Heritage sale begins today and I haven't seen a single thread about it...

MrEureka · January 3, 2010 2:19AM

Seems a bit strange. Will I be the only one there? I hope so, but my banker may feel otherwise.

JCMhouston · January 3, 2010 2:42AM

I was hoping everyone had forgotten about it to get the competition down. I don't have any bids in until tomorrows lots, and won't be in NYC until Thursday. You have a table don't you? I was planning on coming by to meet you.

OchoReales · January 3, 2010 3:33AM

Shhhhh! It's a secret. Don't let the 'cat out of the bag'.

worldcoinguy · January 3, 2010 4:40AM

The lots I was tracking have all inched past my level of interest so I am just a spectator this time around.

WWW · January 3, 2010 5:38AM

I have heard of these rumors. Please, tell me more.

mdwoods · January 3, 2010 5:55AM

Be vewy vewy quiet. Don't want competition on my bids. :0

MrEureka · January 3, 2010 6:19AM

won't be in NYC until Thursday. You have a table don't you?

I do, near the back left corner of the main room. Hope to see you there!

harasha · January 3, 2010 7:01AM

aka S46.

DennisH · January 3, 2010 7:28AM

I watched some of the Canadian nickels sell; several went for MUCH more than the on-line high bids.

SaorAlba · January 3, 2010 8:04AM

Well lots of the coins I would be interested in are overgraded, oversexed, and overpriced.

mudskippie · January 3, 2010 8:26AM

<< <i>oversexed >>

?? explain please!

canadacolornut · January 3, 2010 8:35AM

By oversexed I take it to mean "overly introduced", as in excellent, but very flowerly, descriptive language.

And I think that's an apt description.

I still bit on some of them however

Mama!!!!

wybrit · January 3, 2010 8:51AM

(Caution: British coin oriented post, as usual).

There are a lot of proofs in the floor sale. They are fabulous but outside of my core collecting interest. I don't expect much of a haul from this auction compared with the June '09 offerings from Heritage and Goldberg.

I will be bidding moon money on a couple of lots in the non-floor sale, so don't bother bidding on those.

bidask · January 3, 2010 8:52AM

some incredible floor bidding happening now on the featured canadian collection

farthing · January 3, 2010 9:05AM

Heritage so very rarely auctions off coins in the series that I collect that I rarely bother looking at their auctions.

Other than the usual overpriced Red Book listed varieties, there is exactly 1 piece in this set of auctions.

SaorAlba · January 3, 2010 9:09AM

All the coins on my watch it list are Brrritish of course. And yes, indeed they are oversexed - meaning they are over described and not really as significant in the scheme of things, rather lowish grades in my opin. There is one particular half crown which catches mine eyes though.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · January 3, 2010 9:16AM

I have my eye on two pieces. One I'll probably get and the other I most certainly won't.

SwK · January 3, 2010 10:14AM

good luckkkkkkkkkk

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FilamCoins · January 3, 2010 10:24AM

Floor bids are losing, but internet auction the week after is doing OK so far.

1960NYGiants · January 3, 2010 10:37AM

The "Canadiana" collection grossed about $3.8 million w/juice. I got waxed on the 3 pieces I bid on (as expected).

Oh well, more $ to spend on the floor of the show. See you there.

pruebas · January 3, 2010 11:36AM

<< <i>Seems a bit strange. Will I be the only one there? I hope so, but my banker may feel otherwise. >>

Andy, I'll see you there tomorrow. Nothing much for me in Session 1.
Don't want to sit through all that Canadian!

MrEureka · January 3, 2010 12:48PM

I also got shut out on the Canadian, but I admit that my bids were too conservative. I could have easily spent a ton if I didn't have to resell them. Lots of great coins sold at fair prices. I expect to do better with the British, but we'll see...

jt88 · January 3, 2010 1:07PM

Why it took so long? RIght now it is 8PM PST the the auction lot is 20660. They need to auction 21201 lots. THis auction run overnight?

MrEureka · January 3, 2010 1:23PM

Why it took so long? RIght now it is 8PM PST the the auction lot is 20660. They need to auction 21201 lots. THis auction run overnight?

I think they try to interrupt dinners in as many time zones as possible. Part of the "corporate mission statement", or something like that.

WWW · January 3, 2010 1:54PM

2 for 2 tonight.

jt88 · January 3, 2010 1:56PM

Looks like it will run another 5 to 6 hours.

Reveries · January 3, 2010 2:29PM

Some crazy prices for Canadian coins to be sure! Still a few bargains to find in all those diamonds.

pruebas · January 3, 2010 3:12PM

No offense to our Canadian friends, but any long run of one country should have its own session.
Who wants to wait for all those lots, either on the floor or on the net?

Heritage did the same thing with all the Japanese MOF coins in the May 2009 Long Beach sale.
Several hundred lots of identical Japanese gold.

The sheer number of Canadian lots is one thing that kept me from attending the sale tonight.

pruebas · January 3, 2010 3:15PM

Andy, did you buy the Toonie struck on a Sac planchet?

