Proof Gold Glitters at Heritage's Phoenix ANA Signature Auction, Now Posted at HA.com The catalog for the Official Auction of the ANA's Phoenix National Money Show has been posted by Heritage Auction Galleries on their HA.com website.
been graded thus by NGC, with none finer. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1513: 1889 $5 PR65 Cameo NGC
The stated mintage for 1889 proof five dollar gold pieces dipped to just 45 pieces, and only one has been certified finer. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1514: 1894 $5 PR67 Star Ultra Cameo NGC
Only 75 pieces of the proof 1894 $5 were struck, and only 20 to 30 coins are known in all grades; this is the finest certified by either service. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1515: 1899 $5 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC
This 1899 proof half eagle is the finest example--by two grade points--that Heritage has offered. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1516: 1899 $5 PR67 Star Ultra Cameo NGC
In 1899, 99 proof half eagles coined in Philadelphia, and this is among the finest survivors.
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Lot 1589: 1872 $10 PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC
In either proof (30 pieces) or business strike (1620 pieces) format, the 1872 is a formidable rarity. Only two certified finer. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1592: 1897 $10 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC
Former Bass, DiBello, Atwater example, now from The Ultra Collection. The is the only certified PR66 Ultra Cameo, with only one finer (1/08).
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Lot 1593: 1899 $10 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC
This is one of just two such pieces certified at NGC, with only two certified finer out of a mintage of 86 pieces. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1595: 1901 $10 PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC
Beginning with the 1902 proofs, alterations to Mint techniques resulted in lessened frost on the device areas of the dies. Only two certified finer. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1598: 1906 $10 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC
The 1906 is one of three proof Liberty eagles (with the 1902 and 1905) that are distinctly scarcer than the rest of their 20th century brethren. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1599: 1907 Wire Rim, Periods $10 MS65 NGC
Saint-Gaudens modeled this side-view portrait of Liberty's head after the head of Victory (Athena Nike) from his General Sherman monument in NYC. One of only 500 minted.
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Lot 1605: 1908-S $10 MS67 NGC
It was 1908 before the new Indian Head design saw full-scale production at the branch mints, and then only 59,850 specimens were struck. This is among the finest survivors.
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Lot 1649: 1861-O $20 AU58 PCGS
Of the 17,741 1861-O pieces coined at the New Orleans Mint, only 5,000 were struck under the authority of the United States, with 9,750 double eagles for Louisiana as an independent state, and 2,991 under the auspices of the CSA. Only two certified finer.
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Lot 1672: 1871-CC $20 AU55 NGC
The Carson City Mint increased production to 17,387 pieces in 1871.
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Lot 1758: 1888 $20 PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC
Only 103 proofs were produced, and perhaps 30 existing today; this is a spectacular, deeply mirrored example. From The Ultra Collection.
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Lot 1759: 1899 $20 PR67 Ultra
