Fritz Rudolf Künker, D-Osnabrück
The Künker Berlin auction is always good for record prices. An Australian Holey Dollar reached a final bid of 230,000 euros, the fitting dump 44,000 euros and a pattern of a 1801/02 French 5 Franc piece went over the auction block for 170,000 euros.
Stephen Album Rare Coins, USA-Santa Rosa
Auction 24 of Stephen Album Rare Coins was a big success for the company, netting $1.593 million. The auction saw many items sell for well above estimate as evidenced by the $837,525 pre-sale estimate for the auction.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-New York
Syracuse Collection, legendary Lennart Philipson Collection of Swedish coinage, Groh Collection of Czechoslovakia gold, Dr. Michael Phillip Collection and many more realized over $3.9 m.
Heritage Auctions, USA-Tampa (FL)
An 1894-S Barber Dime, Branch Mint PR66 PCGS CAC, the finest known realized $1,997,500 at auction on Jan. 7, 2016 as the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night event at the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention in Tampa, FL.
Baldwin’s, USA-New York
The iconic Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan was the venue for the annual New York Sale, held over the course of three evenings on 5-6-7 January 2016.
Classical Numismatic Group, USA-New York
Triton XIX was CNG’s largest and most successful auction to date featuring a Brutus aureus knocked down at $800.000 and a Mohur of Jahangir sold for $400.000.
London Coin Gallery, GB-London / Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH, D-Osnabrück
6.4 million pounds sterling, nearly 9 million euros, was the overall hammer price of 217 löser and 327 mining coins of the Preussag Collection, auctioned off by London Coin Galleries in collaboration with Künker. The most expensive coin of this auction, a gold jakobslöser, achieved an incredible 650,000 pounds, equivalent to 911,500 euros.
Hermann Historica, D-Munich
Together with impressive works by ancient Egyptian sculptors, high-quality medieval edged weapons, masterpieces of craftsmanship, exquisite antique firearms, rare Russian orders and objects from military history reigned supreme in the 71st auction of the specialised auction house.
Sincona AG, CH-Zürich
Staggering results at Sincona’s: a total hammer price of 14.5 m CHF for the four sales, 1.5 m CHF for a Russian pattern efimok 1798, 1.1 m CHF for the rarest Family rouble and 725.000 CHF for the heaviest Swiss gold coin.
Gorny & Mosch, D-Munich
Excellent prices were realized in the Gorny & Mosch Fall Auction. Above all, a collection of exquisite German thalers achieved five-digit hammer prices. However, Poland caused more than one surprise, too.