Exceptional 19th Century US Gold Coins In Central States Auction

The following is an article excerpt from Coinweek

In Schaumburg, Illinois, a small city not far from Chicago, the annual CSNS convention will be held from April 22 to 25. In the official auction, which will be conducted by Heritage, there are a wide variety of coins and other numismatic items. The most newsworthy coins are 19th century gold rarities. There will be an incredible offering of these, especially including many Proof gold coins from the 1840s and 1850s.

Many of the major gold rarities come from a single consignment, "The New Orleans Collection" (NOC). This was a "portfolio" assembled in large part, or maybe entirely, during 1997 and 1998, through the Blanchard firm in Louisiana.

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