Art as the new Investment Target

For many people, art appreciation has taken on a whole new meaning Monday, December 18, 2006 By Kelly Crow, The Wall Street Journal “Want to see where investors are placing more of their alternative assets these days? Check out their walls. Artwork – once...

First Strike Coin Lawsuit

Lawsuits target ‘first strike’ coins Yahoo! News By CURT ANDERSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer Sun Dec 17, 2006 “MIAMI – To avid collectors, coins that stand out as rare or of exceptional quality are worth more than their weight in platinum, silver...

Sir Winston Churchill Painting

Churchill landscape sets auction record Telegraph | News | By Nigel Reynolds, Arts Correspondent 13/12/2006 “A painting by Sir Winston Churchill sold for a record 612,800 pounds ($1.2 Million US) to an anonymous buyer at auction yesterday. The previous auction...

Heisman Trophy Auctioned

Auction figures don’t come cheap Los Angeles Times By Mike Penner, Times Staff Writer December 11, 2006 “How much will Troy Smith’s Heisman Trophy be worth 27 years from now? Charles White’s 1979 Heisman was purchased for $293,750 by an...

$1,000 bill sells for $2.3 million

Art collector buys $1,000 bill for $2.3 million $1,000 bill worth more now Printed in 1890, art collector buys it for $2.3 million Associated Press Chron.com – Houston Chronicle Dec. 15, 2006, 10:14PM “DALLAS — An art collector has paid about $2.3...