Kolbe & Fanning, USA-Gahanna (OH)
Kolbe & Fanning held their 125th mail-bid sale of numismatic literature on June 7, 2012. The sale featured remarkable material. This was reflected in the bidding activity, with customers from around the world vying for lots.
Heritage Auctions, USA-Long Beach (FL)
During the U.S. Coins Signature® Auction gold rarities dominated the event. A 1879 Flowing Hair Stella leads the top ten realizing $184,000.
Bonhams, USA-Los Angeles
Bonhams announces a strong result for its Memorial Day auction of Rare Coins and Medals that took place on May 27, 2012. The 730-lot sale brought more than $1.353 million and offered a diverse group of fresh to market rarities from various owners.
Sincona AG, CH-Zurich
Sincona AG held its auctions 5 and 6 on May 23-25th in Zurich. Catalogue 5 ‘Numismatic Rarities’ contained 92 coins and medals of special rarity and / or beauty. The estimate of this catalogue was 2,161,000 Swiss Francs. The knock-down result was 2,905,000 Swiss Francs.
Heritage Auctions, USA-Chicago
A Pedro I gold 6400 Reis 1822-R and Joao VI (as King) gold 6400 Reis 1822-R top the offerings from Heritage at Chicago International Coin Fair event. However, strength was seen across many international offerings.
Morton & Eden, GB-London
Morton & Eden sold four iconic Greek coins on 23 April 2012. The four gems of ancient coinage attributed to famous masters were auctioned at record prices totalling an amount of £1,008,000 (US$ 1,622,880).
Morton & Eden, GB-London
On Monday 23 April 2012 at the Morton & Eden auction sale of ‘Important Coins of the Islamic World’ buyers showed a strong interest in the rare and exceptional objects. The 141 sold lots totalled an impressive £2,070,960 (US$3,334,246).
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio, USA-New York
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio conducted its April 2012 Hong Kong sale from March 31 to April 3, 2012 realizing an impressive total of $10,546,612. In three catalogs, the sale covered everything from Chinese coins and provincial issues to modern Chinese coins and paper money.
Münzenhandlung Fritz Rudolf Künker
New record hammer price for a Medieval coin at Künker’s: the portrait denarius of Charlemagne, that had been estimated at 30,000 euros, was sold for 160,000 euros. That result was the outright highlight of the spring auction from March 12 to 16 in Osnabrück.
Heritage Auctions, USA-New York
A trio of historic Judaean coins realized nearly $3 million on March 8-9 as part of The Shoshana Collection of Ancient Judaean Coin, offered by Heritage Auctions. The whole auction realized $7,672,726.