Just had a lot pulled in the upcoming Heritage auction
Was tracking a lot to bid on tomorrow Heritage Auction and was notified this morning the lot was pulled. Has this happened to anyone else? I thought they have a reserve if it was the bid price.
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did Heritage say why it was pulled? never had that happen here
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Nope
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It would help to know which lot it was, no harm not that it has been pulled to identify the lot. Could be there was a problem reported to Heritage by an onlooker. Hasn't happened to me but there have been similar reports of lots being pulled from auctions before.
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Happens all the time for any number of reasons.
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Been there, had that happen before. The item may have been misidentified in some form. Sometimes they come back up at a later auction.
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Yeah, I've been on both sides - wanting lots that got pulled, and reporting a problem that resulted in a lot being pulled.
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Pulled lot at Heritage showed back up in a larger sale six months later and I won it then.
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I’ve only seen that happen once, but it does happen..
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I've precipitated some corrections like this before for Capped Bust half dimes, and they have resulted in coins being pulled. If the correction was a simple one on Heritage's side, they just make the fix and depending on the "newness" of the listing, notify watchers of the update. But in January 2026, I reported a half dime that was misattributed by PCGS (an 1831 LM-1.3 that was originally labeled as an LM-1.2 - we're talking the appearance of a chip in the M and a small die crack to differentiate), and Heritage pulled it. I saw that Heritage pulled it (in fact, the link to the lot is completely severed). In addition, PCGS now has the coin correctly labeled as LM-1.3: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/56507638
Takeaway: Heritage, perhaps a consignor, and PCGS all did the right thing to make this right. In this instance, the difference in value is small, but in other remarriages the difference can be significant $$.
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Not uncommon at all in the auction world. Sometimes the reason can just be a paperwork compliance issue and nothing more.
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Yep. I was actually high bidder and suddenly the lot was gone. HA would only say the seller pulled the lot. I figured the note didn't draw the attention that the customer expected.
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Yes, this is common. I have notified Heritage of coins that were misattributed that they then pulled, and I have had lots that I was tracking or bidding on that have been pulled -- no explanation, just that the lot was no longer available.
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