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Highlights From Legend’s 35th Regency Sale in Las Vegas
On Thursday, Dec. 12, Legend Rare Coin Auctions conducted its final Regency Auction of the year, its 35th sale as the official Auctioneer of the PCGS Members Only Show.
Coin Auction Sales
$226,800 Buzz Aldrin New Frontier Gold Medal Sells at Sotheby’s Auction
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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Legend Rare Coin Regency Auction 35 Preview
Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ Regency Auction 35 will be held on December 12 at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rare 1856 – S/s Quarters Discovered in SS Central America Shipwreck
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.
Medal in Numismatica Ars Classica auction marks Venetian victory over pirates
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.
Stacks Bowers November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coin and Medal Auction Highlights
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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Sky is the limit at auction for two special half dollars
Two mid-century half dollars were standouts at Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Aug. 15 Rarities Night auction at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money.
Metal detector enthusiast finds 1,000-year-old coins worth $60,000
A metal detector enthusiast in England has stumbled upon a treasure trove of silver coins believed to be 1,000 years old and worth about $60,000. Fifty-year-old Don Crawley, a native of Suffolk, found the 99 coins, which include pennies and half pennies, after making his first visit to a farmer’s land.
Over $19.8 Million of United States Coins Sold by Stack’s Bowers at 2019 ANA Auction
The Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction at the ANA World’ Fair of Money attracted collectors from all over the world to Rosemont, Illinois for one of the largest numismatic auctions of the year.
Chicago World’s Fair of Money Coming Soon!
See $1 Billion of Historic Rare Coins in Rosemont, IL, August 13-17, 2019