A couple of examples of scarce and rare gold medals that could be purchased for very fair prices were found in the Stack's Bowers Part VI sale of the Sydney F. Martin collection.

The Part VI sale of the Sydney F. Martin Collection by Stack's Bowers brought an opportunity for collectors to acquire a unique copy of a 1776-dated Continental dollar on an 1876 double eagle.

The Sussex Set of the Fairmont Collection sold by Stack's Bowers in August offered great gold coins that included Carson City Mint examples and Civil War era coins of distinction.

A 1759 gold Quebec Taken medal from the Sydney F. Martin Collection brought $45,600 during the Part VI sale offered by Stack's Bowers Galleries.

A collector took on the challenge of assembling a complete collection of Morgan dollars all brightly toned, and the coins were offered in the Heritage Auctions Long Beach Expo sale to great acclaim.

Three high grade Barber dimes from relatively low mintages at the New Orleans Mint were featured attractions at a mid-August Stack's Bowers Galleries Rarities Night auction.

Two interesting Mint State Seated Liberty half dollars minted in Carson City were key attractions during the Stack's Bowers Galleries August 13 sale.

One of just seven confirmed Proof 1842 half dollars (Reverse of 1842) type, graded Proof 64 by Professional Coin Grading Service, realized $38,400 in a Stack's Bowers offering.

One of few known Specimen strikings of the Civil War era 1861-O Seated Liberty half dollar was recently offered in a Stack's Bowers sale, brining $52,800.

The initial setting of the myth of Rome's foundation is depicted on a silver denarius of Gallienus from the third century, and one of the coin's two known examples is in a CNG auction in September.

A metal detectorist's 2019 find of a large hoard of buried silver and gold coins ranging from circa 200 B.C. to about A.D. 47 will be on Noonans' auction block in London Sept. 18.

The Louisiana Lagniappe Collection of Proof Lincoln, Wheat reverse cents in Heritage's August auction was chock full of high-grade examples of differing styles of Proof surfaces.

Classic commemoratives like a 1928 Hawaii Discovery Sesquicentennial half dollar and a 1922 Grant Memorial, With Star half dollar were part of the collection begun by Thomas Collier Platt and sold by Stack's Bowers.

The first offerings of the paper money collection of a Virginia judge included unusual serial numbers on U.S. notes and a vast variety of world notes that Stack's Bowers brought to the block.

The top-priced coin in the Senator Platt Family Collection, begun by Thomas Collier Platt before 1870 and offered by Stack's Bowers Galleries, was a Proof 64 1895 Morgan dollar that realized $72,000.

A 1786 New Jersey copper identified as a Maris 24-P Curved Plow Beam, Narrow Shield variety is considered the finest known example and brought $36,000 in a Stack's Bowers sale.

Toning proved to be an attractive factor for a 1929 Standing Liberty quarter dollar that had that appeal on top of a grade of Mint State 67+ Full Head and a green CAC sticker.

A 1919-D Standing Liberty quarter dollar struck with a full head sold for $132,000 in Heritage Auctions' Platinum Night session offering of the Noel Thomas Patton Collection.

A 1918/7-S Standing Liberty quarter sold for the second highest price in the Heritage Auctions' sale of the Patton Collection, breaking into six figures at $108,000.

Indian Head gold eagles proved to be have great appeal when Heritage Auctions offered up quality coins during the August 14 Platinum Night sale of the Naples Collection.