FUN Auctions Set New Records
More than 8,500 bidders swarmed to Heritage Auctions’ FUN U.S. Coins Signature® Auction Jan. 12-16, Heritage’s FUN Currency Signature® Auction Jan. 12-14 and the Jan. 13 FUN World Paper Money Signature® Auction, in pursuit of some of the finest coins and currency notes to be had anywhere.
By the time the hammer fell for the final time in each auction, the numbers told the story: seven lots produced seven-figure results, records fell, tying the record for the most seven-figure lots ever in a Heritage auction. The three events amassed $74,275,280 in total sales; the US Coins auction brought $65,422,650, the Currency event $6,995,178 and the World Paper Money sale $1,857,462.
U.S. Coins
The seven lots that topped the million-dollar mark all were from the U.S. Coins event, and each set a new record; among the seven-figure results were five from the collection of Bob R. Simpson. The offerings from the Simpson Collection alone totaled $22,427,460.
There were 211 lots in the FUN Auction that sold for $50,000 or more. Of those, 88 lots set new auction records.
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