An 1875 Liberty eagle, AU-53, drew a record winning bid of $1.02 million to lead Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo U.S. Coins Signature Auction to $17,875,326 Oct. 6-9.
The event was part of an extraordinary week of Heritage Long Beach Expo auctions. The Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection Part I U.S. Coins Signature Auction reached $20,459,645, then the Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency Signature Auction - Long Beach brought $10,682,19. Last but not least, the second Long Beach Expo U.S. Coins Signature Auction finished at $17,875,326 boosting the three events to $49,017,169, setting a new all-time record for any Long Beach Expo numismatic auction total.
The latest U.S. coins auction alone drew more than 3,000 global bidders in their pursuit 1,529 lots, several of which established new records, and many of which were part of nine elite collections that were represented in the event.
