Coin News: Threes from The Chinook Collection offered at CSNS

Heritage Auctions' Coin Newsletter [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Coin News]( In This Issue: • [Threes from The Chinook Collection offered at CSNS](#collector-a) • [A World of Money: The Finest Certified Mint State 1834 Rouble](#collector-b) • [Website Tips: Bid Protection](#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) April 9, 2019 [Threes from The Chinook Collection offered at CSNS] [1867 $3 PR66 Cameo NGC. JD-1, High R.6]( [1867 $3 PR66 Cameo NGC. JD-1, High R.6]( It isn't often that we're able to feature a collection of three dollar gold pieces in one of our auctions, but three dollar gold pieces form the great majority of [The Chinook Collection]( a part of the [April 25-28 Central States Numismatic Society US Coins Signature Auction](. Our consignor is an avid fisherman and outdoorsman who loves the Pacific Northwest. Chinook salmon provide one of his favorite challenges, routinely tipping the scales anywhere from 10 to 25 pounds, and sometimes they get much larger. (Chinook weighing upwards of 100 pounds are reported, although they are rare that large). The three dollar gold series is replete with its own rarities in both circulation strike and proof formats, and that popular series forms the largest part of The Chinook Collection. Three dollar gold is a long-running series where low mintages are the rule, rather than the exception. Examples are especially challenging in mid-to-high Mint State grades, and proofs for most dates are rare at any level. The Chinook Collection is virtually complete by date and mint, with highlights such as: - [1854-D $3 AU50 PCGS. Variety 1-A]( - [1854 $3 PR61 NGC. JD-1, Low R.7]( - [1864 $3 PR64+ Cameo PCGS. CAC. JD-1, High R.6]( - [1867 $3 PR66 Cameo NGC. JD-1, High R.6]( - [1873 $3 Open 3 PR62 PCGS. JD-1, Low R.7]( Three dollar patterns are also covered in this collection, including: - [1867 Three Dollar struck in nickel, Judd-597, R.8, PR58 NGC]( - [1868 Three Dollar struck in aluminum, Judd-655, Low R.7, PR64 NGC]( - [1869 Three Dollar struck in copper, Judd-772, R.7, PR64 Red and Brown PCGS]( - [1869 Three Dollar struck in aluminum, Judd-773, High R.7, PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC]( - [1875 Three Dollar struck in copper and gilt, Judd-1436, R.7, PR64 Gilt NGC. CAC]( A handful of nice double eagles supplements The Chinook Collection, including an [1869 PR64 PCGS aluminum double eagle (Judd-785, high R.7), with CAC endorsement](. Place your bids now on coins from The Chinook Collection and the rest of the CSNS Signature Auction at [coins.HA.com](. [Back to Top](#top) []A World of Money: The Finest Certified Mint State 1834 Rouble [Nicholas I platinum 6 Roubles 1834-CПБ MS64 NGC]( [Nicholas I platinum 6 Roubles 1834-CПБ MS64 NGC]( Platinum was being mined heavily in the Ural mountains of Russia in the 1820's. The mine owners began to pressure the government to produce circulating coinage in this incredible metal. Eventually, Russia produced its first platinum coinage in 1828, with production continuing until 1845. Only a very few of the 6 and 12 Rouble coins were struck after 1832 and most of those were for collectors. Unfortunately, this type of coin was doomed to failure as many people confused the platinum coins with the less expensive silver issues, making the few surviving examples of the extraordinary coinage unbelievably scarce, and seldom offered on the market. Our [April 25-29 CSNS Signature Auction of World and Ancient Coins]( features a [platinum 6 Rouble piece dated 1834 and graded MS64 by NGC](. It is an extremely rare issue with a listed mintage of 11 pieces. This is the highest graded Mint State example certified by either NGC or PCGS, with a total of only three pieces certified; PCGS having certified one piece in PR64. This example has a near-flawless strike with tiny marks noted on the reverse and fully prooflike obverse fields. [Back to Top](#top) []Website Tips: Bid Protection If you've ever placed Live Proxy bids through Heritage Live in one of our live auctions, you may have used the Bid Protection option, which will raise your bid one increment if it is necessary to win the lot. We've expanded this feature to provide bid protection of anywhere between 1/2 and 3 increments. Bid Protection is also available in regular Proxy Bidding through the [Heritage website](. For all items in auctions with a Live component — this is most Heritage auctions except Sports - you will see the Bid Protection option whenever you place a bid from the item's individual page. [Bid Protection]( To use this feature, just click on the Bid Protection checkbox when you place your bid, as pictured below. Choose the number of increments you are willing to increase your bid in order to win the lot – 1/2, 1, 2, or 3. [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 IRI Collection, Patrick Nagel, Gil Elvgren Among Highlights In Heritage Auctions' Illustration Art Auction [Gil Elvgren pin-up 1950s pin up Smoke Screen Heritage Auctions]( More than 150 images from a collection regarded as one of the most important of its kind will be featured in Heritage Auctions' [Illustration Art Auction]( April 23 in Dallas, Texas. The collection comes from Investment Rarities Incorporated founder Jim Cook and his wife, Diane, who have forged a reputation as elite collectors in numerous categories, including Fine Art, Comic Art, Sports and Entertainment. The Cooks are shrewd collectors with an