Png Dallas Heritage Auction Now Open For Bidding

The following is a press release from Heritage

We are proud to present the inaugural PNG Dallas Invitational US coins Signature auction, scheduled for February 26-March 1 in Dallas! This is home turf for Heritage auctions, and after a coast to coast swing that headlined the record-setting Orlando FUN auction, followed by our annual trip to the West Coast and a busy Long Beach Expo, we are more than ready for a refreshing dose of Dallas hospitality and an enjoyable PNG Invitational event.

We would be remiss to not say a few words about the consignments from our named and pedigreed collections to be offered as part of this auction. The specialized nature of these consignments speaks to the strength of the "collector side" of the business, sometimes taken for granted in this time of stunning seven-digit investor coins and one of a kind ultra-rarities.

The Skidaway Island Collection is one of the most extensive groups of Lettered Edge Capped Bust half dollars by Overton variety we have ever handled. The collection is 96% complete by die marriage, with 437 of the Overton numbers representing the years 1807 through 1836, plus a number of additional coins that are included by die state. Most of the collection is presented in the Premier and Signature floor sessions of this auction. Others appear in the Online Signature session on March 1, and still more — more than 100 lots — are found in our Internet Coin auction scheduled for February 22-24. This is truly a wonderful offering for Bust half collectors, averaging 50.75 in grade with many rare varieties and Choice original examples in preferred collector grades.

Equally impressive is a carefully formed collection of more than 100 federal gold issues and Territorial gold coins and nuggets, as well as select silver and copper type coins from the estate of Philip M. Peterson. In particular, the Territorial gold pieces are outstanding, ranging from the early Bechtler issues to private minters in the West and US Assay Office gold. Lot 3313 is a rare Miners Bank ten dollar gold piece, infrequently found and missing in most Gold Rush type collections. The federal issues encompass several rare dates and varieties in all denominations, with high end examples of special interest to dealers and collectors alike.

Just a few of the many highlights of this auction are: