The Louisiana Lagniappe Collection of Proof Lincoln, Wheat reverse cents in Heritage's August auction was chock full of high-grade examples of differing styles of Proof surfaces.

Classic commemoratives like a 1928 Hawaii Discovery Sesquicentennial half dollar and a 1922 Grant Memorial, With Star half dollar were part of the collection begun by Thomas Collier Platt and sold by Stack's Bowers.

The first offerings of the paper money collection of a Virginia judge included unusual serial numbers on U.S. notes and a vast variety of world notes that Stack's Bowers brought to the block.

The top-priced coin in the Senator Platt Family Collection, begun by Thomas Collier Platt before 1870 and offered by Stack's Bowers Galleries, was a Proof 64 1895 Morgan dollar that realized $72,000.

A 1786 New Jersey copper identified as a Maris 24-P Curved Plow Beam, Narrow Shield variety is considered the finest known example and brought $36,000 in a Stack's Bowers sale.

Toning proved to be an attractive factor for a 1929 Standing Liberty quarter dollar that had that appeal on top of a grade of Mint State 67+ Full Head and a green CAC sticker.

A 1919-D Standing Liberty quarter dollar struck with a full head sold for $132,000 in Heritage Auctions' Platinum Night session offering of the Noel Thomas Patton Collection.

A 1918/7-S Standing Liberty quarter sold for the second highest price in the Heritage Auctions' sale of the Patton Collection, breaking into six figures at $108,000.

Indian Head gold eagles proved to be have great appeal when Heritage Auctions offered up quality coins during the August 14 Platinum Night sale of the Naples Collection.

An original Libertas Americana silver medal and a Nobel Prize gold medal were offerings from major auction companies in the aftermath of the ANA's World's Fair of Money.

Among the 248 Capped Bust half dollars offered by Heritage from the Paul Gerrie Collection was an 1817/4 coin graded Very Fine 20 that sold for $288,000.

Introduction of the Capped Bust design on half dollars came in 1807, and a high-grade example from that first year was recently sold by Heritage Auctions for $192,000.

An example of the Overton 111b variety of the 1807 Capped Bust half dollar, known as the "Bearded Goddess," sold for $60,000 in a Heritage auction.

Some very special single year issues will attract plenty of attention as Heritage prepares for a sale in conjunction with the September Long Beach Expo.

The top lot in the Heritage offering of the Auriah Rayne Collection of commemoratives was a 1922 Grant Memorial, With Star commemorative silver half dollar in MS-67 that sold for $17,400.

The Philips Collection of Greek Coins, assembled over 90 years by a father and son, is set for a Noonans auction, with the anonymous consignor designating proceeds to benefit the Ashmolean Museum.