NGC-certified Double Eagle and Cent Rarities Among Top Highlights of August Auction

More than a thousand vintage American coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®), including some expected to realize six figures, are featured in an upcoming sale. Bidding for Heritage Auctions’ ANA US Coins Signature Auction opens in late July and will close August 13-18, 2024.

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Among the auction’s top highlights is an 1870-CC Double Eagle graded NGC XF 45. The 1870-CC Liberty Double Eagle, struck at the Carson City Mint, holds a legendary status among numismatists. Only a few dozen are known, and none of those are in Mint State grades. The NGC Census records 37 examples, with only a dozen graded higher than this one.

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Another exciting offering is a 1794 Head of 94 Cent - S-28 variety with a Double Struck Error graded NGC Mint Error MS 66 BN. One of the earliest examples of any error coin struck by the US Mint, this coin was struck twice, and both strikes are off-center. In addition, it is one of the finest-graded S-28 varieties of the 1794 Cent.

Four other examples of 1794 Cents, all pedigreed to the Robert A. Schuman Collection, are offered in this auction, including:

• a 1794 Head of 93 Cent - S-17a variety graded NGC AU 58 BN
• a 1794 Head of 93 Cent - S-18b variety graded NGC MS 62 BN
• a 1794 Head of 93 Cent - S-19b variety graded NGC AU 58 BN
• a 1794 Head of 93 Cent - S-20b variety graded NGC AU 53 BN

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Also offered is an 1851 Humbert 887 Reeded $50 graded NGC MS 63. The United States Assay Office in San Francisco, authorized by Congress in 1850 amid the California Gold Rush, was led by Augustus Humbert as United States Assayer. It issued octagonal $50 ingots in 1851 and 1852, which were accepted for customs duties and widely used in large transactions by banks and merchants. Only a few dozen examples of the rare K-6 variety are thought to exist, and none is graded higher than this one.

Other NGC-certified highlights in this auction include:

• an 1821 Large Date Dime graded NGC PF 65
• a 1796 Quarter graded NGC MS 62
• an 1855-O Arrows Quarter pedigreed to Eliasberg graded NGC MS 67
• a 1918/7-S Quarter graded NGC MS 67
• an 1870-CC Half Dollar graded NGC MS 62
• an 1841 Silver Dollar graded NGC PF 63
• an 1844 Silver Dollar pedigreed to Eliasberg and Sweet graded NGC PF 66 Cameo
• an 1839-O Quarter Eagle graded NGC MS 64
• an 1864-S Eagle graded NGC XF 45
• an 1852/1 Humbert $20 pedigreed Eliasberg graded NGC MS 64
• a 1907 High Relief Double Eagle - Flat Rim graded NGC MS 66
• a 1911 Double Eagle graded NGC PF 67
• a 1915-S Panama-Pacific Round $50 graded NGC MS 65