Coin News: Rare Gold Featured as Heritage Dallas Auction Exceeds $8 Million

Heritage Auctions' Coin Newsletter [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Coin News]( In This Issue: • [Rare gold featured as Heritage Dallas auction exceeds $8 million](#collector-a) • [World Records, Special Collections Push Heritage Auctions to $826.4 Million in 2018](#collector-b) • [Website Tips: Create a Wantlist from a Search](#tips) • [Help Wanted: Heritage's Coin Sales Department is expanding](#collector-e) • [Around Heritage Auctions](#around-1) • [This Week's Top Ten](#top10) • [Is It Time To Sell?](#sell) • [Current Auctions](#current) March 19, 2019 [Rare gold featured as Heritage Dallas auction exceeds $8 million] [1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1833, JD-1, R.3, PR66 Cameo PCGS]( A [fresh-to-market 1879 Flowing Hair four dollar gold piece]( or Stella, sold for $228,000 to highlight the March 14 Premier Session in [Heritage's March 14-16 Signature Auction]( in their Dallas headquarters. Overall, the auction exceeded $8 million in sales. All prices include a 20% Buyer's premium. The 1879 stella was discovered in an old-time estate, where it sat untouched and undiscovered for decades in an antique safe in a cottage in the Norman Rockwellesque town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The heirs had no idea that they had discovered a significant rarity until they took it to a local coin shop, where the coin dealer jumped out of his chair and exclaimed that he had never handled a stella in more than 30 years. This coin eventually received a grade of Proof 66 Cameo from PCGS. It hammered for $228,000. Continuing an outstanding run of S.S. Central America gold ingots in recent Heritage auctions, the Dallas auction featured three such pieces. A very large [Justh & Hunter ingot weighing in at 185.21 ounces]( took top lot honors in this auction when it sold for $336,000. Part V of The Marcello Collection supplied two small ingots: a [Blake & Co. piece weighing 13.35 ounces]( and a [17.48 ounce ingot from Harris, Marchand & Co.]( These sold for $156,000 and $144,000, respectively. Additional highlights from this auction included but certainly were not limited to: - [1887 $10 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS. CAC.]( Sold for: $72,000 - [1796 50C 16 Stars, O-102, VF25 PCGS]( Sold for: $66,000 - [1930-S $10 MS64 NGC]( Sold for: $60,000 - [1802/1 $5 BD-8, MS64+ PCGS. CAC]( Sold for: $52,800 - [(1831-34) C. Bechtler Five Dollar, 150 G. 20C. AU55 PCGS. K-15]( Sold for: $48,000 - [1854-S $20 MS63 PCGS]( Sold for: $45,600 - [1895 $5 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC]( Sold for: $45,600 - [1889-CC $1 MS63 Prooflike PCGS]( Sold for: $40,800 The next Signature auction of US coins will open for bidding soon at [coins.HA.com]( [Back to Top](#top) []World Records, Special Collections Push Heritage Auctions to $826.4 Million in 2018 [The Neil Armstrong Family Collection™, sports, fine art, and vintage comics, comic art pace annual sales]( The Neil Armstrong Family Collection™, sports, fine art, and vintage comics, comic art pace annual sales [Mickey Mantle rookie card sells for $2.88 million in 2018 at Heritage Auctions]( The World's Most Expensive Post-War Card: a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Rookie Card Sold by Heritage Auctions for $2.88 million. [Heritage Auctions]( HA.com, announced today its total annual sales for 2018 surpassed $826 million, setting more than a dozen world record sales as total online sales increased for the fourth straight year. "Our strategic plan embraces technology, expertise and unrelenting focus on building win-win relationships with bidders and consignors," said James Halperin, Co-founder of Heritage Auctions. "The results have been consistent world records and customer satisfaction across fine art, rare coins and paper money, comic books and comic art, and sports. Heritage remains the industry leader by wide margins in most of those categories, as well as in total online sales." Nearly 60 percent of 2018 sales - $487,632,348 - was transacted through the internet, a healthy 11 percent increase over 2017, when internet sales revealed a 26 percent increase against 2016 sales totals. Auction sales of U.S. Rare Coins climbed by 11 percent, from $169,101,766 in 2017 to $187,825,708 in 2018. Heritage outsold all of its U.S. Coins competitors combined last year, dominating the hobby with a market share of nearly 54 percent, according to an independent survey by the Professional Numismatists Guild. Among the hobby's annual sales, Heritage ranked with the [$2.64 million sale of an elusive 1804 Dollar]( often dubbed "The King of American Coins." High-profile sales in [World & Ancient Coins]( surpassed $54 million, a 10 percent increase over 2017. An investment in a new comprehensive world and ancient coins database provides collectors comparable auction results and graded population guide was added to HA.com to serve the auction house's fastest-growing categories. In addition, Heritage set more than a dozen world auction records across several categories and special collections: • Its Sports