Heritage Long Beach Greyside Auction

bosox

I just got home from the Heritage auction of the Dominion and Wellington collections at the Long Beach show. This was probably the largest auction of Canadian coins since Belzberg. 922 greyside lots over 5-1/2 hours. A few random highlights (all prices are hammer, add 15% for actual selling price).

1859 brass cent in PCGS F-15 = $10,000
1955 cent w/o strap in PCGS MS-64 red = $4,500
1921 5 cent in PCGS MS-64 = $24,000
1936 Dot 10 cent in PCGS SP-63 = $100,000
1906 small crown 25 cent in PCGS AU-55 = $17,000
1870 no LCW 50 cent in PCGS MS-60 = $22,000
1888 50 cent in ICCS MS-63 = $24,000
1921 50 cent in PCGS MS-65 = $100,000

All in all, a very entertaining auction. Well attended. Good coins were strong. Decent coins held their own.

Rob

SYRACUSIAN

Sounds like a milestone in Canadian auctions. Did you buy anything Rob?

bosox

I bought a 1914 cent in ICCS MS-65 Red, an 1871 Prince Edward Island cent in MS-67 Red, and a few lesser trinkets.

rwyarmch

The Prince Edward cents sure looked impressive in the catalog! How much of a difference was there between the MS and Specimen pieces close up?

bosox

The MS and SP PEI cents both looked about the same. Neither had a hit on them and both had booming luster. The MS has a few tiny flyspecks that really are only noticeable under a loupe (or a camera). In hand both have tremendous eye appeal.

shirohniichan

1859 brass cent in PCGS F-15 = $10,000

I take it this wasn't yours.

bosox

No. I was the one from the Dominion collection. Mine is safe and sound in my bank box.