The annual March Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo tests the market as it is the first major show for many dealers and East Coast collectors after the Florida United Numismatists show in January.
At this year's March Whitman Baltimore expo, dealer consensus seems to be that off-quality coins are very hard to sell to retail clients, but at the right price many less than stellar coins can still find buyers on the sight-unseen ...
Full Article: Off-quality coins a drag - Coin Values
The Norweb Collection was a legend while still owned by its namesake family, and while two decades have passed since the three auctions that dispersed most of it, time has only added to its importance to collectors.
Quality and rarity are the chief watchwords; no discussion of early copper, colonials, proof silver, or early and Southern-Western gold would be complete without acknowledging the Norweb influence and legacy. Rarities such ...
Full Article: The Norweb-Bass MS66 1911-D Quarter Eagle - CoinLink
While attending the Whitman Coin Expo in Baltimore, Maryland this week, I was lucky enough to be the designated bidder for David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) at the show’s official auction by Bowers and Merena Auctions.
As the auction approached, the finest known 1901-S Barber Quarter was to be offered as lot 737. Graded by PCGS as MS-68, this item is undisputedly the nicest known specimen and was described...
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A high-relief, wire rim Roman numeral date 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle in Professional Coin Grading Service MS-63 condition brought $24,150 in Scotsman Coins’ Feb. 12 auction in St. Louis.
That and other results added up to a cumulative total of $859,134.25, including the 15 percent buyer’s fees. Coming close behind ...
Full Article: Saint-Gaudens gold tops Scotsman’s sale - Numismatic News
IRVINE, Calif. — Ponterio & Associates, Inc., the world and ancients auction division of Bowers and Merena Auctions, will conduct its Baltimore Auction of World and Ancient Coins and Currency as part of Bowers and Merena’s Official Auction of the March 2010 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo.
Slated for March 2-6, 2010, at the Baltimore Convention Center, the Ponterio & Associates auction will feature more than 2,400 lots of important world and ancient coins and banknotes.
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Ponterio & Associates, Inc., the world and ancients auction division of Bowers and Merena Auctions, conducted its Official Auction of the January 2010 New York International Numismatic Convention (N.Y.I.N.C.) and realized more than $2.5 million.
The sale was conducted in two sessions January 8-9, 2010, and offered more than 2,300 lots of important Ancient coins, International coins, paper money, orders and decorations.
"Bidding activity was very strong in our January 2010 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction," observed Rick Ponterio, executive vice president of Bowers and Merena Auctions, "with many coins and notes selling for noteworthy prices.
Particularly impressive results were achieved through our offering of the Chester Skotak Collection of Central American Coinage as well as in the section of the sale dedicated to Russian, Annamese and Argentine Sun Face coinage."
Full Article: Ponterio & Associates $2.5+ Million NYINC Auction - CoinNews
Recently CoinLink has been running a number of articles centered around both the concept and desirability of “Original Surfaces” on coins.
In the upcoming Stacks Americana Sale this week, there is a perfect example of the type of coin we have been talking about, Lot 3534 : an 1860-D Half Eagle PCGS MS-63. Below is the Lot description and history of the coin from The Stacks Catalog ...
Full Article: Stacks to offer Amazing 1860-D Half Eagle Gold Coin - CoinLink
Bowers and Merena, America’s premier rare coin and currency auction house, kicked off what promises to be an exciting year with its January 2010 Orlando Rarities Sale.
The sale, with nearly 1,000 lots of rare and enticing United States, Colonial and Territorial gold coinage, was conducted in a single session on January 5. Total prices realized for the auction is in excess of $2.5 million.
"We had a strong turnout among bidders in our Orlando Rarities Sale," stated Bowers and Merena president Steve Deeds, "and prices realized for many lots reflected collectors’ interests in rare, difficult-to-find coins in premium-quality condition.
The stand-out highlight of the sale is lot 743, an 1879 Judd-1635 Flowing Hair Stella certified Proof-66 Cameo by NGC. The dazzling rarity traded hands for $182,500 ..."
Full Article: Bowers and Merena January Orlando Rarities Sale Results - CoinNews
In fields such as fine art and jewelry, market commentators have pointed out the growing divide between the best and the rest. Heritage Auction Galleries' Platinum Night U.S. coin auction at the January Florida United Numismatists shows that more than ever, well-heeled collectors are all gravitating toward a handful of landmark rarities.
The performance of top rarities at auction is important because ...
Full Article: The best and the rest - Coin Values
