The Thomas D. Wolfe Collection of American Type Coins Anchors Heritage's Long Beach Signature Auction

DALLAS, TEXAS: The Thomas D. Wolfe Collection of American Type Coins, formed over half a century of collecting, will anchor Heritage Numismatic Auctions Sept. 21-24 Long Beach Signature Auction. Heritage is the Official Auctioneer of the Long Beach Coin Expo, and Signature Auctions will be presented there by HNAI, Heritage Currency Auctions of America, and Heritage World Coin Auctions. The online catalogs have been posted at HeritageCoins.com.

"Thomas Wolfe fell in love with rare coins as a young man," noted Greg Rohan, President of HNAI, "and took his first table at the Omaha Coin Show in 1959. That same year, he decided to become a professional dealer in better-quality antiques, rather than specializing in numismatics. While he continued to buy and occasionally sell coins for his personal collection, numismatics was approached much more as a hobby than as a business. He has now been a fixture on the Omaha antiques scene for more than a quarter century. Mr. Wolfe is also an inspiration for runners everywhere; he has been an avid runner for decades, and he still runs every morning at he age of 75. He completed his last marathon at the age of 70."

"Mr Wolfe's collection," continued Rohan, "covers the range of American numismatics, from Half Cents to gold Territorials. It includes many classic type coins, and nearly every collector favorite - coins like the 1922 No D and 1955/55 Doubled Die Cents; the 1918/7-D, 1921-S, and 1924-S Buffalo Nickels; the 1916-D, 1942/1, and 1942/1-D Dimes; the 1916 T.1 and 1927-S quarters; the 1932-D & '32-S Washingtons; and a pair of Gobrecht Dollars. His collection is especially strong in Walking Liberty Halves and early Dollars. These are coins that every collector will appreciate and covet."

Here are just a few of the highlights of Mr. Wolfe's wonderful collection:

• 1937-D Three-Legged Buffalo, MS64 PCGS
• 1916-D Mercury Dime, MS61 Full Bands NGC
• 1921-D Mercury Dime, MS65 Full Bands PCGS
• 1796 Quarter Dollar, B-2, R.3, VG8 PCGS
• 1901-S Barber Quarter, VF35 PCGS
• 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter, MS61 NGC
• 1928-S Standing Liberty Quarter, MS67 Full Head NGC
• 1930-S Standing Liberty Quarter, MS67 Full Head NGC
• 1795 Half Dollar, 2 Leaves, O-119, R.4, AU50 PCGS
• 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar, Three Leaves, B-5, BB-27, R.1, AU53 NGC
• 1798 Small Eagle Dollar, 15 Stars, B-2, BB-81, R.2. Die State II, XF45 NGC
• 1836 Gobrecht Dollar, Name on Base, Judd-60 Original, Pollock-65, R.1, PR50 ANACS
• 1855 $1, AU55 PCGS
• 1869 $1, PR63 PCGS
• 1929 $5, MS64 PCGS
• 1928 Hawaiian Commemorative Half Dollar, MS65 PCGS
• 1851 Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous., K-5, Low R.5, VF30 PCGS
• 1851 Humbert Fifty Dollar, 887 Thous., K-6, R.4, XF40 PCGS

To preview the entire Wolfe Collection, visit the Heritage website.

Alongside the wonderful rarities of the Thomas D. Wolfe Collection of Type Coins, the Long Beach Signature Auction also features the Ken Arnold Collection, Part Two of The William Bickel Collection, Part One of The Daniel D. Biddle Registry Collections of Washington Quarters, Part Two of The Alan Bingel Collection of Gold & Silver Ingots, The William A. Harmon Collection of U.S. Half Dimes, The Robert Leach Collection of Washingtonia, The Allan W. Mays, Sr. Collection of "Snow" Variety Indian Cents, The Oak Collection of American Colonial Coinage, Part Six of The Larry Rausch Collection of Errors, The William Waste Collection.

The Long Beach Signature Auction is now posted for viewing and bidding at HeritageCoins.com. Images, descriptions, and prices realized from all previous auctions are also available in Heritage's 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 or visit HeritageCoins.com to order by credit card.

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