Jack Lee Collection, III to Headline Heritage's Palm Beach Platinum Night

DALLAS, TEXAS: The third great collection of coins formed by the renowned numismatist Jack Lee will be anchoring Heritage's November 3rd Platinum Night session of their Signature Auction (November 2-5, 2005) at Palm Beach, Florida. "Jack Lee's first collection," explained Heritage President Greg Rohan, "was sold in the early 1990s; it contained Morgan dollars (business strikes and proofs), Peace dollars, and Walkers that we all considered the best at that time. Jack started immediately collecting again - even rebuying and selling many of his "Lee I" coins - sometimes over and over again! His second collection was sold five years later, and Jack Lee II pedigreed coins are as avidly sought as Jack Lee I. Now we are thrilled to be offering the Jack Lee Collection, III."

"Jack Lee III is a little different," explained Heritage Co-Chairman Steve Ivy. "Following the Lee II auction, Jack was unable to resist buying coins for his personal account. But this time, he adopted a very different approach - instead of seeking to complete a collection, he only pursued coins that he really liked. Of course, with his exceptional eye and exquisite tastes, you know that every numismatist will love Jack's selections as much as he did! Not surprisingly, Jack Lee III includes some coins from his first two collections that he still found irresistible - and some that were in both!"

"Regardless of whether a coin is pedigreed to Lee I, II, III - or any combination" continued Heritage Co-Chairman Jim Halperin, "there are few pedigrees in American numismatics that mean as much to the collecting community as "Ex: Jack Lee." Those words convey volumes about the quality of the coin, its eye-appeal, and its status as one of the premier examples of the issue. That in itself is a tremendous tribute to this friendly, unassuming collector/dealer."

"There are so many exquisite rarities in Jack Lee III that it is nearly impossible to summarize them. Some will point to his ultra-rarities, such as his 1884 Trade Dollar (PR65 PCGS) or his 1870-S Dollar (XF40 PCGS). Others, thinking about buyers who will be assuring themselves a place in numismatic history, will emphasize the significant pedigrees on coins such as his 1794 Dollar (AU55 NGC): Ex: John F. McCoy Collection (W. Elliott Woodward, 1864); Joseph Zanoni; James Ten Eyck; Mortimer Livingston MacKenzie (Edward Cogan, 1869), lot 15; Lorin G. Parmelee (New York Coin and Stamp, 1890), lot 681; H. O. Granberg; William H. Woodin; Waldo Newcomer; Col. E. H. R. Green; Jerome Kern; Clint Hester; W. G. Baldenhofer; Alfred J. and Jackie Ostheimer; Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II (Bowers and Merena, 2001), lot 324; Jack Lee Collection, III. Others will be astounded with quality such as his 1896-S Dollar, graded MS69 PCGS (and a veteran of Lee I, II, & III), or his 1880 Dollar, certified PR68 Cameo by NGC. Whatever their collecting priorities, Jack Lee II has something for every collector."

Highlights from The Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2002
1776 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Pewter MS64 PCGS.
Breen-1089, Crosby Pl. VIII, 15, Newman 1-C

Lot: 2057
1795 Half Dime, MS67 Prooflike NGC. LM-8, V-5, R-3

Lot: 2089
1942/1 Dime MS66 Full Bands PCGS
Ex: William Dominick and Joshua II PCGS Registry Sets.

Lot: 2140
1839-O Reeded Edge Half Dollar, MS65 NGC. Repunched Mintmark. JR-1

Lot: 2184
1794 Dollar, AU55 NGC. B-1, BB-1, R-4.
Ex: John F. McCoy Collection (W. Elliott Woodward, 1864); Joseph Zanoni; James Ten Eyck; Mortimer Livingston MacKenzie (Edward Cogan, 1869), lot 15; Lorin G. Parmelee (New York Coin and Stamp, 1890), lot 681; H. O. Granberg; William H. Woodin; Waldo Newcomer; Col. E. H. R. Green; Jerome Kern; Clint Hester; W. G. Baldenhofer; Alfred J. and Jackie Ostheimer; Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II (Bowers and Merena, 2001), lot 324; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2186
1795 Dollar, Flowing Hair, Two Leaves MS65 NGC. B-1, BB-21, R.1

