Historic sunken treasure from the California Gold Rush recovered from the fabled S.S. Central America which sank in 1857 will be offered to the public for the first time in an auction to be conducted in September in Los Angeles, Calif
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Ancient Judaean Second Revolt Coin Commands $77,500 at Auction
By Mel Wacks
Goldberg Auctioneers have probably hammered down more ancient Judaean coins than anyone else. Their Pre-Long Beach Auction on June 4-5 of The Moussaief Collection Part II featured over 200 coins ranging from Alexander the Great issues struck in Judaea during his lifetime (336-323 BCE) and afterwards, to coins issued by Simon Bar Kochba during the failed Second Revolt (132-135 CE), and some Judaea City Coins made by the Romans in the following decades.
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$370,000 Buys 1792 Silver Half Disme
This history of the production of the 1792 half disme is one of the most important events in the birth of our nation’s coinage. (Image courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers)
At the conclusion of bidding at Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers’ Pre-Long Beach Auction on June 2, a PCGS graded MS-64 half disme, which was estimated to sell $350,000 sold for $370,000.
Only 1,500 of these coins were struck and it is estimated that less than 200 examples survived
Tyrants of the Tiber coming to June Long Beach Expo
Coin collectors interested in the “Tyrant Collection” should start booking their plane tickets now. This year, the Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Expo will be featuring the “Tyrants of the Tiber,” which will be “the fourth exhibition in a multi-year series of different displays of portions of the extensive Tyrant Collection.” This collection is known as “the world’s most valuable rare coin collection in private hands” and is insured for more than $30 million for its inaugural debut
Coins of Judaea in Goldberg auction
Judaean rarities will be featured in a Jan. 8-10, 2019, New York City sale conducted by Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers.
In the spotlight will be the Palm Desert Collection and the collection of Sholomo Moussaieff consisting of over 150 extremely rare Judaean and Judaean-related Roman Coins
Rare shekels in January Goldberg auction
My good friend Mel Wacks has given me a peek at some important lots in an upcoming sale to be conducted by Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers.
Highlights of the sale, which will be held Jan. 8-10, 2019, in New York City, are coins relating to the First and Second Jewish Revolts against Imperial Rome in 66-70 C