Monthly Archives: June 2010
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – June 28, 2010
Ian Russell’s GreatCollections.com Catered to Coin Collectors, Dealers and Traders
Bullion Prices & Business Weekend Recap – June 26, 2010
CCAC to Discuss Commemorative Coins and Designs on June 28
Pierce Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Issued
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – June 25, 2010
Gold Prices Rally Toward $1250, Silver Advances
US Mint Sales: Gold and Silver Bullion Coins Reach for Records
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – June 24, 2010
Bowers and Merena’s June 2010 Baltimore Auction Tops $8 Million
Bowers and Merena Auctions, one of the world's preeminent auctioneers for rare coins and currency, realized more than $8 million as the Official Auctioneer of the June 2010 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo.
This 1861-S Liberty Double Eagle realized $69,000 at Bowers and Merena's June 2010 Baltimore Auction. The rarest Type I Double Eagle struck in the San Francisco Mint, the 1861-S Paquet owes its ranking to both a limited mintage and heavy circulation on the frontier, aided by a lack of contemporary numismatic interest in these coins. A limited mintage of 19,250 pieces for this issue is attributed to the Mint's experimentation with a new reverse design for the Liberty Double Eagle. (Click image to enlarge)
The eight-session sale, occurring June 17-19, included more than 6,000 lots of U.S. coins and currency, ancient and foreign coins, and foreign paper money.
Prices realized for U.S. coins and currencies amounted to $6,438,778. Ponterio & Associates, a division of Bowers and Merena Auctions, added an additional $1,608,082 in prices realized with ancient and foreign coins and paper money.