Spectacular Assortment of Currency Rarities to be Offered at Auction!

Dallas, Texas: The Benjamin Rush Powel Collection of Confederate Currency and the Jim O'Neal Collection Part II are the central highlights of Heritage Auction Galleries' upcoming Currency Signature Auction. Also to be offered will be major holdings of Colonial Currency, Fractional Currency, Canadian Proofs, Rare Korean and Thai MPC, Large Size Type and National Bank Notes.

"This is the official currency auction of the Central States Numismatic Society convention," said Dustin Johnston, Consignment Director for Heritage, "and will take place on Thursday and Friday evenings, April 27-29, 2006 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, High Street at Nationwide Blvd., Columbus, Ohio. The convention center is also the site of the Central States Numismatic Society show, as well as the location for lot viewing for the currency auction as well as other Heritage events."

The 3200-lot auction features the aforementioned Powel and O'Neal Collections, as well as other important properties from over 170 individual consignors. The highlights include:

• Fr. 1a $5 1861 Demand Note Fine-Very Fine
• Fr. 167a $100 1863 Legal Tender PCGS Choice New 63
• Fr. 185d $500 1878 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 20
• Fr. 871a $5 1914 Federal Reserve Note PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ
• Fr. 1192a $50 1882 Gold Certificate CGA Very Fine 35
• Fr. 1700 $10 1933 Silver Certificate. PCGS Choice New 63PPQ
• T1 $1,000 1861
• T2 $500 1861
• T35 $5 1861
• 50¢ Second Issue Experimental Set of Four Milton 2E50FR.2, 2b, 2c, 2d Gem New
• Kirtland, OH- The Kirtland Safety Society Bank $50 Feb. 10, 1837
• Petaluma, CA - $10 Original National Gold Bank Note Fr. 1149 The First National Gold Bank Ch. # 2193
• San Francisco, CA - $20 Original National Gold Bank Note Fr. 1152 The First National Gold Bank Ch. # 1741
• Grass Range, MT - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 606 The First NB Ch. # (W)10939
• Goldsboro, NC - $50 1882 Brown Back Fr. 515 The NB of Goldsboro Ch. # 5048
• Raleigh, NC - $2 1875 Fr. 391 The Raleigh NB of North Carolina Ch. # 1557
• Laramie, WY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 487 The First NB Ch. # (W)4989

Images, descriptions, and prices realized from all of Heritage's previous auctions are available in the Permanent Auction Archives at the Heritage website.

To discuss consigning your rare currency to a future auction, please contact Dustin Johnston at 1-800-872-6467, ext. 302, or email DJohnston@HeritageAuctions.com.

To reserve your copy of a catalog for any upcoming Heritage auction, please contact Nicole Jewell, c/o Heritage Auction Galleries, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX 75219, or call 1-800-872-6467, ext. 272.