Department set the world record price paid for any post-World War II card with the sale of a [1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311]( for $2.88 million. The department set two records for one lot: the most expensive post-war baseball jersey jumped by $550,000 when [Jackie Robinson's 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Rookie Jersey]( sold for $2.6 million through Heritage's "Make Offer to Owner" program, about five months after it first sold for $2.05 million. • Sales for the [Comics & Comic Art Department at Heritage Auctions]( soared to a record $58,544,323. The department claimed the world record for the most expensive piece of comic art when [Death Dealer 6, (1990)]( by artist Frank Frazetta, sold for $1.79 million in May. The artwork was first published in 1996 as the cover for Verotik's Death Dealer #2 comic book. [Neil Armstrong Collection in $7 million space memorabilia auction in 2018 at Heritage Auctions]( The Neil Armstrong Family Collection™ Drives World's Most Valuable Space Memorabilia Auction to $7.4 Million. - [The Neil Armstrong Family Collection]( pushed the $7.4 million world record for the most valuable space memorabilia auction ever held. - A world artist record for the most expensive Gerald Brockhurst was set when his alluring 1937 [portrait of movie star of Merle Oberon]( sold for $360,500, almost twice the previous price paid for the work, when it sold in the firm's Fine European Art Auction. - Rapid growth in American Art is recording more records every season: [G. (Gerald Harvey Jones) Harvey's When Cowboys Don't Change, 1993]( sold for $516,500, smashing the previous world record for a painting by the artist. - Heritage has established itself as the No. 1 auction house for Urban Art, setting multiple ceiling prices for artists such as KAWS, when 50 records were set when [The Toy Collection of Ronnie K. Pirovino]( sold [KAWS Companion Karimoku Version, 2011]( for $62,500, more than double its previous record. [Back to Top](#top) []Website Tips: Create a Wantlist from a Search With our new My Wantlist feature, we now offer the ability to save any search you make on the Heritage site exactly as you made it! [Create a Wantlist from a Search] Perform any search on the Heritage website, exactly as you would normally. Use the left side of the page to refine your search as you see fit. For coins, you can include grades, designations such as DMPL or BN, grading services, and even things like whether the coin is available with a CAC sticker. To save your search, click on the "Create Wantlist" button immediately above the beginning of the search results on the page. You will see an overlay that looks something like this: [Create a Wantlist from a Search] Here you are trying to save a search for 1883-CC Morgan dollars in MS67 and with a regular CAC sticker. Review your selections to make sure they are what you want. A new feature in My Wantlist is the Wantlist Nickname. By default, the nickname is the keyword you used on a search. However, you can change it to anything you want, such as 1883-CC MS67, or CAC Superb Gem, or Fred, or anything else. This allows you to easily identify the search as you see fit. There is no requirement to have a nickname on a wantlist search; it is for your ease of identification only. Once you are satisfied with your search, click "Create Wantlist", and the search will be saved for you. You will receive emails on the wantlist – if you want to receive them – when matches become available for bidding or immediate purchase. Some selections on the left side of the search results cannot be saved as a part of a wantlist; these mostly have to do with individual auctions or current prices. In other words, you can't save a search for a 1883-CC dollar from the April 2017 CSNS auction because the April 2017 CSNS auction will not happen again after April 2017. [Back to Top](#top) []Help Wanted: Heritage's Coin Sales Department is expanding Do you have experience in trading, and selling U.S. coins? Apply with Heritage today for our Salesman/Sr. Numismatist role in Dallas, TX. We are seeking a numismatist with general knowledge of U.S. Coins and good sales and organizational skills. This opportunity is ideal for a detail oriented driven individual who would like to be part of a fast paced and growing company. Apply with us today online or via email at [Experts@HA.com](mailto:Experts@HA.com?subject=Coin Department Job Openings). [Back to Top](#top) []Around Heritage Auctions [The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935). Fine/Very Fine on Paper]( Horror Film Rarities Grab Spotlight In Heritage Auctions' Movie Posters Auction An insert from the horror classic that has been called "the greatest sequel ever made" and a rare one sheet from a 1930s comedy classic will vie for top-lot honors in Heritage Auctions' [Movie Posters Auction]( March 23-24 in Dallas. [The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935) Insert]( (estimate: $50,000-100,000) casts a spotlight on the film now considered by many to be a monument of the horror genre. James Whale initially wanted no part of directing the sequel, and even after