What is being billed as "the finest collection ofcolonial American coins ever assembled" is heading to auction, the first sale scheduled forJanuary 2015 in Orlando, Fla.

"This series of auctions is unprecedented in numismatics," said Jim Halperin, co-founder ofHeritage Auctions. "This is an incredible grouping of coins, the likes of which we won't seeagain."

"The name of Donald Groves Partrick is well known to colonial collectors and his cabinet issecond to none in the field," said Mark Borckardt, senior cataloger for Heritage Auctions. "Hiscollection also includes an unprecedented assemblage of 1792 U.S. Mint Patterns and coinage of theConfederacy."

Part I of the collection includes 12 U.S. Mint patterns of 1792, a total that far exceeds thenine examples in the Garrett Collection auctions, the eight examples in the Norweb Collectionsales, and the seven examples held in the Smithsonian Institution.

One of the most fascinating sections of the first sale is the nearly 30-strong grouping of NewYork coppers, including five Confederatio coppers and 11 Immune or Immunis Columbia coppers. Futureauctions will offer, according to Heritage: "additional New York pieces, including two Brasherdoubloons, one of the New York variety (the finest known, ex Garrett) and one of the Lima variety;Don Partrick's incredible Connecticut and New Jersey coppers; and amazing Washingtonia."

The unique 1776 Janus copper in the upcoming Part I sale highlights the Massachusetts coppersection, along with an associated Paul Revere token. Massachusetts coppers of 1787 and 1788 include37 of the 50 known die varieties, while almost 100 Vermont coppers will be offered in Part I,including examples and duplicates of every known die variety.

Coinage of the Confederate states includes one of the four known original Confederate halfdollars, pedigreed to Jefferson Davis. A "Jefferson Davis dime" is also pedigreed to theConfederate president.

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