Auctions

Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio have announced the results of their Spring Hong Kong Auction shows 2019. Total prices summed up to $6,969,395. Top lot was a Chinese 2 Yuan Proof banknote sold for $240,000.

Zurich-based auction house Leu Numismatik will be holding their Auction 4 on 25 May 2019. This is Leu’s largest room sale to date featuring 925 lots comprising special collections and many items with excellent provenances.

Ibrahim Salem is a true titan of the notaphilic world, having built a collection of 150,000 notes over decades. Spink is offering a first part of the collection of British Commonwealth Notes on 17 April 2019. Over 250 selections of the notes have been certified by PMG.

Cayón Subastas held another auction “out of the order” in Madrid, Spain, on 20 February 2019 featuring general Spanish coins and special collections. Some items saw spectacular results like a Carlos III 8 reales 1789/8 estimated at 400 euros sold for 6,120 euros.

Blue Auction 19 of the Munich-based auction house Savoca Coins is held in two parts. The sale comprises 2,169 lots with very sought-after material aiming thus particularly at new collectors.

Roma Numismatics’ E-Sale 55 features 1,493 lots of Celtic, Greek, Judean, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Medieval and World Coins. The auction will end on Thursday, April 18, 2019.

Wolfshead Gallery has updated their website with new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed prices.

Silver Auction 32 of Munich-based auction house Savoca Coins is online. The auction features 699 lots and offers material for collectors interested in rare coins focusing on the ancient world. The live closing is going to start at 6pm CEST April 14, 2019.

French coin dealer Patrick Guillard updates his online shop every month. His April 2019 catalogue comprises hundreds of coins and banknotes. Here is a choice of some of the most noteworthy pieces.

11-15.3.2019 – Auctions 318-321 – More than 2,500 bidders took part in Künker’s four spring auctions where about 6,900 lots were auctioned off. Collectors and dealers significantly topped the estimate of 5.9 million euros with sales worth 9 million euros, thanks to, amongst others, a 6-ducat coin from Regensburg with a detailed view of the city, which came in at 240,000 euros.