Heritage

DALLAS, TX – Until three years ago, no one even knew that the 1770 Nuevo Reino Pillar Dollar existed. That changed quickly, however, when an amazing stash of 14 coins was found during the bulldozing of a parking lot in Bogota that was being razed for a new building. Buried beneath the dirt and the decades was the old foundations of the Nuestra Senora del Pilar church. The… Continued...

DALLAS, TX – Collectors, consignors and the curious alike can now get the inside scoop on hot lots coming down the pipe at Heritage Auction Galleries, along with insight, interviews and commentary from Heritage Auction Galleries staff at the company’s recently launched blog at www.HeritageAuctions.Blogspot.com. Posts are added each weekday.

With three full months under its belt, the blog has already proven a hotspot for a wide cross-sampling… Continued...

DALLAS, TX – The number continues to edge ever higher with post-Auction buying, but preliminary figures from Heritage Auction Galleries indicate total prices realized will exceed $14 million over the course of five days of rare coin auctions at the firm’s Baltimore, MD Signature® US Coin Auction, March 27-31, 2009. The ongoing total prices realized is in line with what Heritage was aiming for in pre-auction preparation.

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Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries announced today that it will be adding a third session to its weekly Internet Coin Auctions. The new session will take place on Thursday nights, starting April 2. Collectors are already lauding Heritage for adding another opportunity for erudite numismatists to obtain the coins they might have missed in a previous session, or might have developed a sudden need for. Each session will be open… Continued...

Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries has announced that Ed Beardsley, formerly of Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers and Appraisers in Los Angeles, CA, has joined the company as Vice President of Operations. In his role, Beardsley will work with Heritage’s principals to grow the company, leading in initiatives to ensure excellent customer service, operational efficiency, and the strategic addition of new collecting categories at auction. Beardsley will also bring a… Continued...