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Re: 1621 Polish 100 Ducats brought $2.25 million!
That's the busiest auction room I've seen in a while! I bought the one coin I wanted at several bids below what I expected so I can't complain: https://auksjon.oslomyntgalleri.no/Event/LotDetails/146… (View Post)7 -
Re: Traveller Collection
I just heard that NAC will be indefinitely postponing their auctions. No official announcements out yet but I'm guessing we'll see something soon. (View Post)2 -
Re: Appreciating Thomas Harrison Garrett and John Work Garrett
Tyrant's collection of $10s is incredible but the quality of the Ex. Jung/Garrett/Pogue coin really jumps out as being in a different world: http://thetyrantcollection.com/eagles-of-the-tyrant/ (View Post)3 -
Re: POTUS who collected coins as a hobby
John Quincy Adams had an extensive collection of ancient coins, further augmented by some of his descendants, which was eventually sold by Stacks in 1971. Many coins aren't particularly high value bu… (View Post)2 -
Re: The ranking of our collections
Great post. It's also useful to think in terms of opportunity cost: if you could find a comparable example of a 300-level coin by waiting for x months, do you need to buy that coin now? What if a muc… (View Post)4