Ancient Judean shekels will cross the auction block

Shekel of Tyre

A unique collection of 38 ancient silver coins, all struck in consecutive years spanning the years commonly believed to be the lifetime of Jesus, called The Collection of a Lifetime, will be offered by Heritage Auctions in New York on Jan. 5, 2015. The collection is part of Heritage’s Platinum Night World & Ancient Coins … Read more

‘Extraordinary’ Colonial rarities

1792 Eagle-on-Globe Copper Quarter Dollar

The Donald G. Partrick Collection of Extraordinary United States Colonials Part I, will debut on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2014, as part of Heritage Auctions’ Jan. 7-10 Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention auctions at the Orange County Convention Center. “This is the finest gathering of colonial coinage ever to appear at auction,” said Greg Rohan, President … Read more

Extraordinary United States Colonials Auction

Heritage Auctions has announced that it will offer the Donald G. Partrick Collection of Extraordinary United States Colonials, beginning with Part I this coming January’s Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention auction, Jan. 7-10, 2015, in Orlando, FL. Other sales are planned in conjunction with the 2015 and 2016 ANA conventions and the 2016 FUN convention. … Read more

1870 Carson City Double Eagle brings $188,000

Famous rarities were the name of the game in Heritage’s US Coins Signature® Auction, Oct. 8-13, held in New York in conjunction with the PNG New York Invitational. The auction raced to a more than $11.1 million total.The auction featured six coins selling for more than $100,000, led by an 1870-CC double eagle, graded VF30 … Read more

Marshall Collection of Conder Tokens launches new auction series

A rare, 1797 Swan Penny Token, considered the finest known to exist, highlights The Marshall Collection of Conder Tokens Part I – the first of a new series of special monthly world coin auctions set to debut Oct. 2, 2014 at Heritage Auctions. The new venue seeks to elevate advanced or specialty collections with customized … Read more

1792 silver-center cent tops $700,000

An historic 1792 Silver Center Cent, MS61+ Brown NGC, ex: Norweb, an icon of American coinage for more than a century, brought $705,000 as the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ $13.4 million Sept. 3-7 U.S. Coins Signature® Auction at the Long Beach Convention Center. “High grade, rare U.S. coins continue to sell well across the … Read more