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Levi Jeans Fragments, Two Geronimo Photos And A Bechtler Gold Coin Lead The Way In Holabird’s Western Americana Auction Held Aug. 5-9
The five-day auction featured nearly 3,000 lots of Native Americana, philatelic and numismatics, militaria, railroad collectibles, Americana, mining memorabilia, stock certificates, art and more. RENO, Nev. – Fragments of Levi jeans from the 1880s soared to $10,312, two period photos of the surrender of Geronimo in Arizona in the 1880s…
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Consigning to an Auction House: 5 Things to Ask
Private art collection.Image from Saatchi Art. Are you looking to sell a fine collection of personal items, or perhaps a grouping of inherited ones, through auction? There are a few things you need to know before consigning to an auction house. Here are five key questions to ask any auction…
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Holabird Western Americana Collections Will Hold A Huge, Five-day Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction, Aug. 5-9, Live And Online
The auction is loaded with nearly 3,000 lots of Native Americana, philatelic and numismatics, militaria, railroad collectibles, Americana, mining memorabilia, stock certificates, art and more. RENO, Nev. – General George Armstrong Custer’s Civil War holster and gun belt, a photo diary of Pancho Villa with three books on the Mexican…
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Indian Peace Medals to Headline Early American History Auctions Event
In early American history, colonial leaders regularly presented medals to Native American chiefs during negotiations. These items are commonly referred to as Indian peace medals. However, negotiations with Native American tribes were rarely in good faith. Often, the aim was not to build a genuine alliance but to placate the…
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Burmese Sapphire Ring and Oval-Cut Emerald Necklace Highlight Alex Cooper Auctioneers Sale
Emerald mining began around 1500 BCE in Egypt. While other precious stones often have a variety of colors, emeralds are available only in green. The stone gets its hue from traces of chromium or vanadium. A 140-carat emerald necklace is a key highlight in the upcoming Alex Cooper Auctioneers sale.…
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Morphy’s presents exceptional fine and decorative art, luxury watches, jewels, Tiffany lamps, coins, silver and bronzes, June 8-9
Special highlight: 19th-century molded and weathervane depicting full-bodied Massasoit Indian with bow and arrow atop directional arrow – estimate $200,000-$400,000 Molded and gilded-copper weathervane depicting full-bodied standing Massasoit Indian with bow and arrow atop directional arrow with molded zinc arrowhead. Made by Harris & Co., Boston, late 19th century. Estimate…
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Sotheby’s Will Offer the British Guiana One-Cent Black on Magenta and Other Tiny Rarities
Clockwise from center: the Inverted Jenny Plate Block, the British Guiana One-Cent Black on Magenta, and the 1933 Double Eagle. Image by Julian Cassady Photography. Stamp and coin collectors will note the presence of three famous lots in Sotheby’s auction schedule. This June, the auction house will present the only…
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DNW Auctions Brings Mercian King’s Coinage
During the reign of King Offa in the 7th century, Mercia’s coinage went through multiple changes. In one of the major changes, the coins bore the image of his queen, Cynethryth. She became the only Anglo-Saxon queen to appear on a coin during the Middle Ages. An example of this…
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AOK May 22 auction features estate property from former owners of Martin’s Tavern, legendary Washington DC restaurant favored by presidents since 1933
Kelli Martin collection of spectacular diamond jewelry, gold & silver coins, art, guitars and elegant furnishings followed by separate collection of rare baseball memorabilia Spectacular custom-designed platinum ring with certified 10.22-carat center diamond, F color, surrounded by another 8.5 carats of diamonds. EGL certificate. Provenance: Estate of Kelli I. Martin.…
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Prominent Orange County, New York Estates To Cross The Block At Estateofmind’s Two-session Auction, May 15th, Starting At 11 Am Edt
Session 1 will feature rifles and other militaria. Session 2 includes fine art, estate jewelry, rare American gold coins, sports memorabilia, ancient Roman and Greek coins, furniture and more. Pre-Revolutionary War map of New York City by John Montresor (British, 1736-1799), titled A Plan of the City of New York…
