The Jascha Heifetz Collection Auction in 1989....

coinlieutenant · August 22, 2006 6:27PM

I was looking through the cataloge and was quite impressed with the combination and scope of Proof gold, proof and ms type, rare date/key date type and pattern coinage with a good hunk of everything in between.

For those that were there for the auction, was it comparable in scope and quality to the Eliasberg sale? Any comments or memorable coins?

John

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS · August 22, 2006 10:04PM

Yes His 10 D Barber dime was a gem !

stewart

MFH · August 22, 2006 11:50PM

<< <i>Yes His 10 D Barber dime was a gem !

stewart >>

Yeah, but too bad Laura bought it !

Just joking Stew

coinlieutenant · August 23, 2006 5:43PM

I bet it was Stew. Not the same one as the one you and I are familiar with I assume.

coinlieutenant · August 24, 2006 8:44PM

ttt

MikeKing · August 24, 2006 9:17PM

That was a long time ago. Does anyone know how much his collection sold for?

coinlieutenant · August 25, 2006 8:52AM

where are all the "old timers" ?

Julian around?

Edited to add...the collection brought 16 million dollars.

MikeKing · August 25, 2006 10:06AM

Interesting. I remembered it being quite a bit of money. His unauthorized biography by Herbert R. Axelrod seemed impressed with how little money he left behind. They didn't take into account his 17 million dollar coin collection or, I suppose, his instrument collection or rare book collection and God knows what else.

MrEureka · August 25, 2006 10:13AM

There were many, many consignors to that sale.

slumlord98 · August 25, 2006 10:27AM

<< <i>Interesting. I remembered it being quite a bit of money. His unauthorized biography by Herbert R. Axelrod seemed impressed with how little money he left behind. They didn't take into account his 17 million dollar coin collection or, I suppose, his instrument collection or rare book collection and God knows what else. >>

IMHO, Axelrod was too corrupt to have his word taken on any subject at all. His donation of musical instruments to a NJ orchestra whose pedigree and value all came under much scrutiny; the sale of his publishing empire, with its grossly inflated sales figures and large stores of "sold" books and publications, and the subsequent trail of lawsuits; his flight to Cuba just ahead of the warrant for his arrest; these all cast doubt on anything this man might ever have said.

coinlieutenant · August 25, 2006 11:47AM

This is interesting...

What percentage of the catalogue do you suspect was Heifetz' Andy?

What was the warrant issued for regarding the writer Brad?

J

slumlord98 · August 25, 2006 12:04PM

more axelrod info than you knew you needed

MrEureka · August 25, 2006 12:53PM

What percentage of the catalogue do you suspect was Heifetz' Andy?

I'd guess less than 10%.

coinlieutenant · August 25, 2006 1:02PM

Thanks guys.

The Jascha Heifetz Collection Auction in 1989....

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