Rare Coin & Currency Collecting News: Ancient Coins
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MDC Monaco Auction N°9 Rare Coins and Medals
On June 3rd and 4th, an auction of collector's coins and medals will take place in Monaco.
NGC Presents the Last Great Mystery of the SS Central America Shipwreck
For more than 130 years, treasure hunters dreamed of discovering the wreck of the SS Central America, which quickly became known as the ""Ship of Gold."" When the wreck was finally discovered in the late 1980s, the process of retrieving its treasure began.
Stack's Bowers Galleries and Künker Auctions to Jointly Sell the Historic Mark and Lottie Salton Collection of Ancient and World Coins
Auction houses Stack's Bowers Galleries and Künker have been chosen to sell the illustrious Mark and Lottie Salton Collection, a comprehensive holding of many thousands of chiefly gold and silver coins of Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and Europe from the medieval period to the 20th century.
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Skinner's September Coins and Currency Sale Will Present an 1812 $5 ""Capped Bust"" half-eagle—estimated at $18,000-$20,000
Skinner Auctioneers will host an auction of Coins and Currency with online bidding open from September 14-21, 2021.
David Vagi, NGC Ancients Director and Finalizer, Selected 2021 Numismatist of the Year
Vagi is the third member of the expert NGC grading team to receive the highly regarded Numismatist of the Year award, joining Mark Salzberg, Senior Grading Finalizer, and David W. Lange, Research Director.
Heritage Auctions Announces Record First Quarter Sales Surpassing $337 Million
Heritage Auctions, the largest auction house founded in the United States, reported total first quarter sales of $337,410,572, an increase of 16 percent over the same period last year. Revenue was driven by world record-breaking sales of U.S. and World & Ancient coins, Comics & Comic Art and Sports memorabilia.
One of the Earliest American Coins Up For Bid
Heritage Auctions will be offering a wonderful piece of early American history in Sale 1329, the April US Coins Auction: a 1792 Half Disme certified as XF45 by PCGS.
Record-Setting Paramount Collection Brings $41.94 Million at Heritage Auctions -- Premier collection of World and Ancient coins draws bidders from around the world
An auction of 701 lots of World and Ancient coins reached $41,941,592 as The Paramount Collection shattered world records during a once-in-a-lifetime event held by Heritage Auctions.
Impressive Offerings of World and Ancient Coins, Medals, and Paper Money in the Stacks Bowers Galleries January 2021 Auction
An Officially Sanctioned Auction of the NYINC
A New World Record! NGC Ancients-certified EID MAR Aureus Realizes Nearly $4.2 Million at Auction
An EID MAR aureus of Brutus, recently certified by NGC Ancients, has sold for nearly $4.2 million, the highest price ever paid for an ancient coin at auction.
NGC Ancients Certifies Fabled EID MAR (Ides of March) Aureus of Brutus
Perhaps the most important and valuable Roman coin ever to be offered at auction — an 'EID MAR' aureus of Brutus in Mint State condition — has been certified by NGC Ancients, the world's premier service for third-party authentication and grading of ancient coins.
Get Ready for the 2020 PMG Registry Awards!
Paper Money Guaranty® is excited for the 2020 PMG Registry Awards, and we hope you are too!
World & Ancient Coins January 2020 sales Surpass $17 Million at Heritage Auctions
The firm's results from New York International Numismatic Convention (NYCINC) and Florida United Numismatic (FUN) Convention set world records.
Stack's Bowers Auction at the 2020 New York International Numismatic Convention Realizes Nearly $5.8 Million Led by 1692 5 Guineas of William & Mary
An impressive sale with many numismatic world rarities demonstrated notable strength in world coins.
NGC Registry Award Winners Announced at FUN Show
NGC announced their annual winners list for top honors in Registry Set categories at the FUN Show in Orlando last week. Over $20,000 in prizes were awarded for the top rare coin, token and paper money categories.
The Secret to the FUN Show's Success
The annual F.U.N. show is a seminal event on the rare coin show calendar. Held the first week of the new year, the show -- now in its 65th year -- sets the tone for the year to follow with over 1500 coin dealers and 10,000 collectors in attendance.
NGC Grades 45 Million Coins
NGC has graded over 45 million certified coins since their founding in 1987. This amazing achievement includes many exciting rarities from very important U.S. coins to amazing Chinese rarities and issues from around the world.
Heritage Auctions Launches New Web Feature to Offer Higher-Quality Photographs of World and Ancient Coins in Internet Auctions
Heritage Auctions, the world's leading coins auctioneer, has launched a new feature on its website that displays high-quality photographs of world and ancient coins taken by independent third-party grading companies whenever they are available for internet auction lots.