Records fall and seven lots top $1 million each at Heritage Auctions More than 8,500 bidders swarmed to Heritage Auctions’ FUN US Coins Signature® Auction January 12-16, Heritage’s FUN Currency Signature® Auction January 12-14 and the January 13 FUN World Paper Money Signature® Auction, in pursuit of some of the finest coins and currency notes … Read more
Whitman Publishing announces the release of the expanded and updated fourth edition of American Silver Eagles: A Guide to the U.S. Bullion Coin Program, by John M. Mercanti. The 224-page hardcover book will be available online (including at www.Whitman.com) and from book stores and hobby shops nationwide in March 2022. Before then it can be … Read more
Overall, Professional Coin Grading Service claims 17 of the top 25 U.S. coins crossing the auction block last year, including the most-valuable coin ever sold An incredible 8 of the top 10 most-valuable United States coins that crossed the auction block last year were graded by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com). Among these was the … Read more
One of two known examples in private hands is among top draws at FUN Currency Auction One of just four examples of a rare 1882 Gold Certificate, only two of which are available to the public, could bring $500,000 or more when it crosses the block in Heritage Auctions’ FUN Currency Signature® Auction – Orlando … Read more
This historic 54-pound Gold Rush ingot was famously swallowed by the sea in 1857 and recovered 131 years later The immense gold brick is too heavy to lift easily or gracefully – something about molecular density making it much heavier than its 54 pounds, but also, perhaps, something to do with the history it carries. … Read more
Iconic Saint-Gaudens issue is considered one of the most desirable and valuable coins in numismatics One of America’s greatest coins, the 1907 Saint-Gaudens Ultra High Relief, has changed hands for a record $4.75 million in a private transaction between GreatCollections Coin Auctions of Irvine, Calif., and Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas. The 1907 Saint-Gaudens Ultra … Read more