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17th-Century Cromwell Broad Gold Coin Headlines Dix Noonan Webb’s May Auction
An Oliver Cromwell Broad gold coin is the leading lot of Dix Noonan Webb’s upcoming auction. Born in 1599, Oliver Cromwell rose to prominence at the beginning of the English Civil War. After Cromwell and his allies proved victorious in the Civil War, they executed King Charles I to establish the…
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Copper Prototype of First U.S. Dollar Brings $840,000 at Heritage Auctions
1794 No Stars Flowing Hair dollar blows past $350,000-$500,000 pre-auction estimate 1794 No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar in CopperUnique Judd-18 Pattern, VF25'First Dollar Struck at the Mint' DALLAS, Texas (April 23, 2021) – The first dollar coin struck at the fledgling U.S. Mint in 1794, an experiment in copper which would…
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Russian coin sells for astounding $2.64 million
One Russian Ruble is currently worth .013 U.S. Dollar with one major exception. This one's worth $2.64 million. COSTA MESA, CA.-Stack's Bowers and Ponterio, which is currently conducting another of their popular Hong Kong auctions, has sold the 'Joseph/Richter' specimen of the incredibly rare 1825 pattern ruble of Constantine for an…
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Upcoming Brunk Auctions Event Brings Vintage Coins and Currency
The upcoming Brunk Auctions event will showcase over 350 lots of coins and currency. Featured lots in the auction are from the entire span of United States coinage, including pieces from as early as 1796. An offered set of Mexican 50-peso gold coins feature the popular winged Victory design. They…
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Doyle Will Offer Postage Stamps, Numismatics, and Luxury Writing Instruments
A selection of United States postage stamps will be featured in Doyle’s upcoming Postage Stamps, Coins, and Writing Instruments auction. Lots include first-issue 5-cent and 10-cent postage stamps from 1847, with both used and on-letter offerings. The catalog also includes definitive and commemorative stamp sets, a study of the 1938…
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Coin collection of the late Richard Plant is 100% sold at Dix Noonan Webb
An extremely rare penny from the reign of Alfred the Great (871-899) which sold for £3,720 against an estimate of £800-1,000 to UK private buyer. LONDON.- A collection comprising 450 lots of British, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Coins from the Collection of the late Richard Plant fetched a combined total…
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1822 coin worth $5 million+ to be auctioned
There are only three known specimens of the 1822 half eagle. COSTA MESA, CA.-Stack’s Bowers Galleries will present at public auction the finest known 1822 half eagle, the D. Brent Pogue Collection coin. It is a legendary American treasure, the only example in private hands of what is acknowledged as the…
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Militaria, Fine Art And Decorative Accessories Will All Come Up For Bid In A Two-session Online Auction By Estateofmind On February 13th
Session 1 will feature militaria, antique firearms, swords and daggers. Session 2 includes fine art, estate jewelry, rare gold and silver coins, Bennington Rockingham pottery, redware, more. Session 1, starting at 11 am Eastern time, will consist of two local collections of 16 sporting rifles (some shown), and leather gun…
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US $10 gold pieces add weight to Stephenson’s Coin Auction slated for Dec. 20
Earliest coin in sale is PGCS-graded 1881 $10 US Liberty Head gold piece 1901 $10 U.S. Liberty Head gold piece, PCGS-graded MS62. Estimate: $900-$1,200 SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Numismatics, the study and collecting of coins, is a popular hobby that’s as old as money itself. What sets coins apart from many other…
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Morphy’s presents exceptional fine and decorative art, magnificent jewels and watches from prestigious collections, December 8-10
Featured: Rare Tiffany lamps, fantasy-themed Amphora pottery, 5.79-carat platinum diamond ring, important “flown” Omega Speedmaster Mir 365 chronograph wristwatch Victorian heart-shape brooch featuring natural blue pear-shape sapphire, approximate weight 5.52 carats, framed by 15 mixed old mine-cut cushion diamonds, topped with a bow set with 15 smaller diamonds. Accompanied by…
