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Coin
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Engraver Wyon’s work at its best
10 February 2020This silver half crown proof from 1839 sold for £6000 at London Coin Auctions (20% buyer’s premium).
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Henry VIII gold coin makes £110,000 at Sovereign Rarities' joint auction with The Royal Mint
10 February 2020Sovereign Rarities (20% buyer’s premium) conducted its second joint auction with The Royal Mint in the second half of last year.
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Umayyad gold dinar equalled auction record for an Islamic coin
10 February 2020This rare Umayyad gold dinar dated 105AH (723AD) equalled the auction record for an Islamic coin (or any coin sold in Europe) when it was hammered down at £3.1m at Morton & Eden (20% buyer’s premium).
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Coin with double image of Irene of Athens sold at TimeLine Auctions
10 February 2020This gold solidus struck in Constantinople features the double portrait of Irene of Athens (c.752-803) who from 797-802 became the first empress regnant of the Byzantine empire.
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Best of British milled coins strike it rich at Big Apple sales
03 February 2020Affirming the strength of the market for the best British milled coins, two exceptional English gold issues were among the top prices of this year’s New York International Numismatic Convention auctions.
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Rare Mughal coin spotted hanging on a bracelet sells for £248,000
27 January 2020Discovered hanging on a gold charm bracelet, a rare Mughal coin has sold for Can$420,000 (£248,000) at a Canadian auction house.
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Rare Edward VIII sovereign sets new British coin record at £1m
17 January 2020A UK private collector has paid £1m for a 22ct Edward VIII coin, helping the 1937 sovereign regain its place as what is believed to be the most expensive British coin.
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Rare King Edward VIII coin makes UK auction record
26 September 2019A UK auction record for a copper coin was set this week when a rare Edward VIII 1937 pattern penny sold at Spink & Son.
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Coinex returns for five-star treatment
16 September 2019Coinex, the British Numismatic Trade Association’s annual showpiece fair, returns on September 27-28.
DNW challenges status quo with premium rise at numismatic sales
05 August 2019Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) has become the first UK numismatics auction house to set its buyer’s premium beyond 20%. The London coins, medal and jewellery specialist will charge a premium of 24% from September.
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Buyer’s premium rise for leading UK coin auctioneer
29 July 2019Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) has become the first UK numismatics auctioneer to set its buyer’s premium beyond 20%. The London-based coins, medal and jewellery specialist will charge a premium of 24% from September.
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Rare Roman gold coin found in Kent field sells at £460,000
06 June 2019A rare Roman gold coin, found by a metal detectorist in a field in Kent, was hammered down at £460,000.
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Rare Roman gold coin found in Kent field comes to auction
10 April 2019A very rare Roman gold coin, found by a metal detectorist in a field in Kent last month, will come to auction with an estimate of £70,000-100,000.
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Hammer highlights: 11 coins and medals that struck gold in 2018
18 February 2019ATG’s selection of 11 coins and medals lots that were among the highlights sold at UK auctions in 2018.
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‘Best of its type’ Vigo five guineas sets auction record for British coin
28 January 2019An auction record for a British coin was set in New York when a 1703 Vigo five guineas piece sold at $900,000 (£703,000) – $1.08m (£845,000) including premium. The sale was conducted by Baldwin’s of St James’s as part of The New York Premier Sale in Manhattan on January 13.
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Pick of the week: Buyer does give a hoot for splendid Athenian coin
14 January 2019The Athenian silver dekadrachm c.469/465-460BC is among the ancient world’s most celebrated coins – and a splendid example appeared for sale in New York last week.
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Value of English coinage increases at Mayfair dealership Sovereign Rarities' first auction
08 October 2018Landmark prices were paid for rare large-denomination English coins when Mayfair coin dealership Sovereign Rarities conducted its first auction on September 25.
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Coinex grows into new venue for 40th year
24 September 2018Bigger could mean better at the UK’s largest coin fair this year. Celebrating its 40th year, Coinex 2018 is in a larger venue and has more exhibitors.
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Coin specialist Sovereign Rarities and the Royal Mint to conduct inaugural auction
03 September 2018London coin dealership Sovereign Rarities will conduct its first auction on September 25.
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A Gold Rush for Heritage Auctions in Philadelphia
27 August 2018Heritage Auctions reported a string of high-value sales as part of its numismatic auctions held alongside Philadelphia’s 'World’s Fair of Money'.
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