- Zanzibar note tops recent Long Beach sale September 25, 2017For Heritage Auctions, its Long Beach World Currency Signature sale proved a major success. The total realized by the 1,500+ lots was $1,262,724. Nine of those lots fetched in excess of $10,000. Central to the sale—and these prices—were the 136 items from the Minot Collection and, in particular, the remarkable 215-lot Ibrahim Salem Collection of Cyprus. ...
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- Community Voice Responses (Oct. 10, 2017) From the Sept. 15 Numismatic News E-Newsletter: Should diamonds be used as spendable currency? Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor Dave Harper. If people are willing to accept diamonds as currency then they should be used, just as any other acceptable form of money. The downside of diamonds is the same as numismatic coins. ...
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