1796 U.S. quarter dollar, $168,000, Heritage Auctions

A 1796 U.S. quarter dollar coin, B-1 variety, graded MS61 PCGS, sold for $168,000 at an auction held April 3-6 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Also, a 1915 Indian Eagle coin, one of just 75 proof examples struck that year at the Philadelphia Mint, soared to $117,000; a 1912 Indian Eagle, one of 144 proof examples struck that year in Philadelphia, achieved $111,000; and a 1929 Double Eagle, graded MS65 PCGS, one of less than 1,000 still in existence, was bid to $93,000.