That was one lot I would have considered bidding on. Very cool!

link

OchoReales · January 3, 2010 9:55PM

Well, I went 1/1 on lot 20445. Many thanks to our Mr. Eureka for his expert eye(s). A tough little jewel in an even tougher grade. Maybe, someone with knowledge can post a pic./link for me.

ajaan · January 3, 2010 10:07PM

Link for Ocho

WWW · January 3, 2010 11:09PM

Way to go Gary! What a pretty little gem indeed.

MrEureka · January 3, 2010 11:22PM

For those that have a llama fetish, and I suppose also for the few that may not, here's a picture of Gary's newp.

OchoReales · January 3, 2010 11:38PM

Thanks Andy, you're the best!

MrEureka · January 4, 2010 12:04AM

Andy, did you buy the Toonie struck on a Sac planchet?

Nope. Actually, I didn't buy much of anything last night. I do expect to buy quite a bit today, though.

adamlaneus · January 4, 2010 1:23AM

One for four. But the one I got is one I have been wanting for a while. If this is all I win, I feel successful.

And what is up with that 12 hour long auction session? Brutal.

Bjorn · January 4, 2010 5:27AM

I couldn't hang on the several gold mohurs I wanted...

JCMhouston · January 4, 2010 8:50AM

I'm 3 for 6 so far today, a few lots left to go.

canadacolornut · January 4, 2010 9:49AM

I'm 4 for about 12 or 13 and finished.

Bottom line is that I paid almost double what I thought I would have to pay for the 4; had to let the rest ride on by.

Bad news for me of course, but it looks like pretty good news for the coin market.

Just hope it holds up when I have to sell to pay the light bill

wybrit · January 4, 2010 9:51AM

Only bid seriously on one piece and lost it.

The 65BN 1869 halfpenny fetched $1,725 including the 15% juice. Wow. (No, this was not the lot I pursued)

JCMhouston · January 4, 2010 9:55AM

The 1869 was one of the ones I lost, I went to 1300 then quit. On the up side two of the lots I got were considerably cheaper than I thought they would be. I'll post my winnings shortly.

bidask · January 4, 2010 10:07AM

<< <i>One for four. But the one I got is one I have been wanting for a while. If this is all I win, I feel successful.

And what is up with that 12 hour long auction session? Brutal. >>

you bought that one right....

AZLARRY · January 4, 2010 10:10AM

Two for two in the British section. There were a few bargins to be had, and there seemed to be a number of coins that went way above the high estimate.

JCMhouston · January 4, 2010 10:44AM

Well I've been wanting one of these in Bronzed Copper, but since it's well outside my main collecting interest I didn't want to pay moon money, this one went pretty cheap so I snagged it. 1804 5 Shillings ( Bank of England $) in PCGS PR63.

I already have a higher grade 1826 penny but I was intrigued by the severe flan cracking, it went for about 1/2 of estimate so I picked it up. It's in NGC 64 BN. The strike is really hammered on this one also.

And finally although I lost the 1/2 d I picked up the 1834 Will. IV penny in 65 BN.

It was a funny old auction, some of the things went really cheap, and some well over previous pricing. I thought a lot of the copper and bronze proofs of record went pretty cheap overall, although I saw a few of them went very dear.

IGWT · January 4, 2010 11:05AM

Just upped my one bid by proxy live. After due consideration, of course. Edited to add: Gotta have it.

RobP · January 4, 2010 11:25AM

Came second on half a dozen, won one lot for selling on and lost the plot on 4 more including the one I was most interested in. This was the 1926 proof 1/2d which from my records appears to be one of only two available. I have the other one and there isn't much between them, but was looking to upgrade on the grounds that tonight's coin was the one with a provenance - ex Rogers, Peck and Norweb. C'est la vie. A surplus of collectors over available pieces was the likely reason for the hammer price.

OchoReales · January 4, 2010 12:19PM

Well, I did it! I broke into British coinage. Andy L. secured the 1700 William III Shilling (lot 21683) and the 1797 George III Twopence (lot 21776) for me. What was I thinking? Oh well, I guess that I've dipped my big toe into the 'other side of the pond'. To help commemorate my lack of focus and newest area of collecting, could someone post the pics for me (as I still don't know how) and make me feel better

about my out of control behavior?

IGWT · January 4, 2010 12:36PM

I can't post the pix right now, but here are the links: 1700 William III Shilling and 1797 George III Twopence. Both look beautiful.

As for me, I went down in flames on my lot.

JCMhouston · January 4, 2010 1:10PM

That is a good enough way to break in to Brits Ochoreales.

DennisH · January 4, 2010 3:27PM

I went 2 for 2 late tonight. Yippee!

1566 Scotland Mary & Henry ryal (palm variety), PCGS XF40. Total pop at PCGS is 1.
1567 Scotland Mary's second widowhood ryal (palm variety), PCGS VF20. Total pop at PCGS is 1.
But now I have to pay for them.

Zohar · January 4, 2010 3:30PM

Could not compete for my target list given very high pricing levels, but was able to secure a very rare Israel piece (around 1000 pieces known) which I have yet to see in such grade.

Heritage sale begins today and I haven't seen a single thread about it...

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