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    SIMPSON QUARTER NETS $630,000

    Dec 21, 2020 3 minutes
    (All images courtesy Heritage Auctions, HA.com)

    Appearing at auction for just the second time in 113 years, a coveted 1807 Draped Bust quarter, the finest-known example of the type, ex: Stickney-Clapp-Eliasberg, brought a record-breaking $630,000 from the Bob R. Simpson Collection at Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins Auction Nov. 19-22 in Dallas, Texas. The sale brought a cumulative $14,513,117, with highlights from the Simpson collection claiming all top lot honors.

    “I feel very rewarded and humbled to see

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