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Heritage Auctions offered the second portion of the legendary Simpson Collection of rare and important US coins in their November sale. An 1807 Draped Bust quarter that appeared only the second time in auction in over 100 years was sold for $630,000.

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.

David Bowers only tells true stories in “Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures”: stories of treasure from sunken ships, buried chests, hiding places of pirates and privateers … Now released in a new second edition, Dennis Tucker recalls how the book came to be.

The Bibliothèque nationale de France has published the 28th volume of its Trésors monétaires series. The volume written by Jérôme Jambu focuses on Spanish monetary treasures in 17th and 18th century France, and features the silver coins from the wreck of the Jeanne-Élisabeth.

The American Numismatic Society will honor its former Trustee Richard M. Beleson with the Trustees’ Award at the Annual Gala Dinner in New York City on January 16, 2020. Proceeds from the Gala ticket sales will be used to support research and education in numismatics.

Coin dealer and expert on coins of the Spanish colonies and on shipwreck coins Daniel Frank Sedwick (1968) is the owner of Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, a coin trading house located in Winter Park, Florida. Born...

There are only a few bishops of the Middle Ages who minted coins whom we know as much about as Bernward of Hildesheim. There is a reason for this. The churchman, from one of Saxony’s best families, intended to be worshipped as a saint after his death.

The Musée Dobrée – Grand Patrimoine de Loire-Atlantique is exhibiting for the first time, the ensemble of its monetary treasures discovered in the department over the past century and a half.

Nomos sale 18 comprises 395 carefully chosen ancient coins of high quality. Alan Walker presents a few of them in his always entertaining way.

A rare, early Argentinean gold coin in a remarkably high grade is coming up for auction as part of Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s Treasure, World, US Coin & Paper Money Auction 25.