What started as a hobby shared by Eric Lane and his father grew into a lifelong passion. A Walking Liberty Half Dollar that Lane acquired at just eight years old led to a lifetime of collecting one of the finest collections of U.S. coins ever assembled. His trove of every date and type of early dollars was among the top draws in Heritage’s Feb. 8-11 Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction.
Lane’s assemblage of early dollars was possible,