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Heritage Auctions: Tuesday US Currency Select Auction

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Auction Name	Tuesday US Currency Select Auction	Total Sales (USD)	187,410.60
Auction Date	August 26, 2025 - August 26, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	134,540.00
Sale Number	#142535	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	201,810.00
Total Lots	460
Sold Lots	459.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	134,940.00
% of Lots Sold	99.78%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	202,410.00
Unsold Lots	1	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	92.59%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
84453	Low Serial Number A72A Fr. 747 $2 1918 Federal Reserve Bank Note PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.	1918	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 8,700.00
84445	Fr. 281 $5 1899 Silver Certificate PCGS Banknote Choice Unc 63.	1899	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 4,800.00
84404	Fr. 2211-B $1,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Banknote About Unc 55 Details.	1934	USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00	USD 4,560.00
84405	Fr. 2212-G $1,000 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 30.	1934A	USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00	USD 3,240.00
84406	Fr. 2212-G $1,000 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 25.	1934A	USD 2,600.00 - 3,900.00	USD 2,880.00
84226	Orange Cove, CA - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 607 The First National Bank Ch. # 11616 PMG Very Fine 20.	1902	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 2,640.00
84260	Portland, ME - $50 1902 Date Back Fr. 667 The Canal National Bank Ch. # (N)941 PMG Very Fine 25.	1902	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 2,640.00
84460	Fr. 1197 $50 1882 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 20.	1882	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 2,400.00
84276	Carlsbad, NM - $20 1929 Ty. 2 Carlsbad National Bank Ch. # 12569 PMG Very Fine 25.	1929	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,040.00
84349	Fr. 1514 $2 1963A Legal Tender Notes. Pack of 100. Crisp Uncirculated or Better.	1963A	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 2,040.00
84379	Fr. 2017-L $10 1963A Federal Reserve Notes. Original Pack of 100. Choice Crisp Uncirculated.	1963A	USD 960.00 - 1,440.00	USD 2,040.00
84450	Low Serial Number A72A Fr. 708 $1 1918 Federal Reserve Bank Note PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.	1918	USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00	USD 2,040.00
84403	Fr. 2202-G $500 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Extremely Fine 40.	1934A	USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00	USD 1,920.00
84401	Fr. 2202-C $500 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Very Fine 35.	1934A	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,740.00
84397	Fr. 2201-A $500 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Banknote Choice VF 35.	1934	USD 1,400.00 - 2,100.00	USD 1,680.00
84399	Fr. 2201-C $500 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 30.	1934	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,620.00
84400	Fr. 2202-B $500 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Very Fine 35.	1934A	USD 1,400.00 - 2,100.00	USD 1,560.00
84402	Fr. 2202-E $500 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 25.	1934A	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,560.00
84398	Fr. 2201-B $500 1934 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 30.	1934	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,500.00
84228	Brighton, CO - $5 1929 Ty. 1 The First National Bank Ch. # 7577 PMG Very Fine 25.	1929	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,440.00
84436	Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 20.	1901	USD 960.00 - 1,440.00	USD 1,440.00
84448	Fr. 351 $1 1891 Treasury Note PCGS Banknote Choice Unc 63 PPQ.	1891	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,440.00
84459	Fr. 1187* $20 1922 Gold Certificate Star Note PMG Very Fine 30.	1922	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,320.00
84274	Natchez, MS - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 635 The Britton & Koontz National Bank Ch. # 12537 PMG Very Fine 30 EPQ.	1902	USD 720.00 - 1,080.00	USD 1,200.00
84352	Fr. 1550 $100 1966 Legal Tender Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.	1966	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,140.00

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.