5 extra seven-figure cash added to the file books, together with a 1927-D Saint-Gaudens $20 at $3.84 million and a 1798 Small Eagle $5 at $3 million
A 1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, MS65+ PCGS. CAC, the rarest regular-issue copper, silver or gold Twentieth-century American coin, bought for $3.84 million to steer Heritage’s January 15-19 FUN US Coins Signature Auction to $62,679,159. That determine, coupled with the $2,768,760 public sale of The COL Steven Ok. Ellsworth Assortment of Massive Cents 1796-1814, introduced the entire for the occasions to $65,447,919.
These occasions, together with the $12,831,321 FUN US Currency Signature Auction headlined by America’s Inaugural Federal Reserve Word Proof Archive and a Fr. 2220-G $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64, every of which realized $456,000, introduced the entire of Heritage’s FUN numismatic occasions to $78,279,240, making it one of many greatest of all time.
These spectacular U.S. coin outcomes at FUN, mixed with the NYINC World & Historical Cash Public sale that concludes this week, will assist elevate Heritage’s numismatic public sale occasions previous $100 million within the first three weeks of 2025.
The best of solely seven recognized examples of a 1798 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle, AU55 PCGS drew greater than two dozen bids on its option to $3 million, eclipsing the earlier public sale file of $1.98 million that was set at Heritage simply final 12 months. This magnificent coin is among the many extraordinary picks from The Bruce S. Sherman Assortment, Half I (extra cash from this elite assortment can be provided in the course of the Central States U.S. Cash Signature Public sale April 30-Might 4). The 1798 Small Eagle half eagle is among the many rarest and most enigmatic points in all of American numismatics; of the seven recognized examples, two are included within the Nationwide Numismatic Assortment on the Smithsonian Establishment, eternally out of attain of even probably the most superior collectors. No Mint State specimens are recognized, and the Selection AU coin provided right here is the single-finest licensed instance.
Sherman, the chairman and principal proprietor of the Miami Marlins, assembled a set that’s thought-about among the many elite assemblages in all of numismatics. This outstanding trove produced quite a few trophy-level cash within the public sale, together with three extra that yielded seven-figure outcomes.
Keen bidders drove an 1894-S Barber Dime, Branch Mint PR66 PCGS. CAC from his assortment to $2.16 million, surpassing the earlier public sale file of $1,997,500 that was set at Heritage in 2016. A traditional rarity in American coinage, the 1894-S Barber Dime typically is grouped with the 1804 greenback and the 1913 Liberty Nickel as “The Huge Three” of United States numismatic rarities. The 1894-S is probably the most well-known, mysterious, and elusive coin in your entire Barber Dime sequence. Not more than 9 examples of the 1894-S are recognized to collectors as we speak, and the coin bought on this public sale is tied for finest-certified at PCGS, an essential consideration for Registry Set functions.
Additionally from the Sherman Assortment, the best recognized specimen of an 1849-C Open Wreath Gold Dollar, MS62 PCGS. Winter 1 reached $1.56 million to greater than double the earlier public sale file of $690,000 — a normal that had stood for 20 years. A necessary for any registry set, this magnificence is a powerful instance of one of many rarest and most respected cash within the U.S. gold sequence.
A stunning 1884 Trade Dollar, PR65 PCGS. CAC, the third-finest of simply 10 recognized specimens, bought for $1.14 million to tie the public sale file that was set at Heritage in 2019. The shortage of the 1884 Proof Commerce Greenback places it alongside the 1804 greenback and the 1913 Liberty Nickel amongst elusive American cash. This coin beforehand has held a spot in a number of well-known collections, together with that of Jack Lee, who compiled one of many most interesting collections of silver {dollars} ever assembled.
