Coin Auction Sales

Massachusetts Bay Colony Coins Realizes Over $2.9 Million

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A group of 128 rare Massachusetts Bay Colony coins, nearly all certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), has realized over $2.9 million in a Heritage Auctions sale. Averaging an astounding $23,000 apiece, the coins from the collection of numismatic researcher Christopher J. Salmon were offered on August 22, 2022. The top lot was a 1652 Willow Tree Sixpence graded NGC AU 55

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$226,800 Buzz Aldrin New Frontier Gold Medal Sells at Sotheby’s Auction

Buzz Aldrin Gold Medal Sells for $226,800

Sotheby’s saw exceptional results for several medals in its focused July 26 auction titled Buzz Aldrin: American Icon in New York City, including $226,800 for Aldrin’s New Frontier congressional gold medal. The lots were from the personal collection of Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., perhaps best-known for his role as Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot.

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Rare 1856 – S/s Quarters Discovered in SS Central America Shipwreck

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The fabled SS Central America, the famous “Ship of Gold” that sank in 1857 carrying tons of California Gold Rush treasure, continues to surprise the numismatic world. California Gold Marketing Group LLC (CGMG) of Brea, California has confirmed discovery in the ship’s latest recovered sunken treasure of nine rare 1856 San Francisco Mint large S over small “s” mint mark Seated Liberty No Motto quarter dollars.

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Medal in Numismatica Ars Classica auction marks Venetian victory over pirates

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A silver medallic coin being offered in Dec. 5 auction recalls the ongoing threat of piracy to the Venetian economy. The silver osella (which weighs 9.77 grams and was equal to 78 soldi) depicts a Venetian warship on the obverse, cannon firing at a vessel flying the Turkish flag. This was a not-so-subtle reference to the Barbary Pirates who dominated the Mediterranean Sea for centuries.

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Stacks Bowers November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coin and Medal Auction Highlights

Stack’s Bowers 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coin and Medal Auction Highlights rare coins

The Stack’s Bowers Galleries November 2019 Baltimore Auction brought together collectors of every discipline for a historic offering of five important collections and numerous additional rarities. This 1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar realized $504,000 In total, over $17.6 million was realized across more than 6,000 lots of United States coins and related issues. In total,

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