An extremely rare gold medal graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) that traveled on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon realized $2,055,000 at an auction held on the mission’s 50th anniversary. It is one of the highest prices ever paid for a medal, and it is the highest price realized to date for any … Read more
Heritage Auctions, the world’s largest auctioneer of currency and coins, has introduced a World Currency Weekly Auction that runs each Tuesday on HA.com. The weekly auctions came about because of the continued growth in recent years of the Heritage Auctions Currency Department, which eclipsed $41 million in sales in 2018. “The increase in popularity and … Read more
With a convention busting 5,745 lots, Heritage Auctions’ sale line-up associated with the Florida United Numismatists Show, Jan. 9-14, will present collectors the stuff of dreams. Kicking off the rarities is among the most sought after U.S. coins of all time: The finest of five examples known to exist of the 1885 Trade Dollar will cross the block … Read more
Stunning selection spans coins and currency as collectors open cabinets for the first time An Extremely Rare 1889 2nd Variety “Reversed Legends” Pattern 50 Cents – from the first year of the new mint established in Kwangtung, China – highlights Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 6-7 offering for the Hong Kong International Numismatic Fair (HKINF). Estimated to … Read more
The finest graded group of Australian currency notes ever brought to auction will be offered in Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo World Currency Auction Sept. 6-10 in Long Beach, California. The 158 notes come from the collection of Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer, who have written two books, including Australian History 1901 to 2001 As … Read more
The extremely rare coin will be part of a Heritage Auctions sale in August. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has certified an extremely rare pattern 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter. Graded NGC PF 61, it is believed to be only the second example in existence. The coin was originally graded by another third-party grading service, which had … Read more