By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… In this auction, Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC will host many rare pieces seeing their first—and possibly only—time on the market. We’ll begin with Gold Cobs in Session I with a substantial selection of high-grade Spain escudos. A particular highlight, in its own category, is the gold experimental 4 escudos […]
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By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… In this auction, Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC will host many rare pieces seeing their first—and possibly only—time on the market. We’ll begin with Gold Cobs in Session I with a substantial selection of high-grade Spain escudos. A particular highlight, in its own category, is the gold experimental 4 escudos […]
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By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… In this auction, Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC will host many rare pieces seeing their first—and possibly only—time on the market. We’ll begin with Gold Cobs in Session I with a substantial selection of high-grade Spain escudos. A particular highlight, in its own category, is the gold experimental 4 escudos […]
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The March 19 Spotlight: Mexico World Coins Showcase Auction from Heritage Auctions presents a high-quality selection of issues spanning the Colonial to the Estados Unidos eras. This auction is anchored by the Steel City Collection of Republican Gold Pesos, the highest-ranked set in its category on the NGC Registry. Also of note is a comprehensive […]
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By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek ….. Harry “Hernando” Bodine of Florida inherited from his late father both his coin collection and his love of numismatics, which began when Harry was a teenager. His father instilled in him the importance of completing a coin series and exposed him early on to what would become […]
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By Sanjay Gandhi for PCGS …… One bullion coin that has always been in extraordinarily high demand by world coin collectors is the Onza Silver bullion coin issued by the Banco de México. This one-ounce coin was first struck in 1949, and was resumed in 1978, 1979, and 1980. In 1982, this newly redesigned Onza […]
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Joining the Heritage Auctions lineup of thematic World and Ancient Coin auctions is the July 24 Mexican Coins Showcase Auction, covering nearly five centuries of colonial, revolutionary, imperial, and republic issues. Anchoring this auction is an exceptional group of more than 100 high-grade Republic 8 Reales from 11 mints, including both absolute and conditional rarities […]
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By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… The first-ever US and World Paper Money Auction from Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC is coming up this week – and we want you to be a part of it! This sale features 270 lots of rare and collectible banknotes including: Several iconic US banknote designs: the 1901 $10 “Bison” […]
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By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek ….. A coin collector and part-time dealer named Adrian Caro, who specializes in circulating Mexican coinage, recently made the find of a lifetime when he came across a Mexican 1947 silver 50 centavos coin that numismatists did not think even existed. The piece is so rare that officials from […]
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By Austin Jepsky ….. Sometimes referred to as “Mexican Silver”, coins of a .720 silver fineness at one time or another could be found in circulation on five of the seven continents. Despite this widespread use, precious little has been written about this silver alloy, henceforward to be referred to as Decoplata. The purpose of […]
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Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 29 Live on the Internet, Friday-Saturday, May 7-8 and Monday, May 10 By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… After several months of working with consignors to bring you the best fresh material at realistic levels, we are proud and privileged to present to you our 29th […]
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By Jeremy Bostwick – Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack’s Bowers …… The post-World War II period saw an increase in American influence in global affairs, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the helm during his two terms in office. Having played a vital role in the allied victory in Europe the decade prior, Eisenhower provided […]
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The newest monthly world coin auction from Heritage spotlights the Dresden Collection of Hispanic and Brazilian Proclamation Medals. This spectacular collection includes 150 lots, 90% of which are mint state, and is heaviest in material from Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. It was assembled from 1952 through 1959 and hasn’t seen the light of day for […]
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By Everett Millman – Gainesville Coins on gold price ……. Precious metals were mixed on Monday, but both gold and silver dipped due to a strong dollar. The gold price was down 0.25% (-$3) to $1,312/oz at the opening bell. Spot silver slipped 8¢ (-0.5%) to $16.42/oz. However, platinum (+0.3%) and palladium (+1.1%) each traded higher […]
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The temple and convent of San Francisco. (Photo by JRSHphoto
Author Allan Schein got some good news last week when he learned that his 2014 book, Mexican Beauty, Un Peso Caballito, had received the Mexican Numismatic Society’s Alberto Francisco Pradeau Award. The announcement noted, “We are really happy to inform you that the ‘ALBERTO FRANCISCO PRADEAU’ award has been bestowed on you in consideration to your excellent book Mexican Beauty, Un Peso Caballito…the investigation, study and conclusions involved are considered of great merit for the understanding of Mexican Numismatics
Tamasopo. (Photo by Psau