Teletrade, the largest fully-automated telephone and Internet auction company for certified coins, paper money and sportscards, has been named the official auctioneer of the twice-a-year Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo beginning with the next show, November 19 – 22, 2009, in the Santa Clara, California Convention Center. 

The deadline for consignments for the Santa Clara auction is November 2.

"The timing of the regularly-scheduled Teletrade auctions in conjunction with the Santa Clara Expo will be excellent for buyers and sellers across the country as well as those who come to the show in person," said Ronald J. Gillio, Expo General Chairman.

"Each Santa Clara Expo is held Thursday to Sunday. Teletrade will close its scheduled Sunday auctions those two weeks each year on the last day of a Santa Clara show. Read the rest of this entry »

Special Note is the First Graded Superb Gem New 69 of Any Large Size Type

IRVINE, Calif. – Teletrade, America’s largest fully automated Internet auction company for certified coins and currency, announces the record-setting sale of an 1899 “Black Eagle” Silver Certificate. Bidding on the note advanced to $30,000 during Teletrade’s December 10 auction, but the note did not meet the reserve.  A day after the sale, Teletrade sold the note to a private buyer who was previously unavailable during auction bidding.

Teletrade is not releasing the final price the buyer paid or the identity of the buyer, but will confirm the sale price was in excess of $30,000. According to Ian Russell, president of Teletrade, “This note sets records as the highest price paid for a non Serial Number One ‘Black Eagle,’ and it is the second most expensive for the type.”

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