Lot: 2190
1797 Draped Bust Dollar, 10x6 Stars MS64 NGC. B-3, BB-71, R.2
Ex: Morganthau-Macallister-Wayte Raymond; Elliott Smith; T. James Clarke Sale (New Netherlands 48th sale, November 1956), lot 620; Farish Baldenhofer; Milferd H. Bolender (1959, privately); Alfred and Jackie Ostheimer Collection (Lester Merkin, September 1968), lot 243; unknown intermediaries; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2199
1802 Dollar, PR64 PCGS. B-8, BB-302, R.7. Restrike or Novodel
Ex: Captain John W. Haseltine; Thomas Cleneay Sale (S. Hudson Chapman and Henry Chapman, December 1890), lot 949; Peter Mougey Sale (Thomas Elder, September 1910) lot 962; John P. Lyman Sale (S. Hudson Chapman, November 1913) lot 14; H. O. Granberg Sale (B. Max Mehl, July 1919) lot 30; unknown intermediaries; B. Max Mehl private treaty January 1937 to Ambassador and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb; Norweb Sale (Bowers and Merena, November 1988) lot 3770; Don Hosier; Superior (February, 1991) not sold; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2200
1803 Dollar, PR66 NGC. B-7, BB-303, R.7. Restrike or Novodel
Ex: Captain John W. Haseltine; Waldo Newcomer (Mehl, 1931); Colonel E. H. R. Green (1932); Jack Rowe (Mehl, June 1945) lot 428; Will W. Neil (Mehl, 1947) lot 30; Amon Carter, Sr.; Amon Carter, Jr. (Stack's, January 1984) lot 240; Auction '89 (Superior) lot 666 and unknown intermediaries; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2205
1839 Gobrecht Dollar, Name Omitted, Judd-104 Restrike, Pollock-116, R.3, PR65 NGC. Die Alignment IV
Tied For Second Finest Known

Lot: 2209
1843 Dollar, MS64 NGC
Ex: Rod Sweet Collection; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2218
1859 Dollar, MS64 PCGS
Ex: Sterling, Legend; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2220
1859-S Dollar, MS63 PCGS

Lot: 2226
1870-S Dollar, XF40 PCGS
The rarest regular issue silver dollar ever coined at any United States Mint. Ex: Compton Collection; M. H. Bolender; Alfred and Jackie Ostheimer; Merkin's Ostheimer Sale (September, 1968), lot 372 bought in; Superior's Gilhousen Sale (October, 1973), lot 1339; Superior's 1975 ANA Sale (August, 1975), lot 1125; Julian M. Leidman; Gary Sturtridge; Bowers and Ruddy's ANA Sale (August, 1978), lot 1160; James E. Pohrer; Kagin's 1983 ANA Sale (August, 1983), lot 2707; Leon Hendrickson and Sal Fusco; Private collection; Phoenix Rare Coin Galleries July 1992; David Lawrence Rare Coins Richmond Sale (November, 2004) lot 1497; Jack Lee Collection, III.

Lot: 2228
1871-CC Dollar, MS64 NGC
Ex: Numismatic Gallery; Imperial Coin Co. (7/29/1954); Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/1988), lot 3828; Bowers and Merena (9/1998), lot 1090; Richmond Collection (David Lawrence, 11/2004), lot 1499; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2230
1872-CC Dollar, MS62 PCGS

Lot: 2231
1840 Dollar, PR61 NGC

Lot: 2232
1845 Dollar, PR64 NGC. Breen-5433. Recut Date
Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Estate (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 2209; Richmond Collection (David Lawrence, 11/2004), lot 1510; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2235
1847 Dollar, PR64 NGC
Ex: Frederic Geiss Sale (B. Max Mehl, 2/47), lot 342; John J. Pittman Collection, Part II (Akers, 5/98), lot 1677; Richmond Collection, Part II (David Lawrence, 11/04), lot 1512; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2237
1849 Dollar, PR65 NGC
Ex: Garrett; Pittman; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2240
1852 Dollar, Restrike PR64 PCGS

