Heritage Posts November 6-7 Dallas Signature Coin Auction at HA.com! Dallas Auction Galleries will be presenting a late-year Signature Auction in Dallas, November 6-7, 2007. Descriptions and images of all lots are currently posted at HA.com.
Lot 1856: 1838-C $2.50, MS62 PCGS. Variety 1-A, R.3
One die pair was used to strike all of the 1838-C; only two coins have been certified MS62, with 2 finer.
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Lot 1861: 1839-C $2.50, MS61 NGC. McCloskey-C, Breen-6150
Mint State examples of the branch mint Classic Head gold coins are all rare and infrequently encountered.
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Lot 1862: 1839/8-D $2.50, MS62 NGC. Variety 1-B, R.4
The initial Dahlonega Mint quarter eagle is the only Classic quarter eagle issue from that branch mint. Only five certified finer.
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Lot 1885: 1858-C $2.50, MS63 PCGS. Variety 18-J
Sharply struck devices, an unusual feature for a Charlotte product, only add to the immense eye appeal of this piece. None certified finer.
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Lot 1916: 1892 $2.50, PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC
Of the 105 proof 1892 quarter eagles struck, only two have been certified finer.
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Lot 1920: 1903 $2.50, PR65 Cameo NGC
None have been certified finer with a Cameo designation.
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Lot 1958: 1909 $2.50, PR65 NGC
The gold proof coinage from 1909 and 1910 is almost exclusively of the Roman Finish variety, a light satiny surface that was not subjected to any poststrike treatment.
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Lot 1984: 1887 $3, PR65 Cameo PCGS
The 1887 three dollar proof saw a mintage of 160 pieces, a relatively large number of which are estimated to survive. Only seven certified finer.
The 1840-C issue marked yet another change in the half eagle design; Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty underwent minor modifications, and the mintmark moved from the space between the truncation and the date to the area below the eagle. Only five certified finer.
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Lot 2047: 1862-S $5, MS61 NGC
This extremely rare five dollar is tied for the second finest certified.
Lot 2120: 1795 $10, 13 Leaves, ANACS XF45 Details. Breen-6830, Taraszka-1, BD-1, High R.3
BD-1 is significant as the first die marriage struck for the ten dollar denomination, the young nation's largest prior to the 1849 double eagle.
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Lot 2143: 1863-S $10, AU55 NGC
The 1863-S is even rarer than suggested by its production of only 10,000 pieces; only three certified finer.
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Lot 2264: 1860-O $20, AU58 PCGS
The New Orleans Mint, unlike its counterparts at Charlotte and Dahlonega, was equipped to produce gold denominations higher than the half eagle. From The Arroyo Grande Collection.
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Lot 2359: 1885 $20, AU55 Prooflike NGC
The year 1885 produced two great business-strike gold rarities, the quarter eagle and double eagle, with 751 double eagles struck; only one prooflike certified finer.
