Heritage Auctions Realizes $8.7 Million in Dallas U.S. Coin Auction

1879 Flowing Hair stella leads the way with $161,000; strong prices signal optimism in the market DALLAS, TX — With a sell-through rate of 90% by lot and 88% by dollar value, and almost 3300 bidders, Heritage Auctions’ Oct. 23-24 Dallas Signature® U.S. Coin Auction soared to $8.7 million total. All prices include a 15% [...]

Gold 1879 Flowing Hair Stella coin tops Dallas auction

A rare 1879 gold coin was the star lot of a recent numismatic auction held by Heritage Auction Galleries in Texas last week. The Dallas Signature US Coin Auction saw a gold Flowing Hair Stella sell for $161,000 (£98,007), reflecting the current high demand for a piece that was made in a limited quantity.The news [...]

Gold panning championships hark back to mining history

A recent national gold panning contest in New Zealand saw participants search for flakes of the precious metal under conditions experienced by miners a century ago. The championships – organised by the Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust – saw some 60 panners try to find as much gold as possible in the space of ten minutes [...]

Coin Monday, or Riddle Me This: A Planchet One Size Too Small

Heritage Auction Galleries Oct. 26, 2009 Written by John Dale First off, if you haven’t read Noah’s Tuesday post about A Christmas Story, then please do so now. I’ll be waiting… If you left, welcome back! Noah’s Christmas in, er, October post got me thinking about some childhood Christmas television memories of my own, and [...]

Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act Passes Senate

Legislation seeking to recognize and celebrate the establishment of the Medal of Honor was approved in the U.S Senate Thursday by Unanimous Consent. The bill, H.R. 1209, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives back on May 14, 2009. Following a procedural clearance step, the Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 will make [...]

Rare Coin News and Articles This Week

What’s New on CoinLink …….. 2,200 high grade samples of mostly scarce, rare or unique specimens from Spain, her colonies and empire ranging from the Visigothic era to the present were sold Oct 21-22 by Aureo & Calico in Barcelona Spain. The Caballero de las Yndias collection is stunning representation of all of the mints [...]

CoinWeek October 12-18, 2009

What’s New on CoinLink …….. Olympic Medals – As unique as the world’s top athletes and their awe-inspiring performances, every medal won at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be a one-of-a-kind work of art. NGC recently certified the unique Ecuador 1862 50 Francos struck in gold. This classic rarity of 19th-century [...]

Coin Monday at Heritage Auctions: One Coin for One Stamp

Heritage Auction Galleries Oct. 19, 2009 Written by John Dale I don’t buy too many stamps anymore. Most of my bill-paying happens online, and e-mail has largely replaced physical letters (emphasis on largely — greeting cards and thank-you notes are the main exceptions). That said, I do need to buy at least one stamp a [...]

Coin Monday: The Double: Part Two

Heritage Auction Galleries Oct. 12, 2009 Written by John Dale Last week’s Coin Monday was Part One of “The Double,” a two-parter on the unusual and desirable coins appearing in multiples in Heritage’s October Dallas U.S. Coin auction. Today, as promised, it’s on to the 1969-S doubled die cents. (For background on what a doubled [...]

Coin Monday: The Double, Part One

Heritage Auction Galleries Oct. 5, 2009 Written By John Dale At around 2000 lots, the Signature® section of Heritage’s October Dallas U.S. Coin auction is small by division standards. “Small,” though, hardly implies “unimpressive” and there are several coins or varieties in the auction that don’t come up for sale every day. Surprisingly enough, two [...]

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