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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 4203879, member: 77639&quot;]Heritage has two types of auctions: weekly internet auctions and Signature auctions.&nbsp; &nbsp; Signature auctions are usually held in conjunction with large shows.&nbsp; Coins in Signature auctions fall into two classes:&nbsp; more expensive which are sold in live floor auctions and less expensive that are sold only on the internet.&nbsp;&nbsp; Coins sold only via the internet in Signature auctions get listed in the paper catalog (most without pictures) and on the Heritage website with pictures.&nbsp; Coins sold in weekly internet auctions are listed only on the website (with pictures).</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently Heritage raised the bar for coins to enter a Signature auction to $1,000.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure what price guide they use.&nbsp; They used to have their own price guide, which I found to be accurate, and stated the value of coins to be auctioned using it and other price guides.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lately, they only state values from other price guides, but may still maintain their own for internal use.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m guessing they made this move in order to lower the cost of publishing paper catalogs.&nbsp; At some point, paper catalogs for all auction companies may disappear completely.&nbsp; I get a few, often don&#039;t look at them at all, and use auction websites.&nbsp; I download catalogs into my digital library for future reference.&nbsp; My book shelves are full enough without a bunch of coin catalogs that can be referenced more easily on my computer.&nbsp; I donate the paper catalogs to the local library, which sells them.</p><p><br /></p><p>We&#039;ll see how coins that used to qualify for Signature auctions, but now don&#039;t, do in the weekly auctions.&nbsp; If you&#039;re considering consigning to Heritage, your coins need to worth at least 4 figures to make it into a Signature auction and paper catalog.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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