September 23, 2021

Tom Michael

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Stephen Album Sale Prices Exceed Expectation

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Lake Louise Model for New High Relief Technology

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Charles Babbage Coin Released Sept. 14, 2021

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Künker Has Fascination of Minted Gold

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Stephen Album Rare Coin Auction 41 Begins Sept. 16th

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Clown Triggerfish Completes Sea Creature Series

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Trick of the Illusion Bridge

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150 Years with Manitoba in the Confederation

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Treasure Chest of Gold & Silver from Croatia

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A River Runs Through It – The Seine

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Sneak Peek of Latin American Coins at Heritage ANA

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These Coins are Alright! The Royal Mint Presents The Who

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Kwangtung Specimens Put Heaton Quality on Display

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Imposing Icons Release the White-Tailed Deer

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Künker Offers 350th Auction on 50th Anniversary

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Stained Glass Featured on Cathedral of Burgos 10 Euro

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Bravery Remains the Theme as Real Heroes Continues

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Hit the Open Road with New CIT Coins

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Champion’s Nelson Chang Collection Shatters 60 Records

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The Mukden Tiger Attacks!

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Royal Albert Hall Celebrates 150 Years

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries Makes Plans for ANA Auction

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Celebrate the RAAF Centenary with the RAM

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NGC Special Collection Label for Esmeralda Colombian Coins in Sedwick Auction

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Nelson Chang Collection at Champion Auctions

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Natanya Van Niekerk Receives COTY Lifetime Achievement Award

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Spink China Presents Beginnings of Barrett Collection

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COTY Winning Apollo 11 Coin Overcame Challenges

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Künker Auction Nets Over $11 Million With Only 721 Lots

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Big Prices at SARC Auction 39

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Gold Corrections Result from Anticipated Inflation

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Canada’s Black Loyalists Honored on Coin

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Next Step in Excellence for the Monnaie de Paris

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Bluenose Centennial Kicks Off RCM's 2021

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APEC Coins Endorse Cooperation

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Rare Royal Rocks at $396,000 in Sedwick Auction

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Stack’s Features Rare Latin American Gold for NYINC Auction

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Royal Mint Launches ‘Diversity Built Britain’ Coin

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EID MAR Brutus Aureus Sells for Nearly $4.2 Million

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RAM Releases Donation Dollar

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Merna Dudley Remembered

The “Cocobola” Cincuenta centavos struck at Bogota in 1888 is one of the great rarities in the Colombian half dollar series. Only five are known and only two of them have surfaced at auction to the best of my knowledge. (All images courtesy Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC.)
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Legendary 1888 Cocobola Surfaces at Sedwick Auction 27

The “Pavilion” dollar was issued to commemorate the succession of Hsu Shih-chang to the office of President in 1918, and in celebration of his 67th birthday. This example was engraved for Dr. Ralph Garfield Mills and realized $130,900 with buyers’ premium.
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SARC Auction 37 Nets $1.85 Million

Refinery employee Phillip Downer stamps a 1,000-ounce silver bar at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa. Downer has worked throughout the pandemic as the RCM re-prioritized operations to focus on bullion in support of the mining industry and financial sector. (Image courtesy Royal Canadian Mint.)
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Industry Insider: COVID Business Landscape, Part V

The obverse and reverse of the 30th Anniversary coin of the Australian kookaburra comes in silver proof with a selective gilding around the coin. (Images courtesy Perth Mint)
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Kookaburra Celebrates 30 Years

Showcasing Duke Friedrich, this coin is one of the great rarities in numismatics, being the first Danish portrait coin. Struck in 1522, only a few examples of the Husumer taler are known. This one will be sold by Künker Münzauktionen in June as the firm returns to a live auction format. (Images courtesy Künker.)
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Industry Insider: COVID Business Landscape, Part IV

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Industry Insider: COVID Business Landscape Part III

The grand Heritage Auctions building in Dallas, Texas, offers a comfortable office atmosphere for the majority of its staff. There is no open coin counter in the building, so call in to set up an appointment if you plan to visit. (Image courtesy Wikipedia.org, user submitted.)
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Industry Insider: COVID Business Landscape, Part II

At the opening of the 16th Annual Technical Forum at the World Money Fair 2020 (from left): Dieter Merkel of Schuler Pressen, Albert Beck, WMF founder and honorary president, and Thomas Hogenkamp of Spaleck, each also Coin of the Year judges. (Photo by Andreas Schoelzel, courtesy of World Money Fair.)
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Forum Spotlights Latest in Coin Technology

This Iranian gold toman of Nasir al-Din Shah who ruled from 1848 to 1896 displays only a partial date of issue above the shoulder, though the accession year remains full and clear above his left.
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SARC Online Auction 7 Offers Worldwide Variety