Interest remained high in the viewpoint that moving information from the obverse to the edge was a bad idea in the view of collectors, while auction results from recent sales generated attention.
Thirty record prices were realized during Heritage Auctions' third sale of selections from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection, with top quality gold rarities attracting spirited bidding.
One of just two known proofs of an 1829 Half Eagle Large Diameter, Large Date, BD-1, R.7, PR66+ PCGS. JD-1, R.8 as a Proof drew 56 bids on its way to a record $2.88 million to lead Heritage Auctions' Central States Numismatic Society US Coins Signature® Auction to $46,206,006 May 3-7. When added to the