BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- With total prices realized across three auctions – Signature World & Ancient Coins, U.S. Coins and Currency – totaling more than $34 million, Heritage Auctions is celebrating its most successful combined Long Beach, CA numismatic au…
Gold Rarities Highlight $20M+ Central States Event from Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX .- Glittering gold rarities, including elite proof specimens and a double eagle that survived the mass melting of its issue in the 1930s, are among the major highlights of Heritage Auctions’$20,000,000+ CSNS Signature® & Platinum Night…
Ryan O’Neal Donates Farrah Fawcett’s Red Swimsuit to Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In a special ceremony today, actress Farrah Fawcett’s nephew, Greg Walls, and actor Ryan O’Neal donated objects from the private collection of her estate to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The donation inc…
Arthur Blumenthal Appointed Senior Numismatist at Heritage Auctions
NEW YORK, NY.- Heritage Auction Galleries has announced that Arthur Blumenthal has been appointed Senior Numismatist by the company, working out of Heritage’s recently opened New York offices at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street). “Arthur bring…
Researchers Unveil "Holy Grail" of Audubon Illustration
PHILADELPHIA (REUTERS).- Researchers have found the first published illustration by John James Audubon, America’s most famous bird artist, ending decades of searching for the prized but elusive work. Audubon had made two references to the illustration …
Vietnam Memorial Statue of Three Soldiers Restored to Original Finish
WASHINGTON (AP).- A statue of three soldiers installed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after critics thought the V-shaped memorial wall was too abstract has been restored to its original finish in a six-week project completed Thursday. A private found…