begrudgingly accepting the role, he felt Bride never could live up to the standard set by his 1931 classic, Frankenstein . So uninspired was Whale that he treated it as a farce, with elements of dark comedy...only to find that his approach was a huge hit with audiences. The film opened to rave reviews and was trumpeted as Whale's "second masterpiece." The offered insert is one of the most desirable posters in Universal's now-legendary horror franchise, and one of very few copies known to remain in existence. The collage-style design features each of the main characters in a ghoulish light, which fits the film perfectly. "What director James Whale was able to do with The Bride of Frankenstein is remarkable, as it became an enormously successful and popular film, and the images on the poster really capture the spirit of the film itself," Heritage Auctions Vintage Posters Director Grey Smith said. "This is a must-have for any collector of horror film posters." A [Red Headed Woman (MGM, 1932) One Sheet]( (estimate: $50,000-100,000) is a stunning piece around which serious collections can be built. Offered by Heritage Auctions for just the second time, this rarity represents an exceptional opportunity for collectors of pre-Code cinema. In this classic, star Jean Harlow trades in her signature platinum blonde locks for fiery red in her role as a conniving socialite. With a plot plucked from Katherine Brush's 1931 novel of the same name, it was a hit with audiences, thanks in large part to Harlow's stellar turn as Lil, the unrepentant gold digger with a balance of tackiness and charm. Once displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art, this rarity can be the centerpiece of any serious collection. One of the most popular films of all time comes to life on this [The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Half Sheet]( (estimate: $40,000-80,000). Produced in 1939, at a cost of $2.7 million during the Depression, it only earned just over $3 million at the box office, a modest return for the era. But a television revival of the film sent its popularity soaring, and it now is one of the most collected titles in the poster hobby. This is a very rare and beautiful poster with brilliant color and images commemorating a timeless classic film. Whale's classic sequel appears in another format in this [The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935) Window Card]( (estimate: $30,000-60,000), which is so rare it never has been offered by Heritage Auctions before. A sensational find for collectors, this window card features a full-color image otherwise found only on the film's Style H three sheet, of which none is known to exist. The image is dominated by Boris Karloff in his second run as Mary Shelly's reanimated creation and is flanked by leading lady Valerie Hobson and the bride, played by Elsa Lanchester. Amid dire financial troubles, there was talk in the 1940s at Universal Studios of abandoning horror film making, a strategy that thankfully was not pursued when it was realized that horror films were the studio's only films sure to turn a profit. Lon Chaney, Jr., became the studio's new star, and is featured on this [The Wolf Man (Universal, 1941) Insert]( (estimate: $30,000-60,000). So successful was the film that it revived the studio's horror cycle for another decade. Spotlighting a masterpiece that co-stars Claude Rains, Bela Lugosi and Warren William, this insert is considered the best format among the film's posters, and it unquestionably is the most rare. [More information about Movie Poster Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []This Week's Top Ten [1893-S $1 AU 50 Prooflike NGC]( [1893-S $1 AU 50 Prooflike NGC]( The ten Morgan dollars least frequently offered in Heritage auctions with Prooflike or Deep Mirror Prooflike designations: - 1893-S - 1901 - 1903-S - 1896-S - 1894 - 1894-O - 1892-O - 1892-S - 1893-O - 1904 Do you have a suggestion for a future top ten list? [Send it to us!](mailto:StewartH@HA.com?subject=Top Ten List Suggestion) [Back to Top](#top) []Is It Time To Sell? An exciting consignment opportunity presents itself, as Heritage proudly presents an auction of US coins on June 5-10 in conjunction with the Long Beach Coin & Collectibles Expo. Heritage's Long Beach auctions have been fixtures, in conjunction with Long Beach coin shows, for literally decades. These auctions have a long-established record of attracting eager bidders and producing strong sale results for consignors, and we expect this pattern to continue. You can personally benefit from Heritage's connections to buyers from around the world and sell your coins alongside the millions of dollars of rare, desirable and important offerings that have already been consigned. The [consignment deadlines]( of April 30 will be here before you know it. Call our Consignment Hotline at 1-800-872-6467 x1000 today! June 5 - 10 Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction Consignment Deadline: April 22, 2019 [David Mayfield]( Vice President, Numismatic Auctions David@HA.com 1-800-US-COINS ext. 1000 Interested in Selling? 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