The Bob R. Simpson Collection 1807 Draped Bust quarter, finest-known, brought $630,000 in Heritage’s Nov. 19-22 auction
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Simpson Quarter Nets $630,000
The Bob R. Simpson Collection 1807 Draped Bust quarter, finest-known, brought $630,000 in Heritage’s Nov. 19-22 auction
Spink to Offer Sarawak 1945 Small Change Notes
On Jan. 15, during Spink’s NYINC World Banknotes Sale, highly collectable examples of all three known denominations of Sarawak 1945 small change notes will be of offer: 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents. Their provenance could not be better: Brooke family
Spink to Offer Sarawak 1945 Small Change Notes
On Jan. 15, during Spink’s NYINC World Banknotes Sale, highly collectable examples of all three known denominations of Sarawak 1945 small change notes will be of offer: 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents. Their provenance could not be better: Brooke family
Bob R. Simpson Collection Nets Over $14.6 Million at Auction
The Bob R. Simpson Collection exceeded all expectations when the total amount sold for Part 1 passed $14.6 million, according to a Sept
SARC Auction 37 Nets $1.85 Million
The folks at Stephen Album Rare Coins bring a substantial base of combined knowledge to the process of cataloging their high quality, diverse consignments. I think also that their bidders tend to be very well versed in the specialized fields in which they collect or trade. It is for these two broad reasons that I really enjoy bringing our readers previews or reviews of the SARC live and online auctions
Heritage Auctions Relocates World Headquarters
Heritage Auctions has moved its global headquarters into a new state-of-the-art, 160,000-square-foot facility and multi-purpose campus.
As of June 1, Heritage’s global headquarters is now located at 2801 W. Airport Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75261, which is adjacent to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and in its foreign trade zone
Seattle Collection Leads Strong Sale
With the uncertainty and chaos that the current COVID-19 global pandemic is bringing to the markets and people’s everyday lives, numismatics seems to be providing a safe haven and comfort to collectors all over.
Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ 37th Regency Auction, which closed on March 26, was scheduled to take place at Le Meridien in Philadelphia. Two weeks prior to the sale, with various orders from different entities, federal, state and local, Legend made the decision to hold the auction in the firm’s New Jersey offices, as a live, webcast-only auction, with no floor bidders
Legendary Rarities to Bring Millions in Stack’s Baltimore Sale
It’s a numismatist’s delight as several world-class rarities come up for bid in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ official auction of the Baltimore Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo March 18-20 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
An 1804 silver dollar, what Stack’s Bowers calls “a million-dollar piece of Baltimore history,” will cross the block on March 20.
What Stack’s Bowers Galleries calls “the most famous prize in coin collecting,” this 1804 silver dollar will come up for bid March 20 during the firm’s auction held in conjunction with the Baltimore Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo
Kagin’s ANA National Money Show Auction
On. Feb. 27-28, Kagin Auctions is once again conducting the annual Spring ANA National Money show
Auction Fever on the Rise
By Richard Giedroyc
The same question of the extent of market participation and who is participating in the market that is being asked of stock market investors should be asked of those individuals fancying themselves as coin investors rather than serious collectors. Anything that can be considered scarce to rare or has been certified to be of unusually high grade has a higher probability of being offered in an auction rather than over-the-counter in the current market.
Auction fever is increasing, with spirited bidding and strong prices being realized
1865 Note Realizes Over $250,000 at Auction
We have recently learned that a banknote certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) realized $264,000 at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries currency auction on Nov. 14, 2019.
The 1865 $500 Interest Bearing Note, Fr
Heritage November Space Auction to Feature Memorabilia from Armstrong Family Collection
Readers of Numismatic News may be familiar with the “Armstrong Family Collection” because of the medal that sold for $2.055 Million just a little while ago.
We have recently learned that medals, flags, and other memorabilia from this collection will comprise half the lots in a Heritage Auctions space memorabilia auction scheduled for Nov
NGC Grades Gold and Palladium Rarities in Germany
The rarities graded on-site will be offered by SINCONA at auction in May.
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) graded two significant collections during its recent on-site grading event in Munich, Germany, held February 18-23, 2019. The collections were submitted by SINCONA AG, a prominent Zurich, Switzerland-based numismatic auction house
Fairmont, Drummer and Newmark Collections Coming to Auction
An outstanding example of a 1916 Standing Liberty quarter in MS-66+ FH (PCGS) CAC will be an eagerly-sought item at the Rarities Night on May 23. (Image courtesy of Stack’s Bowers)
Stack’s Bowers has announced its lineup for the 2019 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Summer Expo in Baltimore, which will include four live sessions and two Internet-only sessions.
The first three live sessions are scheduled for Thursday, May 23 with the fourth live session on Friday, May 24
Preliminary MacNeil Sketch for the Reverse of the Standing Liberty Quarter
As offered as LOT #4469 in the Heritage 2018 January FUN US Coins Signature Auction and described in the catalog below, this is original artwork for a proposed reverse of the Standing Liberty Quarter dollar. a true piece of numismatic history sketched by Hermon MacNeil. “Paper: 7.5×10 in. Sketch: 5.5 in. dia. Famously displayed in the Eric P. Newman […]
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Highlights from Sonny Henry’s April 18 Coin & Currency Auction
By Sonny Henry’s Auction Service and CoinWeek News Staff…. The April 18, 2015 Coin and Currency Auction and Mail Bid Sale of the Northern Illinois and Tennessee Collections (among others), conducted by Sonny Henry’s Auction Service of Mendota, Illinois, was held at the Midwest Center for Christian Living Lasalle, IL. It was very fast […]
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Damnatio ad Bestias, or: What Happened to Roman Counterfeiters?
By Gorny & Mosch…. As part of Auction 231 comprising “Ancient Art”, Gorny & Mosch presents an object that is a splendid illustration of the history of Roman law. A Terra Sigillata bowl from the 2nd to the 3rd centuries CE depicts a damnatio ad bestias. This type of execution was likewise applied to Roman […]
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Damnatio ad Bestias, or: What Happened to Roman Counterfeiters?
By Gorny & Mosch…. As part of Auction 231 comprising “Ancient Art”, Gorny & Mosch presents an object that is a splendid illustration of the history of Roman law. A Terra Sigillata bowl from the 2nd to the 3rd centuries CE depicts a damnatio ad bestias. This type of execution was likewise applied to Roman […]
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