Heads up for gold coins in numismatic auction Oct. 1NEW YORK – U.S. gold coins stand out in a Jasper52 online numismatic auction that will be conducted on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The highlight of the 87-lot sale is an 1878 Liberty Head $20 double eagle. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Milestone to auction art, antiques, gold coins from dealer’s estate, Dec. 16WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – In October, Milestone Auctions of suburban Cleveland, Ohio, was honored to conduct the sale of the Charlie Schalebaum collection of classic cars and motoring memorabilia. However, the Pennsylvania antiques dealer known as the “king of Hershey” had many other collecting interests, as bidders will discover at Milestone’s December 16 auction of Schalebaum’s […]
Gold coins from 1860 stolen from Pony Express museumST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – Six gold coins from the time of the Pony Express have been stolen from a northwest Missouri museum that tells the story of the short-lived mail delivery service. The 1860 coins, five of which have been appraised to be in fine or extremely fine condition, are worth an estimated $6,000, […]
Divers discover medieval gold coins off coast of IsraelCAESAREA, Israel (AP) – Israel on Wednesday unveiled the largest collection of medieval gold coins ever found in the country, accidentally discovered by amateur divers and dating back about a thousand years. The find was made two weeks ago near the Israeli port city of Caesarea and consists of some 2,000 coins, weighing about 6 […]