DALLAS, TX.- Collectors from all over the world descended on New York City on January 2 and 3 to take part in Heritage Auctions’ Signature® World & Ancient Coins Auction at the Waldorf-Astoria, coinciding with the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC), where a deep lineup of stunning and rare coins realized more than $9.28 million in total, including 15% Buyer’s Premium. “What the overall results of this auction show is the continued steady strength in the World and Ancient Coin market,” said Cristiano Bierrenbach, Vice President of International Numismatics at Heritage. “Chinese coins continue to perform phenomenally at auction with South American rarities bringing strong prices as well. We also saw a definite uptick in interest in ancient coins in this auction, likely due to Heritage’s redoubled focus on this area.” The top lot in the auction was the massive 10kg (22 pounds) Beijing Olympics gold 100000 Yuan 2008,