What the one auction ever held that you would like to somehow magically attend today...
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What the one auction ever held that you would like to somehow magically attend today? Assume that you'll have to pay current prices.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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Eliasberg I and II
Nothing like it before or since.
I think I'd have to go with Farouk. I'm sure I could think of other sales that had a somewhat better selection of coins that I'd actually buy today, but I don't think that Farouk can be beat for sheer adventure.
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The US Gold Collection (Eliasberg)
a good place to start?
Rio Rancho sale by Superior - waaay back in 1974. Most amazing auction!
Any of the Garrett or Brand sales would be very cool. Or if I could go way back, then the Parmelee sale.
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Any or all of these:
1972 Superior Pradeau Sales
1975 Superior ANA Sale
1985 Christie’s Norweb (Mexican) Sales
1996 Christie’s Gerber 2 Sale
Barney Bluestone's sale of the Albert Grinnell collection (1944-46). In particular, Session IV - October 1945.
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Woodward's 62nd Sale, Heman Ely Collection, January, 1884
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There was a collector in Ohio named "Unc Junk" whose coins were sold back in the '80's. He was reputed to have had tens of thousands of seldom seen modern world coins in Unc condition. The ones I wanted most I couldn't afford now because they've gone from about a dollar to hundreds and hundreds of dollars but more than half of the coins would still go for a dollar and are just as rare. Some of the ones that have gone up still have lots of upside but I'm not buying coins that might take forever to be fully appreciated any longer, least wise not any that cost a lot of money.
I mostly only bought "Gem junk" but with many moderns you have to be satisfied with Unc.
I just couldn't get away at the time.
I suspect this was the individual who got to every coin shop about 20 years before I did. He bought everything that was going to be hard to find. This was so long ago his collection was dispersed that few of his coins had appreciated much.
I was told he had an extensive collection of nice choice cu/ ni NZ and British coinage from the '40's and '50's.
I'm firing up the flux capacitor and taking the Delorian back to June 28, 1887
Dr. Henry R. Linderman's auction
You said today's prices - so I probably won't buy anything, but think it would be neat to see all that stuff in one place, most of which had never been in private hands until that point.
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The 1922 James Ten Eyck Sale just so I could see the Lindermann 1804 Dollar I later recovered.
I've seen that photo recently. Know the first two-who are the others?
Tom
At the moment, I would probably say Milas, just given what I am trying to put together. But of course I would have liked to attend Farouk as a spectator.
I was at Cardinal and Pogue I and am glad I didn't miss them.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
Farouk was the first one that came to mind, but Eliasberg sales would have been cool also.
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Since I am a descendent of J.J. Mickley, I would have to say the J.J. Mickley collection. The King Farouk collection is next. I did attend one of the last Eliasberg auctions.
Don Kagin and Jay Cline
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John Story Jenks would be in contention
Latin American Collection
Wayte Raymond’s sales of the WWC Wilson Collection. The 1925 and 1926 sales especially.
Dealing in Canadian and American coins and historical medals.
KING FAROUK Palace collection
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I would like to attend the auction where Jess Lipka and Martin Paul got into a fight over an auction lot.
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Garrett
www.brunkauctions.com
That's what I was thinking as well. Super exotic.
Parmelee
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Nice chapter in Bowers book ...Abe Kosoff: Dean of Numismatics ... on Kosoff adventure leading upto and during King Farouk auction
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/569134
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November 28-30, 1881 Bangs & Co.
To see the Haseltine coins and check out a couple varieties that haven't been seen since.
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