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Heritage Auctions: Fall U.S. Currency Showcase Auction

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Auction Name Fall U.S. Currency Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 213,431.40
Auction Date December 07, 2025 - December 07, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 113,640.00
Sale Number #62422 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 170,460.00
Total Lots 362
Sold Lots 362.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 113,640.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 170,460.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 125.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
94042

Continental Currency January 14, 1779 $1 PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ.

1779 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 15,600.00
94009

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $5 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ.

1775 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 9,000.00
94018

Continental Currency November 29, 1775 $3 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

1775 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 5,760.00
94023

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/2 PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.

1776 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 5,760.00
94032

Continental Currency November 2, 1776 $6 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ.

1776 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,760.00
94231

Pennsylvania June 18, 1764 3d PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1764 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,800.00
94038

Continental Currency April 11, 1778 $7 PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1778 USD 480.00 - 720.00 USD 4,560.00
94088

Maryland July 14, 1756 5s PCGS Banknote Very Fine 20 Details.

1756 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,560.00
94037

Continental Currency February 26, 1777 $30 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

1777 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,080.00
94001

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $1 PMG About Uncirculated 53.

1775 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,840.00
94205

North Carolina April 2, 1776 $3 Alligator at top. Beaver on left. PMG Very Fine 30.

1776 USD 480.00 - 720.00 USD 3,360.00
94029

Continental Currency May 9, 1776 $3 PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1776 USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 2,880.00
94007

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $4 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ.

1775 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,400.00
94015

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $20 CC-9 PCGS Banknote Very Fine 25 Details.

1775 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 2,400.00
94003

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $2 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ.

1775 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,280.00
94089

Maryland July 14, 1756 20s PMG Fine 12.

1756 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,920.00
94204

North Carolina April 2, 1776 $1 Justice PMG Very Fine 20 Net.

1776 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,920.00
94030

Continental Currency July 22, 1776 $4 PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.

1776 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 1,800.00
94230

Pennsylvania May 1, 1760 PS5 PMG Very Fine 25.

1760 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 1,800.00
94016

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $30 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

1775 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,740.00
94020

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/6 PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1776 USD 720.00 - 1,080.00 USD 1,560.00
94033

Continental Currency November 2, 1776 $7 PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.

1776 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,560.00
94075

Georgia 1776 PS1 PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1776 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,560.00
94062

Delaware June 1, 1759 20s PMG Very Fine 25.

1759 USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 1,500.00
94319

South Carolina April 10, 1778 10s PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ.

1778 USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 1,500.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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