Heritage Begins 2006 on a High Note!

Dallas, Texas: Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers held its most recent Signature Auction January 3-7, 2006 as the official auctioneer of the Florida United Numismatists Convention. The auction of 7,431 U.S. Coin lots realized $34,902,710, although after auction sales are still ongoing. In addition, an OnLine Session is scheduled for Monday, January 9, which will push the total even higher.

"This is a great start to what will surely be another outstanding year," said Greg Rohan, President of HG&A. "2005 was Heritage's best year ever, and I'm looking forward to 2006 being even better. The fact that this auction saw the sale of the first $1 million+ coin of 2006 is a great way to start a new auction year. I'm very excited about our next Signature Auction, to be held February 8-11 as the Official Auction of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp and Collectible Expo in Long Beach, California."

Auction highlights included:

• 1927-D $20 MS65 NGC. REALIZED: $1,322,500.
• 1860 $20 Clark, Gruber & Co. Twenty Dollar MS64 NGC. REALIZED: $690,000.
• 1848 $2 1/2 CAL. MS68 NGC. REALIZED: $402,500.
• 1891 $20 PR68 Deep Cameo NGC. REALIZED: $299,000.
• 1817/4 50C --Corroded--ANACS. XF Details. REALIZED: $253,000.
• 1892-S $1 MS66 PCGS. REALIZED: $230,000.
• 1883 $20 PR65 Cameo NGC. REALIZED: $212,750.
• 1891-CC $1 MS68 Prooflike PCGS. REALIZED: $195,500.
• 1909 $20 PR67 PCGS. REALIZED: $184,000.
• 1925-S $20 MS65 PCGS. REALIZED: $172,500.
• 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific 50 Dollar Round MS66 NGC. REALIZED: $149,500.
• 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific 50 Dollar Round MS66 NGC. REALIZED: $149,500.
• 1926-S 1C MS65 Red PCGS. REALIZED: $149,500.

All Prices Realized include a 15% Buyer's Premium.

Images, descriptions, and prices realized from the F.U.N. Signature Auction, as well as all previous Heritage auctions, are available in the Permanent Auction Archives at the Heritage website.

To purchase a catalog for any Heritage Auction, please contact Nicole Jewell at Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX, 75219 or visit HeritageGalleries.com/Coins to order by credit card.

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