The $3.84 million 1927-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle MS65+ that produced the occasion’s high end result was a part of the Mississippi Assortment of Double Eagles, a trove of remarkable $20 gold cash that additionally included an 1883 Double Eagle, PR66 Deep Cameo PCGS that introduced $492,000, surpassing the earlier public sale file of $348,000 that was set at Heritage in 2024. The second-finest amongst simply 92 Proof-only examples, this 1883 double eagle surfaced first in Ed Frossard’s catalog of the Howard Newcomb and Edmund R. Wolcott Collections in Might 1901. It beforehand was part of the collections of John M. Clapp and later Louis E. Eliasberg.
One other prized rarity from the Mississippi Assortment of Double Eagles was an 1893 Liberty Twenty, PR64★ Ultra Cameo PCGS that ended at $300,000. The second-finest amongst simply 59 Specimens struck, it’s a stellar instance of this uncommon Sort Three Liberty Head Double Eagle. PCGS CoinFacts estimates the surviving inhabitants at 15-20 examples in all grades.
One other rarity from the gathering was an 1887 Liberty Double Eagle, PR64+ Deep Cameo PCGS that closed at $276,000. One of many rarest and hottest of the Sort Three sequence, the 1887 was produced solely in Proof format after the Philadelphia Mint was required to dedicate most of its sources to placing massive numbers of Morgan {Dollars} all through the Eighties, which shifted the manufacturing of high-denomination gold cash to the San Francisco Mint. A mintage of 121 Proof Liberty Head Double Eagles was struck in 1887.
From the Casady Assortment, an 1863 Liberty Double Eagle, PR65 NGC, an especially uncommon subject in Proof format from a reported mintage of simply 30, bought for $480,000. Numismatist John Dannreuther and PCGS CoinFacts each estimate the surviving inhabitants at 10-12 specimens, together with some in impaired situation. Two are within the Nationwide Numismatic Assortment on the Smithsonian Establishment and one other is included within the assortment of the American Numismatic Society.
The Casady Assortment additionally produced a pair of spectacular gold ingots: a 130.68-ounce Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot that introduced $348,000, and a 112.10-ounce Harris, Marchand Gold Ingot that shimmered at $312,000.
One other spotlight that was not a part of a named assortment was the only most interesting recognized 1876-S Liberty Half Eagle, MS65 PCGS CAC that achieved $336,000 in its first public sale look since 1979. PCGS and NGC have mixed to certify 74 examples of this subject in all grades, with 5 specimens in Mint State, together with quite a few resubmissions and crossovers. The piece bought at FUN was the previous Garrett coin.
The public sale additionally featured picks from the Whispering Pines Collection, a 151-lot trove that’s the most interesting PCGS Registry Set of Lincoln Wheat Cents ever assembled.
One other outstanding assortment featured within the public sale was the Towers Assortment, Half II, with U.S. half greenback varieties starting from Flowing Hair to Strolling Liberty and even a number of greater than 600 Capped Bust Halves overlaying most varieties and die states. Among the many high outcomes from the gathering was a 1796 O-102 Half Dollar, VF35 PCGS that ended at $102,000.
The best licensed instance of a 1911-D Quarter Eagle, MS66+ PCGS CAC, from The Don Kutz California Assortment, climbed to $312,000 to interrupt the earlier public sale file of $204,000 that was set at Heritage in 2022.
COL Steven Ok. Ellsworth Assortment of U.S. Massive Cents within the 2025 Heritage U.S. Cash FUN Public sale
The FUN occasions kicked off January 9 with this magnificent assortment that featured each one of many Sheldon quantity varieties from 1796 by way of 1814.
Main the way in which was a 1799 S-189 Cent, XF45 PCGS. CAC that drew a profitable bid of $210,000. The well-known “Abbey” cent has a provenance of 180 years, one of many longest unbroken possession chains for a U.S. massive cent. Extra importantly, it’s the most interesting that CAC has authorized, and has been referred to as a very powerful 1799 cent.
Additionally reaching six figures was a 1799/8 Cent S-188 R4, Overdate 9 over 8, XF40 PCGS that ended at $150,000.
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