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Category: Coins, Currency & Stamps

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  CEO's historic $10 million silver dollar in Vegas auction

  Believed by experts to be the first silver dollar ever made by U.S. Mint in 1794. LAS VEGAS, NV.- A Las Vegas, Nevada resident who owns the most valuable rare coin ever purchased at auction now is selling his prized possession, a superb condition silver dollar made in 1794 and believed…

  Aug 9, 20
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  Ancient Coins featuring the Glacier Rams Solidi Collection - Session B

  Lydia was a well-known center for trade and commerce and was also considered one of the first kingdoms in the world to issue coins, called staters, as currency. They were first introduced to the Lydian empire during the rule of King Alyattes between 619 and 560 BCE. The Lydian stater…

  Jul 31, 20
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  Bob R. Simpson Part I Auction Announced For September 17, 2020

  Heritage Auctions to offer significant selections from one of the greatest-ever coin collections into 2021 DALLAS, Texas (July 30, 2020) – Bob Simpson, the Texas energy executive and philanthropist, is as legendary in numismatic circles as the momentous United States coins he collects. And in coming months, Dallas-based Heritage Auctions will offer…

  Jul 31, 20
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  World Paper Money - Session A

  Prince Edward of Wales visited Canada after the end of World War I in 1919. During this tour, the Prince gained popularity among the Canadians due to his informal dressing style and mannerisms. To commemorate his visit, the Merchants Bank of Canada published several Prince of Wales five-dollar notes. Circulated…

  Jul 30, 20
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  Van Eaton Galleries Celebrates 65 Years of Disneyland with its Latest Auction

  The exhibit and two-day auction offer memorabilia and souvenirs from Disneyland and Walt Disney World When Walt Disney's daughters were very young, he would take them for rides at Griffith Park every Saturday. One Saturday, as his daughters enjoyed their ride, Walt sat on a bench, eating peanuts. Suddenly, it…

  Jul 29, 20
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  Frontier Gasoline "Rarin' to Go" porcelain gas station sign from the 1950s brings $5,375 at Holabird's seven-day auction

  The two-session Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction was held June 25-28 and July 10-12 by Holabird Western Americana Collections, live in Reno, Nevada and online. Late 1950s Frontier Gasoline “Rarin’-to-Go” single-sided porcelain gas station sign, six feet in diameter, in excellent condition, with a graphic of a cowboy on a bucking…

  Jul 22, 20
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  Dix Noonan Webb to sell the late Jeffrey Gardiner's collection of British tokens

  The collection that was amassed by the late Jeffery Gardiner has been sold by DNW in four parts over the past four to five years. LONDON.- More than 720 local tokens and tickets issued in the 19th and 20th centuries from Co. Durham, Teesside and Northumberland will be offered by International…

  Jul 22, 20
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  Penny from the reign of Æthelred II fetches £13,640 at Dix Noonan Webb

  The penny which was being sold by a British Collector, was bought by a European collector and had been expected to fetch £3,000-4,000 [lot 90]. LONDON.- A very fine and rare penny from the reign of Æthelred II (978-1016), that was produced in Canterbury sold for £13,640 in International coins, medals,…

  Jul 12, 20
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  U.S. Rare Coin Market Quite Active Despite Pandemic, Reports Professional Numismatists Guild

  Auction houses set records with over $167 million in winning bids during the first six months of 2020 With a winning bid of $2,160,000, this 1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle was the most valuable U.S. rare coin sold at auction during the first half of 2020. (Image courtesy of Professional Coin…

  Jul 6, 20
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  U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins And Historic Ephemera Offered At Public Auction July 7 & 8, 2020

  The auction by Archives International Auctions will be held at their offices in River Edge, N.J. Offering Rare Banknotes, Coins, Autographs, Stocks and Bonds Kingdom of Hawaii. 1844 Wailuku Female Seminary, Hapaumi (1/10) Issued Scripnote. P-Unlisted, 2PE-5, 1.75 c 2.5 inches, This piece of scrip is printed in vermilion ink…

  Jul 3, 20
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  Rare mint oddity quarter sells for $102,000

