Heritage Auction Galleries claims to be the world's largest collectibles auctioneer and third largest auction house, with annual sales exceeding $600 million. Established in 1976 in Dallas, Texas by Steve Ivy and Jim Halperin, Heritage offers auctions in the fields of Historical Memorabilia, American and Political Memorabilia, Western Photography and Artifacts, Rare Books & Manuscripts, American Indian Art, Civil War Memorabilia, Natural History and Space Memorabilia, Fine and Decorative Art, Texas Art, Illustration Art, Silver, US and World Coins, Comics & Comic Art, Currency, Entertainment & Music Memorabilia, Jewelry & Timepieces, Handbags, Movie Posters, Sports Collectibles, Stamps and others.

Significant auctions held through the firm include the Nicolas Cage comic book collection and other properties, sold for $5.2 million in October 2002, the highest grossing numismatic auction (over $65.1 million at the 2007 Florida United Numismatists auction, not including currency), the highest grossing currency auction (over $14 million for the auction held at the Long Beach Coin and Collectibles Expo in September 2006), and the highest price for an action figure ($200,000 for Don Levine's original G.I. Joe prototype in July 2003).

Heritage combines both proxy and live Internet bidding with traditional floor auctions. In both 1999 and 2001, www.HeritageCoin.com, the predecessor to www.HA.com, was chosen by Forbes Magazine as one of the 250 best sites on the Internet. Heritage hosts separate websites for each type of collectible they support and each lot's web listing contains third-party pricing and rarity data.

External links

• Heritage Auctions website