Overview The 1794 silver dollar is one of my favorite coins. There are about 135 or so known, the exact number being indeterminable due to many not being illustrated in catalogs of years ago and as the same coin can be offered multiple times. Over the years I have probably bought and sold 1794 dollars […]
Nearly $37 million in U.S. numismatic items sold in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Spring 2022 Auction
Costa Mesa, CA — Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold nearly $37 million in United States coins and paper money in their Spring 2022 Showcase Auction, surpassing pre-sale estimates by nearly 60% and setting hundreds of records in the process. The sale was highlighted by a quartet of gold treasures including the $1.1 million 1907 Rounded Rim […]
CAC coins bring premiums in March
CAC-approved coins fared well in online auction sales during the month of March. Here are 10 examples, which were selected from a larger number of results that could have been listed. On March 6, the firm called GreatCollections sold a CAC-approved MS-67 grade 1934 Buffalo nickel for $8,701. On February 13, GreatCollections sold an MS-67 […]
Gold Daniel Morgan at Cowpens medal brings $960,000
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Sets a New World Record for an American Historical Medal Costa Mesa, CA (April 5, 2022) — The only Daniel Morgan at Cowpens medal known in gold, the sole gold example struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1839, set a new world record for any American historical medal today, selling for nearly […]
Heritage Auctions to offer rare gold ingots from the “Ship of Gold” once thought lost at sea
Justh & Hunter ingot is largest recovered specimen from Marysville branch Dallas, Texas (March 22, 2022) — Who among us hasn’t dreamed of recovering sunken treasure? Read one story about exploring uncharted waters and recovering the treasures hidden below, and the idea inevitably comes to mind. Imagine how life would change. . . For some, […]
CAC coins bring premiums in February
In addition to faring well in Internet sales during the month of February, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in live auctions in Los Angeles and Dallas. Here are 10 examples, which were selected from a larger number of results that could have been listed. On February 6, the firm called GreatCollections sold a CAC-approved […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries to offer Hendricks Set of $20 Double Eagles from the Fairmont Collection in their Spring 2022 Auction
Costa Mesa, CA — Stack’s Bowers Galleries is thrilled to announce the incredible Hendricks Set of $20 Double Eagles from the Fairmont Collection, a landmark feature of their Spring 2022 Showcase Auction. Spanning the Liberty Head and Saint-Gaudens series from 1850 through 1927, the double eagles from the Hendricks Set exhibit the superior quality and […]
Auctioneer bans new international bidders on HiBid
Sheena Wallace, owner of Auctions by Wallace, has been one of my most trusted coin auctioneers for more than a decade, first on Proxibid and later on HiBid.com. This week I saw a notice on her platform, banning new Canadian bidders. She has since expanded that to all international bidders. When I see such alerts, […]
GreatCollections offers NGC-certified Double Eagle from S.S. Central America
From the wreckage of the famous “Ship of Gold,” the 1857 Double Eagle is one of the top offerings in March from the respected online auction house. Recovered from the famous shipwreck of the S.S. Central America, a well-preserved 1857-S Double Eagle, certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), is one of the top coins in […]
Bidding online with the pros
Today’s column differs from most of Michael Bugeja’s pieces in that he shares tips for online bidding, explaining your competition as well as auction basics: Is the auction in the United States? (You don’t want to pay international credit card fees on top of buyer’s fees). Does the auction have at least 50 coins up […]
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