 Jules
Reiver Collection Auction Is A Hit!
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Dallas, Texas: Heritage Auction Galleries held their Signature
Auction of the Jules Reiver Collection of US Coinage on January 24-28,
2006 in their Dallas headquarters. This auction, held with no reserves,
realized $8,534,146 in its nine sessions, with 2,815 total bidders
participating, 654 of them successfully, for 4,642 total lots. With the
On-Line Session closing on January 30, totals for this auction will
climb even higher.
"This auction has been tremendously popular with the public," said
Greg Rohan, President of Heritage. "Our lot viewing sessions were
consistently full, and bidding sessions were standing room only.
Interest has been so strong that WFAA, Channel 8 in Dallas, sent a
camera crew to cover Tuesday night's session. Needless to say, Mr.
Reiver's family is thrilled with the results of the auction."
"Jules Reiver was a fascinating man," opined Rohan. "A World War II
hero who was awarded the Bronze Star, he was a passionate numismatist
who assembled probably the most complete collection that has ever
existed of early US copper and silver coinage by die variety and die
state. Mr. Reiver was also an author, writing the authoritative
reference on Half Dollars minted 1836-39 and books and articles on
several other series."
"Mr. Reiver's collecting efforts were far reaching, and the results
speak for themselves," concluded Rohan. "We had originally projected
this collection to bring in $7 million, and the results exceeded even
our high expectations. We can think of no finer tribute to this man and
his lifetime contributions to numismatics."
Auction highlights include:
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1796 $1 Small Date, Large Letters.
B-4, BB-61, R.2. MS61 NGC.
REALIZED: $172,500.
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1794 $1 B-1, BB-1, R.4. VF25 NGC.
REALIZED: $161,000.
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1831 1/2 C Original C-1 or EO-5,
B-1, R.6. Die State 1. PR58 NGC.
REALIZED: $80,500.
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1794 50C O-101, High R.3. AU55 NGC.
REALIZED: $69,000.
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1797 50C O-101, High R.4. XF Details
NCS. REALIZED: $69,000.
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1796 50C 15 Stars, O-101, R.5. VF
Details NCS. REALIZED: $63,250.
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1878-S 50C AU Details NCS.
REALIZED: $58,075.
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1797 1C Reverse of 1797, No Stems.
S-131, B-27, R.3. AU55 NGC.
REALIZED: $48,875.
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1796 25C B-1, R.5. AU53 NGC.
REALIZED: $48,875.
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1839 50C Small Letters, JR-1, R.7.
AU Details NCS. REALIZED:
$48,875.
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1797 $1 9x7 Stars, Small Letters,
B-2, BB-72, R.4. AU55 NGC.
REALIZED: $48,875.
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1797 50C O-102, Low R.6. VG10 NGC.
REALIZED: $46,000.
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1796 50C 16 Stars, O-102, High R.5.
VG8 NGC. REALIZED: $46,000.
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1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7,
Pollock-7, LM-1, R.3. VF Details
NCS. REALIZED: $46,000.
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1839 Gobrecht $1 Name Omitted,
Judd-104 Restrike, Pollock-116, R.3,
PR64 NGC. REALIZED: $46,000.
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1878 $3 MS66 NGC. REALIZED:
$46,000.
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1793 1C Wreath Cent--Vine and
Bars--S-8, B-13, Low R.3. MS62 Brown
NGC. REALIZED: $46,000.
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Images, descriptions, and prices realized from this auction, as well
as all previous Heritage auctions, are available in the Permanent
Auction Archives at the Heritage website.
To purchase a catalog for any Heritage Auction, please contact Nicole
Jewell at Heritage Auction Galleries, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor,
Dallas, TX, 75219 or visit
http://HeritageGalleries.com/Coins/ to order by
credit card.
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