Baldwin's are delighted to be offering The David Heuer Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman, British and Foreign coins as part of their 4th June Argentum auction. The collection comprises 151 lots amassed by the Heuer family during the 1930s - 1980s. Many of the Greek coins were bought in London during the 1950s and come complete with provenances from the main London dealers of the time.

Born in Memphis, Tenessee, David Heuer developed a passion for coin collecting from an early age, taking inspiration from his father, Douglas Heuer, who travelled frequently to the UK during the 1930s to expand his collection. Working in the hardwood business Douglas had opportunities to travel to London and purchased coins predominately through A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd. This tradition was continued by his son, David, when visiting the UK several years later.

David served with the United States Marine Corps during WWII andlater joined the International Harvester Company, working firstly inHavana, Cuba and then moving to Durban, South Africa. Whilst living in South Africa he and his family enjoyed extensive travel to England, Italy and Egypt amongst other places. During this period David continued collecting coins, always connecting them with the history of the country at the time of minting, as this was the most integral to his collecting. He continued collecting until his retirement when he moved back to his family farm, situated just outside Memphis.

In the later years of his life David passed his collection on to his children who, after his death in 2007, decided to consign his collection to Baldwin's. It is their hope that whoever buys the collection, or parts thereof, will feel the same sense of history and awe that both they and their father experienced during his years of collecting.

To visit the Baldwin's web site, see:www.baldwin.co.uk