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Eliasberg: $10 million auction

HalfsenseHalfsense Posts: 600 ✭✭✭
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As the applause ended with the conclusion of the final lot Tuesday evening in New York City, the apx. 2,500 world gold coins in the Eliasberg collection sold for a combined total of $10,118,131 (including buyer's premium). There were bidders from 37 different countries participating either in person, by telephone or online.

Whew!

-donn-
"If it happens in numismatics, it's news to me....

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    That dude had a pretty nice collection!!!

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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Do you know how that compared with pre-auction estimates?
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  • photogphotog Posts: 242 ✭✭
    About double the estimate.

    Jenna
    ANR
  • GallienusGallienus Posts: 31 ✭✭✭
    Actually a lot of the "more" interesting lots went for many (e.g. 5 - 8) times estimate. I was hoping to get some of the nice ms Peru Republican 8E's of the 1830's & 1840's which I think were estimated for $1000 - $2000. One of them brought $8500, another for $4800 and all the others for way over std retail. Even the AU pieces brought unc money.

    I was able to get one lot: a very nice Chile 8E, 1838, "Hand on Book" type in ms (the nicest one of those there). You may remember me as the bidder who won that coin on a tie. However I lost a much less important Brazilian piece to an IneterNet bidder after beating out everyone on the floor. Out of ~20- 25 coins I planned to bid on I only got one. Many people, however, got nothing.

    Also the food was wonderful & I met many very important contacts. I was very impressed with the reception & things put on by ANR. I shall try to decrease the business I do with another Evil auction firm, based in NY, who shall remain nameless & deal more with ANR.
    I collect Ancients and early Independence Era Latin American.
  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I shall try to decrease the business I do with another Evil auction firm, based in NY, who shall remain nameless...... >>

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    ANR could be described as 'gem of the first water'.....and no, I don't work for them.
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