LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields announces its sale on September 4, 2011 of gold coins from the Estate of Hellen and Charles Mapes, of Reno, NV. The eponymous Collection, once owned by the famed hotel and casino mogul Charles Mapes, includes a …
NGC MS65 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar and Huge Gold Nugget lead Heritage Long Beach Coin Auction
DALLAS, TX.- Silver dollars and golden treasures are among the most important highlights of Heritage Auctions’ Official Auction of the June 2011 Long Beach Expo, with floor sessions held June 2-3 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, …
Rare New Orleans Gold, Saint-Gaudens Coinage and 18th Century Rarities of Early U.S. Mint Anchor Heritage Auctions Sale
DALLAS, TX.- The 1909-O Indian half eagle, MS66 PCGS, the Mitchelson-Clapp-Eliasberg-Price example – the single finest known example of the last New Orleans gold coin, designated by legendary numismatist David Akers as “The Coin” – and the newly identi…
World’s Largest Gold Coin Sells for $4 Million
VIENNA (AP).- The world’s largest gold coin has been sold at auction in Austria for euro3.27 million ($4 million). The coin — a 2007 maple leaf coin with a face value of 1 million Canadian dollars ($960,000) that weighs 220 pounds (100 kilograms)…