Review

Heritage’s World & Ancient Coins January 2020 sales have surpassed $17m with a world auction record for a “Una and the Lion” selling for $690,000. The U.S. coins sales were led by a $2,160,000 bid for a 1927-D Double Eagle, the rarest regular-issue of a 20th century American coin.

With the likes of the famous Brutus Denarius, and the only gold coin with a portrait of Charlemagne, CNGs Triton auction at the New York International Numismatic Convention offered great rarities and famous collections that altogether realized over $13 Million.

Zurich Nomos AG had a successful Obolos 14 sale closing with 93 % of the lots sold and a final hammer price doubling the estimate.

In their November auctions Numismatica Genevensis SA offered pieces that had one thing in common: They were extremely beautiful, regardless of whether they had an estimate of CHF 2,000 or CHF 1.5 million. Collectors and investors appreciated the outstanding quality. The hammer prices were impressive. Here you can find some remarkable results.

Roma Numismatics E-Sale 64 was a big success. 1,226 lots went under the hammer, resulting in total sales of £266,043 being achieved. Any lots that did not already sell are available to purchase at fixed prices on the recently created shop page on the Roma Numismatics website.

The past e-auction of Cayón Numismática featured an old-style collection that attracted many participants and achieved very good results.

In their Baltimore auction, Stack’s Bowers Galleries offered the Collection of Numismatist John W. Adams, featuring extraordinary early American medals like the rare 1792 Diplomatic Medal.

The first Olympic medals won by a British black athlete in 1928 together with his sporting memorabilia sprinted to success at the Hansons Auction on 19 November 2019.

Peus from Frankfurt can be proud of its last successful auction sale. There were impressive prices, especially in the chapters featuring coins from Germany before 1871 and Judaica. The ancient coins also brought high hammer prices, too.

Lots with a total estimate of about 7 million euros were sold for 11 million: That is the result of Künker’s Fall Auction Sales 2019. We present the top five, plus the top five Greek coins and an interesting coin for a small budget.