Heritage Auctions Awarded Legendary Walter J. Husak Collection of Large Cents

1793 Large Cent obverse

Revered assemblage from renowned numismatic collector will be offered by Heritage and Early Cents Auctions during January FUN convention Heritage Auctions will offer a significant collection of large cents when the Collection of Walter J. Husak and the Liberty Cap Foundation crosses the block January 4, 2024, as part of the FUN Convention in Orlando, … Read more

Rare Proof of 1829 Half Eagle Leads Harry W. Bass Collection, Part III

The key elements that drive desire for important coins — rarity, condition and a history of residence in elite collections — all are in place for an elusive prize that will be available in Heritage Auctions’ CSNS US Coins Signature® Auction May 3-7. The 1829 half eagle Large Diameter, Large Date, BD-1, R.7, PR66+ PCGS. JD-1, R.8 as a … Read more

Unique Gold Coin Shines At $5.52 Million, Leads Record-Setting Bass Collection Auction Above $24 Million

1870-S $3

An 1870-S Three Dollar Gold, SP50 sold for a record $5.52 million, and three other coins reached seven figures to lead Heritage Auctions’ The Bass Collection, Part II US Coins Signature® Auction – Orlando FUN to $24,022,741 on Jan. 5. The auction was enormously successful by any metric: of the 103 offered lots, 30 established … Read more

Wells Fargo Treasure Box Lid From S.S. Central America Sells For $99,600

Wells Fargo Treasure box lid

Unique New Jersey $3 Banknote, Keys To Fabled Ship’s Treasure Room, and Polhemus Counter-Stamped Double Eagle Also Set Records In Holabird Western Americana Collections Auction A unique wooden lid to a Wells Fargo & Co. treasure box was one of the many California Gold Rush sunken treasure highlights recovered from the fabled “Ship of Gold,” … Read more

1788 New Jersey Copper Leads Mike Coltrane Collection Above $2.4 Million

1788 New Jersey Copper, Head Left

An enormous result for 86-lot event rich with 18th– and 19th-century offerings A 1788 New Jersey Copper, MS63 Brown sold for $192,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Estate of Mike Coltrane Collection of U.S. Coins Signature® Auction to $2,445,498 Nov. 2. The event’s top lot is the finest known Maris 50-f and the only Mint State Head Left … Read more

Unique New Jersey $3 Banknote Surfaces From Fabled S.S. Central America Sunken Treasure

State-Bank-Newark-NJ-$3

Banknotes found in Purser’s safe and recovered treasure shipment boxes will be offered for the first time in December 3, 2022 auction A unique $3 denomination note issued by a New Jersey bank is among a small number of banknotes that survived the 1857 sinking of the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America, … Read more