Heritage’s four-auction June series brought documents, flags, coins and presidential artifacts together as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.
By Intelligent Collector Staff | June 26, 2026
Heritage Auctions’ weeklong Americana series realized more than $8.47 million across four sales held June 19-25, giving collectors a broad look at the documents, flags, artifacts and historic objects that shaped the American story.
The timing mattered. With the United States approaching the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the auctions offered buyers a rare chance to see Revolutionary War material, early American printing, Lincoln campaign relics and modern presidential artifacts in one concentrated sequence.
The John H. Freund Americana Collection opened the week with a major George Washington result. George Washington Autograph Letter Signed realized $275,000 and describes the successful seizure of Dorchester Heights in March 1776, the military action that forced the British evacuation of Boston. Another standout was Exceptionally Rare Announcement of Cornwallis’ Surrender in The Freeman’s Journal: or, the North American Intelligencer, which brought $125,000 and preserves one of the earliest printed accounts of the Yorktown victory.
The flag and political material added another layer of national context. A 33-Star ‘Michigan’ Great Star American Flag from the Wigwam Convention (1860) sold for $100,000 and is tied to the Republican convention where Abraham Lincoln secured his presidential nomination.
The week’s top result came in the Liberty & Legacy sale, where the 1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Silver, Newman 1-C, Breen-1091, Hodder 1-A.3, W-8450, R.8, VF35 NGC. CAC realized $1,312,500. The sale also included the Circa 1783 Medal Libertas Americana Medal, Silver, Loubat-14, Betts-615, Adams-Bentley 15, MS64+ PCGS. CAC at $475,000 and Theodore Roosevelt Signed Flag to Major C. H. Ringer at $212,500.
For collectors looking for the best place to buy Americana, the appeal here is the catalog context. These objects are not interchangeable collectibles; they require provenance, historical framing and enough category depth to help buyers understand why one surviving artifact matters differently than another.
Source: Heritage Auctions press release (June 26, 2026).