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The lead item in the Heritage sale of the B&D Sanders Collection of Pre-1800 U.S. Type Coins was a 1798 Capped Bust, Wide Date, Five Berries $2.50 quarter eagle bringing $72,000.

A Massachusetts Colonial note from 1776 that was printed by Paul Revere and an associate was top lot in the Kagin's sale May 20 of notes collected by John J. Ford.

Damage to a 1792 Flowing Hair half disme prevented the coin from getting a grade from PCGS but it didn't stop interested buyers, as Heritage Auctions sold the coin in May for $69,000.

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Because a single pair of dies struck all 1861-O gold $20 double eagles, it is unknown which of the three authorites that took turns controlling New Orleans' Mint that year struck any particular coin.

The highest grade certified example of an 1870-CC Coronet $10 eagle, long held by a Canadian family, has surfaced and will be offered in an August auction by Stack's Bowers Galleries.

One of the legendary Series 1891 $100 Treasury notes commonly called the 'Watermelon Note' is a highlight of the Heritage CSNS Currency Signature Auction May 3 to 5.

Identical prices of $55,200 were realized for a pair of Carson City Mint double eagles, including an example of the 1871-CC coin, considered the second rarest after the 1870 issue.

A star of the show at the Stack's Bowers Galleries sale of the Fairmont Collection was an 1866-S Coronet, No Motto gold $20 double eagle that brought $114,000.

By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) .....   The United States Mint had high hopes when it introduced the Trade dollar in 1873. Silver miners