Heritage Numismatic Auction
At Long Beach
June 17th, 2002

 
 

PR64 Red PCGS 1864 L on Ribbon Indian Cent According to Heritage’s Director of Auctions Bob Korver, “We witnessed some   truly spectacular floor bidding for our recent Long Beach Signature Sale. We   registered 230 floor bidders, one of whom accounted for the single highest realized price in the sale, and the highest price ever paid at auction for a U.S. Flying Eagle, Indian, or Lincoln Cent. The coin in question is a PR64 Red PCGS 1864 L on Ribbon Indian Cent that sold as lot 5202 in the Alex Highland Collection. We opened bidding on this coin at $56,000, and when the gavel finally fell, the realized price had soared to $138,000, or 230% of the current Coin Dealer Newsletter (CDN, commonly referred to as the “Greysheet”) bid of $60,000. According to the cataloger, this coin is one of only 16 examples believed extant from a paltry original mintage of 20 pieces.”

1873 Open 3 Two Cent Piece in PR66 Red PCGS An 1873 Open 3 Two Cent Piece in PR66 Red PCGS realized an impressive price of $26,450 which is a world record for the issue. 1914/3 Buffalo Nickel MS65 PCGS An MS65 PCGS representative of the 1914/3 Buffalo Nickel traded hands on the auction floor for $63,250.  1921 Peace Dollar MS67 PCGS A 1921 Peace Dollar MS67 PCGS from the David Hall Collection also broke the previous auction record for that issue when a bidder paid $24,150. 1938 Roanoke Half Dollar graded MS66 by PCGS A 1938 Roanoke Half Dollar graded MS66 by PCGS sold as lot 7467 and realized an amazing $17,825, or 7,280% of the current CDN bid of $245.”  Additional Highlights                  1856 Flying Eagle Cent MS65 PCGS, realized $43,125.                  1858/7 Flying Eagle Cent MS64 PCGS, realized $25,875.                  1926-S Buffalo Nickel MS64 PCGS, realized $17,250.                  1860 Seated Half Dollar MS67 PCGS, realized $29,900.                  1954-D Franklin Half Dollar MS67 Full Bell Lines PCGS, realized $21,275.                  1800 Capped Bust Right Eagle MS63 NGC, realized $33,350.                  1906 Liberty Eagle MS67 PCGS, realized $33,350.                  1907 High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle MS66 PCGS, realized $41,400.