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.
reflectivity and gleaming butter-yellow fields with orange elements at the date, and a touch of patina at the margins.
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Lot 2475: 1907 $20, High Relief, PR65 NGC
The sharpness of the berries, Liberty's toes, the eagle's rear feather tips, and many other details confirm this lovely piece's status as a proof striking.
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Lot 2517: 1911-S $20, MS66 NGC
This piece is tied for the finest certified by NGC.
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Lot 2554: 1924-D $20, MS65 NGC
While D-mint double eagles dated as late as 1923 were heavily represented in overseas hoards, pieces from 1924 and beyond are considerably less available; only three certified finer by NGC and PCGS.
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Lot 2577: 1852 $50 RE Humbert, 887 Thous., AU58 NGC. K-11, R.5
The Assay Office slugs were common in commerce during the early 1850s, were roughly handled, and often spent years in circulation. From The Arroyo Grande Collection.
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Lot 2570: 1931 $20, MS65 PCGS
The 1931 Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a prime rarity, nearly since the time it was released, or rather, not released.
Lot 2617: Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot, 17.36 ounces, Ex: S.S. Central America
When the S.S. Central America sank in the Atlantic on September 12, 1857, 425 passengers drowned that night, with 153 eventually rescued. From The Arroyo Grande Collection.
Lot 2618: Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot, 36.45 Ounces, Ex: S.S. Central America
The value of the enormous number of ingots lost on board the ship explain the economic impact of the loss of so much California gold. From The Arroyo Grande Collection.
Lot 2619: Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot, 48.05-Ounce , Ex: S.S. Central America
Gold ingots are almost exclusively a phenomenon of Gold Rush California, brought about by the enormous quantities of the metal flakes found in the northern part of the state. From The Arroyo Grande Collection.
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