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Archive for March, 2008

Barry Bonds Home Run Ball for SCP Auction

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Bids approaching $1 million are expected as SCP Auctions offer Barry Bonds’ record-setting No. 762 home run ball in an online auction, beginning March 31 and concluding April 12. One of the most cherished records in baseball, Bonds hit 762 Sept. 5, 2007 at Coors Field in Denver off a 99-mph fast ball thrown by […]

Ritchie Bros breaks online sales record at Houston

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Ritchie Bros conducted a two-day unreserved industrial auction in Houston, TX last week with record-breaking online gross auction proceeds for the site and the highest number of buyers purchasing live and online, using rbauctionBid-Live. The unreserved public auction, held March 27 & 28, 2008, featured more than 2,300 lots that sold for total gross […]

Dorsey Reading Collection Auction - April 12

Monday, March 31st, 2008

For the 23 years Dorsey Reading worked with the great artist-designer Paul Evans and in the 11 years since Evans’ death, he has collected with an insider’s perspective: the visionary pieces, the one-offs, the classics.
Over 40 of the best of these works will be auctioned on April 12th in Sculpted by Paul Evans: […]

1802 half dime makes $345,000

Monday, March 31st, 2008

An 1802 half dime graded AU-50 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. sold for $345,000 in David Lawrence Rare Coin Auctions Internet-only Auction #225.
The sale, which closed March 3, featured the Hoosier collection and realized $1,088,981.
The Hoosier collection, a private collection of 145 lots of early better-date and type coins, was auctioned along with a […]

Superior Galleries Santa Clara sale

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Superior Galleries’ April 10 auction at the Santa Clara Expo features 800 lots of mostly U.S. type coins, including an 1801 $10 gold piece graded MS-62 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp.
Superior’s sale is an official auction of the Santa Clara Expo. The auction and show will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 […]

Period jewels at Christie’s New York

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Christie’s has announced an unparalleled collection of period jewels from the 17th century through modern day in the April 15th evening sale in New York: Rare Jewels and Gemstones: The Eye of a Connoisseur. With 115 lots, this extraordinary collection expects to realize record prices for historical jewels, iconic emblems of the Art […]

Autographed letter brings $78K at Swann Auction Galleries

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The John Hancock autographed letter, which was signed with initials to George Washington upon Washington’s retirement, dated October 15, 1783. This personal letter began, “My feelings as a private friend, and the very great personal regard for your Excellency with which I have been penetrated ever since I had the honor of an acquaintance with […]