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Jun 9, 2025, 12:09 PM
Life-saving medals provide highlight of Noonans sale
by Larry JewettNoonans offered two examples, one in gold and one in silver, of a rare lifesaving medal awarded in connection with efforts to rescue survivors of an 1875 shipwreck.Jun 4, 2025, 19:41 PMSpecial collection of Colorado coins and notes
by Larry JewettA variety of territorial gold coins and national bank notes that center on Colorado are being offered in a series of sales by GreatCollections with many of the items among the finest known.Mar 11, 2025, 17:00 PMNumerous historic notes in Archives International Auction 100
by Kevin HarperThe vast selection in Archives International Auctions' Auction 100 on March 26 includes a number of items that could interest nearly any collector of paper money, related items or documents.Feb 23, 2025, 09:00 AMStack’s Bowers plans special sale of McCartney coins
by Larry JewettMarch 19 will be circled on the calendars of Paul McCartney fans and anyone seeking 5-kilogram silver and gold coins, as Stack's Bowers teams with the Royal Mint to auction five special coins.Feb 7, 2025, 09:00 AMA-Mark acquires Spectrum Group, parent of Stack’s Bowers
by Larry JewettStack’s Bowers Galleries has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by A-Mark Precious Metals with the merger expected to be approved within 30 days.Jan 9, 2025, 17:00 PMRare bronze grain token from India in Album sale
by Jeff StarckAn 1876 token tells the story of a famine period in India, and a rare example of the uniface bronze token is part of the upcoming sale by Stephen Album Rare Coins.Jan 3, 2025, 09:00 AMStack’s Bowers last U.S. paper money sale of 2024
by Kevin HarperBuyers looking for high denomination U.S. notes found quality examples in the final currency sale of 2024 by Stack's Bowers Galleries, with $500 and $1,000 notes achieving top prices.Dec 13, 2024, 17:00 PMMarket Analysis: Proof Indian Head dollars
by Steve RoachSome great examples of Proof Indian Head gold dollars were included in a recent sale by Stack's Bowers from the famous "Chapman Set."Dec 9, 2024, 09:00 AMMarket Analysis: Significant errors on Peace dollars
by Steve RoachEarly issue Peace dollars with errors were part of a November sale by Stack's Bowers Galleries that gave error collectors a chance to add a significant coin to their collections.Dec 8, 2024, 09:00 AMMarket Analysis: 1887 Morgan dollar error
by Steve RoachAn 1887 Morgan dollar recently sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries displayed a pair of error types that helped drive the final selling price to $78,000.Dec 7, 2024, 09:00 AMRecord-setting Flying Eagle cent sold at Heritage
by Steve RoachA record sale price was set for the 1856 Flying Eagle cent when an example graded Proof 67+ sold for $312,000 in a Heritage auction.Dec 6, 2024, 09:00 AMMarket Analysis: Double struck error from Cuba
by Steve RoachHeritage Auctions recently offered a double-struck 1949 20-centavo coin from Cuba that sold for $7,800, a good indication of the popularity of error coins worldwide.Dec 2, 2024, 09:00 AMMarket Analysis: Gold coins break million-dollar mark
by Steve RoachBidders saw opportunity when Stack's Bowers offered some very nice examples of scarce gold coins, and they drove bidding above the million dollar mark for the final sale prices.Dec 1, 2024, 09:00 AMQuality gold double eagles in December Heritage auctions
by Steve RoachHeritage Auctions’ Dec. 12 to 15 U.S. Coins Signature auction will be generating plenty of attention with star attractions including high-grade $20 double eagles desired by collectors.Nov 30, 2024, 17:00 PMMarket Analysis: U.S. Assay Office 400+ ounce gold ingot
by Steve RoachWhile a Stack's Bowers lot featuring a 1935 U.S. Assay Office at New York gold ingot weighing in excess of 400 ounces sold for more than $1 million, the price was below its current melt value.Nov 29, 2024, 12:00 PMMarket Analysis: 1946 Walking Liberty half dollar in MS-68
by Steve RoachA top-graded example of a 1946 Walking Liberty half dollar brought a final sale price of $57,600, with the few examples at high grade offsetting the fact that the coin is not otherwise rare.Nov 26, 2024, 09:00 AMMarket Analysis: High-grade AU-58 NE shilling
by Steve RoachA Noe 3-B, Salmon 3-C undated (1652) NE shilling graded About Uncirculated 58 by Numismatic Guaranty Co. sold for $192,000 in its first auction appearance since 1978.Nov 25, 2024, 17:00 PMMarket Analysis: Even vintage NE counterfeits have value
by Steve RoachA NE sixpence struck copy graded Very Fine was listed in an Eric P. Newman work and that coin was offered during a Stack's Bowers sale and brought $1,440.Nov 23, 2024, 17:00 PMMarket Analysis: 1652 New England threepence
by Steve RoachAn undated New England threepence that was discovered in the Netherlands in 2016 came to a Stack's Bowers sale in November and sold for $2,520,000.Nov 18, 2024, 12:00 PMQuality gold half eagles at Scotsman Auction Co. sale
by Steve RoachSome top quality gold $5 half eagles were offered during the Scotsman Co. auction including a plus-graded example of the final year of issue that reached $62,245.NEWS-
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