Lot: 2255
1868 Dollar, PR65 NGC. Breen-5480

Lot: 2257
1870 Dollar, PR66 NGC
Ex: Rod Sweet Collection; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2259
1872 Dollar, PR66 NGC
Ex: Rod Sweet Collection; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2266
1875-S/CC Trade Dollar, MS65 NGC. FS-012.6. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse.
Ex: Heritage (April, 2002), lot 4111; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2267
1877-CC Trade Dollar, MS65 PCGS

Lot: 2268
1877-S Trade Dollar, MS67 NGC

Lot: 2273
1880 Trade Dollar, PR66 Cameo PCGS
Ex: Legend; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2281
1884 Trade Dollar, PR65 PCGS
One of the finer of only 10 specimens known.
Ex: Mint official; William K. Idler; Captain John W. Haseltine and Stephen K. Nagy; Unknown intermediaries; Clint Hester; Numismatic Gallery's Menjou Sale (June, 1950), lot 2040; Benjamin Stack; W.G. Baldenhofer; Stack's Farish Baldenhofer Sale (November, 1955), lot 1039; Stack's Fairbanks Sale (Ben Koenig) (December, 1960), lot 698; Stack's Samuel Wolfson Sale, (May, 1963), lot 1541; Jack Klausen; Joel Rettew; Quality Sales Corporation, Carlson-Shipley Sale, (November, 1976), lot 426; Bowers and Merena's Arnold-Romisa Sale (September, 1984), lot 2342; John N. Rowe, III; L.R. French, Jr.; Stack's French Sale (January, 1989), lot 201; Anthony Terranova; Larry Whitlow; Jay Parrino; Jack Lee Collection, III.

Lot: 2288
1879-S Dollar, Reverse of 1878 MS66 PCGS
The Finest Certified

Lot: 2296
1887-O Dollar, MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS
The Finest Certified; Ex: John Love (1979); Wayne Miller Collection (Superior, 1/1986), lot 1282; Jack Lee I; Jack Lee II; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2300
1889-CC Dollar, MS68 PCGS
The Probable Finest Known; Ex: John G. Mills Collection (S.H. and H. Chapman, 4/1904); J.M. Clapp; John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 2280; Jack Lee II Collection; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2309
1892-S Dollar, MS68 PCGS
The Finest Certified; Ex: Jack Lee I; Jack Lee II; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2321
1893-S Dollar, MS64 PCGS

Lot: 2324
1895-O Dollar, MS67 PCGS
Ex: Wayne Miller, acquired in January 1975 for $5,500 (Superior, 1/1986), lot 1310; Jack Lee I; Jack Lee II; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2325
1895-O Dollar, MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS
Ex: Jack Lee I; Jack Lee II; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2326
1895-S Dollar, MS67 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS
The Finest Known

Lot: 2327
1896-O Dollar, MS66 PCGS
Probably Finest Known
Ex: Jack Lee II Collection; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2328
1896-S Dollar, MS69 PCGS
Essentially perfect!
Ex: Jack Lee I; Jack Lee II; Jack Lee Collection, III

Lot: 2334
1880 Dollar, PR68 Cameo NGC

Lot: 2337
1885 Dollar, PR68 Cameo NGC

Lot: 2497
A Five-Piece 1915-S Panama Pacific Set With Original Holder, Invoices, and Memorabilia From the Exposition
1915-S Half Dollar MS66 NGC
1915-S Gold Dollar NGC. Double punched mintmark.
1915-S Quarter Eagle MS66 NGC
1915-S Round Fifty Dollar MS66 NGC
1915-S Octagonal Fifty Dollar MS65 NGC
Shreve & Co. copper frame holder.
The original ivory colored cardboard box plus inner liner and onionskin paper
Original invoice for the set dated 7/29/15 and signed by Farran Zerbe.
A signed letter and invoice from B. Max Mehl dated 6/8/40

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