A silver stater possibly spent by Olympic powerhouse wrestler Milo of Croton or mathematical genius Pythagoras or one of their respective followers, is featured in the January 8 – 9 NYINC World Coins Auction. The piece, which hails from Croton (contemporary Crotone, Italy), was struck in the same location and period as Pythagoras, the Greek … Read more
A trio of unique items that includes a fresh-to-market $5,000 Federal Reserve Note, a target of outlaw Jesse James and a historic collection of Confederate paper will highlight Heritage Auctions’ Florida United Numismatists Currency Signature Auction’s Platinum Night Jan. 4-10 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The notes represent just a small sample of items available from … Read more
Collectors will have the opportunity in January to acquire the discovery example of one of the most important U.S. modern errors. Heritage Auctions will be offering the only confirmed 2014 $50 Gold Eagle incorrectly struck on a .9999 American Buffalo Planchet at the 2017 Florida United Numismatists Auction, January 4-9 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. As … Read more
The historic 1979 Nobel Prize gold medal for chemistry awarded to Professor Georg Wittig (1897—1987) of Germany will be offered by Heritage Auctions www.Ha.com on October 19, 2016 as part of Heritage’s two-day Historical Manuscripts Grand Format Auction. Four other gold medals awarded over the years to Prof. Wittig are also being offered together with … Read more
One of seven known George V cent – minted especially for commemorative use – set a world record for a coin of its type sold at auction when it cleared $193,875 during the Platinum Night auction of World and Ancient coins held Aug. 11 by Heritage Auctions. The lot opened at $50,000 and a before … Read more
A 1792 Silver Center Cent, Judd-1, SP35 PCGS Secure CAC will give collectors a rare opportunity to own one of the most historic coins in early American numismatics on August 10-14 at Heritage Auction’ ANA U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Anaheim, CA. “The 1792 Silver Center Cent is undoubtedly one of the most significant coins … Read more