, Uncertified. REALIZED: $97,750.
• 1797 50C XF40 PCGS. REALIZED: $97,750.
• 1796 25C MS62 PCGS. REALIZED: $92,000.
• 1831 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC. REALIZED: $86,250.
• 1892 $20 PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. REALIZED: $86,250.
• 1894 $1 PR69 Cameo Star NGC. REALIZED: $83,375.
• 1858 $2 1/2 PR65 Cameo PCGS. REALIZED: $83,375.
• 1869-S $20 MS64 PCGS. REALIZED: $83,375.
• 1859 $2 1/2 PR66 PCGS. REALIZED: $80,500.
• 1873-CC $1 MS61 NGC. REALIZED: $80,500.

Images, descriptions, and prices realized from the San Francisco ANA Signature Auction and all previous auctions are available in the Permanent Auction Archives at the Heritage website, HeritageCoins.com.

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