Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
5:11 pm
By REIJI YOSHIDA for the Japan Times
An 1880 Japanese gold coin, 16.97 mm in diameter and weighing 3.33 grams, is expected to fetch a record high price of around ¥20 million when the debt-ridden Finance Ministry puts it on the auction block this Sunday.
“The coin is quite rare. Only 87 of them were produced in [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
5:07 pm
Dallas, TX: The auction room was jammed with hundreds of bidders before the first lot of the Large Cent Collection of Walter Husak was offered at Heritage’s Official Auction at the February 14-16, 2008 Long Beach Coin Expo. When the last of his 301 Large Cents were sold, most every record known had been shattered, [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
5:02 pm
IRVINE, Calif. – Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin auction house, announces that it will auction the only 1932-D Washington Quarter graded MS-66 by PCGS in its upcoming Chicago Rarities Sale on April 14, 2008, in Rosemont, Ill.
The 1932-D Washington Quarter, Population 1/0 at PCGS, is part of “The Marquette Yakima Collection of [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
4:59 pm
DALLAS–DGSE Companies, Inc. (AMEX:DGC), today announced its results for Superior Galleries February 11-12, 2008 Beverly Hills Elite Auction. This 700 lot event continues a multi-decade tradition of Pre Long Beach Elite Auctions. This auction, anchored by the stellar Turtle Rock Collection, realized $1,935,263.00 inclusive of the standard 15% buyer’s premium amid active bidding.
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
4:54 pm
Hot-blooded stamp collectors chased a rare “invert” American stamp from 1869 depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence to a record $1.2 million at Philip Weiss Auctions this past Saturday, February 9.
“Oh, my God, it was unbelievable,” said an elated Philip Weiss, still reeling from the sale. “Not only was it a world record [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
4:51 pm
A legendary 1804 Bust dollar graded NGC PF62 will highlight The Queller Family Collection of United States Silver Dollars, 1794-1935, when that collection is sold on April 16-19, 2008 by Heritage Auction Galleries. The auction will be held in Rosemont, Illinois in conjunction with the Central States Numismatic Society Convention.
One of the most famous coins [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
4:47 pm
By Greg Reynolds for CoinLink
Walter Husak’s collection of early large cents will be auctioned by Heritage at 5:00 PM on Friday, Feb. 15, at the Long Beach (CA) Coin, Stamp and Collectible Expo. During Long Beach Expos in 2007, and at the Jan. 2008 FUN Convention in Orlando, his coins were on [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
4:43 pm
by Greg Reynolds for CoinLink
On the evening of Feb 12, Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills will auction an astounding collection of early Proof dimes. These dimes, from an unnamed consignor, are the centerpieces of the “Turtle Rock collection,” and thus will be referred to here as Turtle dimes. Superior will also auction a wide variety [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
4:38 pm
Heritage is delighted to present perhaps the greatest sale of large cents ever held – the Walter J. Husak Collection of Early US Cents – as a part of our upcoming 2008 February Long Beach, CA Signature Coin Auction. While far from the largest collection ever sold, nor the most comprehensive collection extending to 1857, [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at
4:21 pm
By Stewart Huckaby
The first commemorative quarter the US produced was the Isabella Quarter, issue in 1893 as a part of the Columbian Exposition festivities. While no other quarters are included along with commemorative issues in current catalogs, the Washington Quarter, first issued in 1932 in commemoration of the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth, was originally envisioned as a one year commemorative issue. Little did the powers that be know at the time that modifications of the Washington design would still be in use over 75 years later!
The process that led to the design selection had its own share of intrigue. A design competition in 1931 called for entries based on the bust of Washington by French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon. Out of a hundred designs submitted, one stood out – a powerful, left-facing bust, designed by Laura Gardin Fraser, the wife of Buffalo nickel designer James Earle Fraser and a renowned sculptor in her own right with several commemorative half dollar designs on her resume.
The Washington Bicentennial Commission unanimously chose Fraser’s design. However, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, whether out of stubbornness, chauvinism, or for other reasons, refused to accept the recommendation, instead choosing a design by John Flanagan. The Commission begged him to relent, and Mellon eventually allowed a second competition, which again was won by Fraser. In the end, Mellon’s wishes prevailed, and the familiar Flanagan design was used. (more…)
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