  Few American rarities have been so carefully documented and studied for provenance as the 1823/2 Capped Bust quarters. SANTA ANA, CA.-Stack’s Bowers Galleries, the numismatic auction powerhouse, sold an extremely rare 1823/2 Capped Bust quarter worth $100,000 at its June 2020 Santa Ana auction. Few American rarities have been so…

  Jun 27, 20
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  Paul Brown Discusses Gallery 63 and the Effect of Reality TV Show ‘Auction Kings’ on His Business

  If all the world’s a stage, “then who has better props than antique stores and auction galleries?” asks Brown. Picture of Paul Brown of Gallery 63 and Auction Kings. Photo by the Discovery Channel. How has the media and popular culture affected the way Americans think about auctions and antiques?…

  Jun 24, 20
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  Pax Romana's June 20-21 no-reserve auction, The King’s Sale, features ancient jewelry, weaponry, coins

  LONDON – On June 20-21, Pax Romana, the acclaimed London antiquities gallery and boutique auction house headed by Dr. Ivan Bonchev (PhD, University of Oxford), will present The King’s Sale. Traditionally a favorite with its international clientele, the blue-chip event with a royal theme is specifically focused on ancient objects…

  Jun 16, 20
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  Icons & Idols: Music Icons

  Just months before his death, Kurt Cobain appeared on the now-famous MTV Unplugged performance of 1993. Cobain performed eight original Nirvana songs and six additional covers before a live audience. The show was alternately called his greatest work and “his last self-portrait.” Appearing in the upcoming Icons & Idols sale,…

  Jun 12, 20
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  Holabird's massive, seven-day Summer 2020 Americana Extravaganza Auction will be held June 25th-28th and July 10th-12th

  The sale is spread over two separate weekends, two weeks apart, live and online. It features important collections of Americana – more than 4,800 lots in all. 1876 photo of the Wild West town of Deadwood (S.D.), framed under glass (est. $800-$1,200). A Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction so massive it…

  Jun 11, 20
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  Rare items signed by many of history's brightest luminaries will be in University Archives' online-only auction, June 24

  Items signed by Marilyn Monroe, Abraham Lincoln, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bob Dylan, the three Apollo XI astronauts, Robert Hooke and many others will be offered. University Archives has become world-renowned as a go-to source for rare items of this kind. Items signed by Marilyn Monroe, Abraham Lincoln, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bob…

  Jun 9, 20
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  Rare coin linked discovered in Colchester 50 years ago fetches £4,216 at Dix Noonan Webb

  The bronze coin, known as an antoninianus, was struck by Carausius in 291 in order to pay his army. LONDON.- An extremely rare coin was minted by the Emperor Carausius, the first ever Brexiteer, who rebelled against the Roman Empire and led a breakaway British Empire between 286-293 was sold by…

  Jun 5, 20
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  A complete sheet of 1980 Golden Monkey stamps achieves over Hk$1 million at Zurich Asia

  A complete sheet of 80 stamps of 8 fen from 1980 Year of the Monkey (“Golden Monkey”) realized HK$1,023,500/ US$131,218. HONG KONG.-Zurich Asia successfully held a Live Internet Auction in its office in Hong Kong on 2 & 3 June, offering 2,300 lots of rare philatelic treasures, banknotes and coins. There…

  Jun 4, 20
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  10-generation archive of Philadelphia's prominent Hopkinson family to be auctioned June 23

  Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778-1860), portraits of Richard Colgate Dale Jr (1810-1876) and Elizabeth Woodruff Dale, oils-on-canvas, signed ‘Rembrandt Peale 1857,’ each 30¾ x 25in (sight), exhibition labels from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, carved and gilded frames. Hopkinson Family Archive. Estimate $10,000-$20,000. CHADDS FORD, PA.- Philadelphia, America’s first capital and home…

  Jun 1, 20
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  A Rare Chinese Red Revenue Stamp Collection Hammers $170,195 on iGavelauctions.com

  For International stamp lovers, rare postage stamps are always their target, and Chinese stamps are among some of the most famous, valuable and sought-after items in the world.  Thus, it comes as no surprise that the recent sale of a Chinese Red Revenue Stamp Collection–the first presented by the Dallas…

  May 27, 20