by bidz | Nov 3, 2010 | Auctions, Coins, Collectible Cars
A collection of stories from Paul Fraser Collectibles: Gold and silver coins hidden for years in a garage bring $88,000 in Philadelphia After reading this, you may decide that clearing out your garage isn’t such an unappealing idea after all… Read the Full... by bidz | Oct 26, 2010 | Auctions, Coins, Sports Collectibles, Stamps
A collection of stories from Paul Fraser Collectibles: Only block to feature the rare US ‘Type 1b stamp’ sells for $50,000 Sold for comfortably above its pre-sale estimate was this US one cent blue block of four, with a fifth stamp attached. Dated to 1851,... by bidz | Sep 29, 2010 | Auctions, Coins, Collectibles
Paul Fraser Collectibles reports on the sale of a rare 1943 Lincoln penny: ‘World’s most valuable penny’ brings $1.7 million for charity in the US A famous, one-of-a-kind Lincoln cent from World War Two has been sold by a New Jersey coin dealer for a...
by bidz | Jan 12, 2010 | Auctions, Coins
The following press release comes from Heritage Auctions: “(Orlando, Florida) — A rare U.S. nickel that was owned over the years by an infamous Egyptian King and a Los Angeles sports team owner, and was the centerpiece in an episode of a popular television... by bidz | May 4, 2008 | Coins, Collectibles
Precious-Coin Market May Lose Its Luster Financial News – Yahoo! Finance WallStreet Journal Saturday May 3, 2008 By Carolyn Cui “The gyrations in gold prices have upended the market for precious coins just as a lot of new investors have rushed in. Coin... by bidz | May 1, 2008 | Coins, Collectibles
‘Special’ state quarters add up to chump change Stupid Investment of the Week By Chuck Jaffe, MarketWatch May 1, 2008 “It’s not collecting, it’s speculation,” says Jon Hanson, a rare coin dealer in Wellesley, Mass. “You are...