innate ability to spot quality and rarity, and the 158 lots from the collection in the sale include images by renowned illustrators whose works usually generate high demand, including Alberto Vargas, Gil Elvgren, Peter Driben, Harry Lemon Parkhurst, Charlie Dye and Arthur Sarnoff. "This is an exceptional collection that reveals the foundation of knowledge and experience that the Cooks bring to collecting illustration art," Heritage Auctions Senior Vice President Ed Jaster said. "Their consignment includes one of the most important collections of science fiction art ever offered at auction." Among the top lots from the IRI Collection: [Gil Elvgren Smoke Screen, 1958]( (estimate: $40,000-60,000) was reproduced as figure No. 253 in Gil Elvgren All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel. The 30-by-24-inch oil on canvas is signed lower right by Elvgren. [Walter Beach Humphrey Reflection, Collier's magazine cover, June 15, 1929]( (estimate: $15,000-25,000) reflects the architectural elements of the Art Deco era. The impact of the image is multiplied by the perfect reflection in the mirror-like surface of the water. The 36-by-24-inch oil-on-canvas is signed center right by Humphrey. [Ken Kelly The Mighty King, 1991]( (estimate: $15,000-25,000) plays on a popular theme, with the petite damsel Ann Darrow facing Kong, who is so bold that it's easy to miss the fact that the stone pedestal on which Darrow sits is completely surrounded by a giant snake. The large (53-1/2-by-41-inch) oil on canvas is signed and dated lower right by Kelly, a favorite artist among fans. The cover image for the auction catalog is [Walter Martin Baumhofer Red Snow, Doc Savage magazine cover, February 1935]( (estimate: $12,000-18,000). The painting shows a dramatic scene with several men floundering in the water as a lifeboat takes on water, a measure of chaos that is punctuated by the presence of a handgun. The image appeared on the cover of Doc Savage magazine, named after the fictional character who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. The IRI Collection has numerous intriguing lots, but not all of the most appealing items in the sale are included in the collection. Other highlights include: [Patrick Nagel Untitled]( (estimate: $60,000-80,000) is another from the extremely popular artist who is known for his unique interpretation of women, who often are depicted with black hair and red lips juxtaposed against white skin in a style that descended from Art Deco. The work offered here was reproduced on page 87 of Nagel: The Art of Patrick Nagel by Patrick Nagel, as well as in a limited-edition serigraph titled Commemorative #12. [Rolf Armstrong Carmen, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1929]( (estimate: $50,000-70,000) is one of four monumental nudes by the artist after he returned from a year in Paris, where he was inspired by the exotic beauties captured by French artists seen in the salons, museums and galleries. Named after Georges Bizet's famous opera, Carmen is the last of Armstrong's four Paris nudes to be offered at auction. It's large (60-by-80-inch) size highlights its importance and underscores the seductive nature of the Spanish dancer. [James Allen St. John Tarzan and the Golden Lion, book frontispiece, 1922]( (estimate: $40,000-60,000) presents a harsh view of the risks involved with challenging the balance of nature. The illustration was published as an interior book illustration for Tarzan and the Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burrows (A.C. McClurg, 1922). Another popular pulp cover is [Hugh Joseph Ward The Man Who Carried Death, Spicy Detective Stories magazine cover, August 1940]( (estimate: $30,000-50,000). The Spicy Detective series is one of several in the weird menace for which Ward is known. [More information about Fine Art Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []This Week's Top Ten The ten highest valued platinum coins to sell in Heritage auctions: [1814 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-44, Pollock-48, R.8, NGC (No Grade Assigned)]( [1814 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-44, Pollock-48, R.8, NGC (No Grade Assigned)]( - [1814 Half Dollar, Judd-44, R.8, NGC (No Grade Assigned). Dies of O-107 variety, but struck in platinum with a lettered edge]( Sold for: $138,000 - [Russia: Nicholas I platinum 12 Roubles 1835 СпБ, Bitkin 44 (R3), Fr-158, AU55 NGC]( Sold for: $94,000 - [Russia: Nicholas I platinum 12 Roubles 1833-CпБ MS64 Prooflike NGC, St. Petersburg mint, KM-C179, Fr-158, Bit-42]( Sold for: $84,000 - [Russia: Nicholas I platinum 6 Roubles 1833 CпБ, Bit-59, MS64 NGC]( Sold for: $74,750 - [Russia: Nicholas I platinum 6 Roubles 1832 СпБ, Bitkin 58 (R2), Fr-159, Proof 65 Cameo NGC]( Sold for: $55,813 - [Russia: Nicholas I platinum 6 Roubles 1831 CпБ, Bit-57, Proof 66 Cameo NGC]( Sold for: $54,625 - [Russia: Nicholas I platinum 6 Roubles 1833 СпБ, Bitkin 59 (R2), Fr-159, MS64 NGC]( Sold for: $49,938 - [Russia: Nicholas I Proof platinum 6 Roubles 1829 CпБ, Bit 55 (R2), Proof 63 Cameo PCGS]( Sold for: $43,125 - [Russia: Nicholas I platinum 6 Roubles 1830 CпБ MS62 NGC, St. Petersburg mint, Bitkin-56 (R2)]( Sold for: $39,950 - [China: People's Republic platinum 100 Yuan 1992 Monkey, KM430, PF69 Ultra Cameo NGC]( Sold for: $38,813 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 22 will be here before you know it. Call our Consignment Hotline at 1-800-872-6467 x1000 today! 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