Heritage International
Founded by Eddie Cornish with a budding numismatic interested, as Hutt Coin Company, Mike Cornish followed his father’s footsteps and took over upon Eddie’s passing in 1984. Since then, the company has rebranded many times from Pacific Coin Company, to Pacific Commemoratives Limited, and now finally from the year 2000, as Heritage International Limited. Through these numerous names, it expanded nationally across New Zealand, and globally, with regular buying and selling trips around NZ, and to the UK, USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, and all through Europe.
Mike has a passion for hunting down and unearthing interesting, quirky, and valuable items. Over the years, the company has handled such incredible items as a signed letter by Captain James Cook from the Endeavour, a Pattern Waitangi Crown, and even amassed a collection of 14 early hammered, Silver English Coins – being some of the finest known examples.
In 2021, Mike’s son, Nate joined Heritage International becoming the third generation of Cornish’s, with his own budding interest in coins, antiques, watches, and collectables.
Trust is important in Family and in Business, and as a third-generation business, we pride ourselves on the trust we maintain between us, our vendors, and our customers.
With such a broad knowledge base and level of experience behind the business, we are excited to be able to host auctions covering a multitude of categories and connecting your items, to the right buyers.
Our goal is a smooth auction process for buyers and vendors with exceptional, professional service all the way through from our first meeting to the final hammer going down.
