Review

The 427th auction of Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. was a big success and proves again that top quality is in demand as never before. Especially the Graeculus Collection and rare modern coins went high in price.

Stack’s Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction for the first time exceeds the $1 million threshold. The over 2,500 lots of the October sale had a sell-through rate of 93.2% and the total hammer price reached $1.22 million.

Roma Numismatics’ Auction XX resulted in the highest grossing sale ever to be held by the auction house. Undisputed highlight was the EID MAR in gold setting a new record price selling for 2.7 million pound.

In Nomos auction Obolos 16 over 96% of all lots were sold. Particularly Corinthian and Corinthian type staters were much in demand. Alan Walker gives an overview and presents some notable results in his usual witty way.

The Hong Kong October auction of Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio contained over 4,600 lots. Chinese patterns were the top performers. Leading the way was a “long-whisker” pattern dollar from China’s final emperor that sold for $456,000.

The Stephen Album Rare Coins Auction 38 in September 2020 set a new record for the firm with a total hammer price of $2.10 million and a sell-through rate of 94.5% for the floor sessions. The rarities, especially from the sections China and World, exceeded all expectations.

Heritage Auctions offer the legendary Simpson Collection of rare and important US coins. The first portion with 349 chosen items was sold on September 17th. A 1894-S Barber Dime realized $1.5 million.

The Stacks Bowers’ August 2020 Auction realized a total of $21,739,851 across all categories. While the majority of this sum was realized for US Coins, there were also multiple highlights and impressive collections from the fields of ancient and world coinage.

Roma Numismatics' E-Sale 75 was a big success. 1,651 lots went under the hammer, resulting in total sales of £347,929 (excluding buyers’ premiums) being achieved on behalf of the consignors. Read and see some of the most notable results.

The ANA 2020 World’s Fair of Money was canceled because of the global pandemic. So Heritage moved their Platinum Night Auctions online – and it became a success nevertheless. Find the results and a detailed review here.