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7 September 2008

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Superior Galleries, Bowers and Merena Auctions, and Stack’s opens activity - Coin Values

The market resumed its strong momentum in pre-American Numismatic Association convention trading at auctions conducted by Superior Galleries, Bowers and Merena Auctions, and Stack’s.

Superior’s auction was up first, starting the morning of July 26. Superior has been in the coin field since 1931, but in recent years has gone through a series of ownership changes.

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Platinum Night Rarities Shine in Heritage’s July 2008 Baltimore ANA Signature Auction

Significant and classic rarities from all series in American numismatics are available in Heritage’s Platinum Night catalog for the Official Auction of the Baltimore 2008 ANA World’s Fair of Money®. The auction will be held in Baltimore July 30 - Aug. 3, with Platinum Night on July 31, 2008. The auction is now posted by Heritage Auction Galleries on their HA.com website, and all lots are available for inspection and bidding.

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Teletrade realizes second million-dollar auction with $4.75 million in June

Teletrade Auction 2549, consisting of just more than 200 exclusive certified coin lots, realized an outstanding $1,050,000, bringing Teletrade’s June auction total to more than $4.75 million, a record high month for Teletrade prices realized!

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Scotsman Auction to highlight expo - Numismatic News

An auction by Scotsman Auction Company will be among the highlights of the Silver Dollar and Rare Coin Expo slated for Oct. 16-18 at the St. Charles, Mo., Convention Center. Hours of the show will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 16-17 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18.

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Heritage hammer to fall at FUN - Numismatic News

Heritage Auction Galleries will offer more than 2,400 lots in its Summer ’08 FUN auction June 26-27.

Among featured lots is an 1844 proof Seated Liberty dollar graded Proof-65 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. This piece was once part of the John J. Pittman collection as well as the Charlie Kaufman collection of proof rarities.

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Bowers and Merena Realizes More Than $6.2 Million at Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention

Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin auction house, posted another highly successful outing in Baltimore as Official Auctioneer of the Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention. More than 3,000 lots crossed the block in three sessions June 5-6, 2008, realizing $6,258,873.

“The June Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention is the kick-off to the summer show season and we were very pleased with the attendance at the show and our three sessions of live bidding.

Bidding was very active for coins as well as currency and we are happy with the results,” said Steve Deeds, president of Bowers and Merena.

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Teletrade to Auction Special Collection of California Fractional Gold Coins

Teletrade, America’s largest fully automated Internet auction company for certified coins and currency, will auction “The Kovach Collection of Period One & Two California Fractional Gold” on Sunday, June 22, 2008, in online Auction 2546.

The auction will be live at www.teletrade.com from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. eastern time and will include more than 1,500 certified coin lots. The complete auction catalog will be viewable on the Teletrade website beginning Friday, June 13.

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Stack’s Auction to be Held at New Gallery - NumisMaster

Two Stack’s catalogs arrived this week featuring U.S. coins from two distinct collections. They are titled the Glenn E. Bergstrom Collection and the Husky Collection. They will both be offered on June 25, one at 12:30 in the afternoon and the second at 7:30 p.m.

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Teletrade Breaks Multitude of Records with Online Auction

Teletrade, America’s largest fully automated Internet auction company for certified coins and currency, conducted its highest grossing online auction of certified coins in the company’s 22-year history on Sunday, June 1, 2008, realizing $1,124,253.

The featured highlight of the auction was “The Green Holder Collection,” more than 250 coins in classic PCGS early generation holders, which achieved 100 percent sell-through.

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Gold 4,000 Reis Tops Ponterio Sale - NumisMaster

A gold 4,000-reis coin from Brazil sold for $40,000 in Ponterio & Associates 2,400-lot auction of world coins at the Chicago International Coin Fair.

Sale catalogers said the Brazilian 4,000 reis, an 1832-R, Standard Catalog of World Coins No. KM-386.1, had a mintage of 610 pieces. They graded this one extremely fine.

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