A quantity of 19th century gold dollars that had been in a Philadelphia vault for over 100 years that had been assembled by Henry Chapman have been brought to a New York dealer for potential sale.
Two examples of extremely well-struck and well-preserved Carson City Mint Morgan dollars realized identical final prices, $228,000 each, during the sale of the David T. Miller Collection by Heritage Auctions.
Heritage's January Platinum Night offered 131 coins, leading with a PCGS MS-63 1893-S Morgan dollar and including an1881-S dollar from the David T. Miller Collection of DMPL Morgan dollars.
Key coins to be offered in a late March U.S. Coins Signature Auction by Heritage include gold coins with low mintages and low survival rates that are sure to be attractive to bidders.
A subtle and sometimes debated overdate 1914/(3) Indian Head 5-cent coin with gentle iridescent toning from the Brighton Collection was offered by Heritage Feb. 8, and the coin realized $9,600.