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The Coin Analyst: Interview with Modern World Coin Dealer Ola Borgejordet (Part I)

The Coin Analyst: Interview with Modern World Coin Dealer Ola Borgejordet (Part I)

By Louis Golino for Coin Week Ola Borgejordet is the founder and owner of Royal Scandinavian Mint (http://www.rsmint.com), a Salt Lake City, Utah company that specializes in modern world coins from almost 50 countries. It is the official North... read more »

 

Gustav I coronation coin brings $240,000 in Kuenker’s auction

Gustav I coronation coin brings $240,000 in Kuenker’s auction

By Paul Fraser Collectibles Kuenker coins has completed its stunning series of sales offering Ancient, Medieval, German, Swedish, Russian and Chinese rare coins through the last week of September. Two sections of major private collections were... read more »

 

Sedwick Announces Tenth Auction

Sedwick Announces Tenth Auction

Winter Park, FL — Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC has just opened their Treasure and World Coin Auction #10 for bidding, closing live on the Internet in four sessions on October 25-26 (Tuesday-Wednesday), viewable online at www.Auction.SedwickCoins.com.... read more »

 

2012 Colorized Australian Dragons To Be Issued as Proof Coins for First Time

2012 Colorized Australian Dragons To Be Issued as Proof Coins for First Time

by Louis Golino for Coin Week On Monday, October 3 I spoke with a representative of Talisman Coins (http://www.talismancoins.com), which is the authorized U.S. distributor of Perth Mint coins from Australia as well as those of several other... read more »

 

Ten Attractive and Cheap World Coins

Ten Attractive and Cheap World Coins

by Al Doyle The current economic slump has forced many collectors to cut spending to the bone. Even with their allure, coins can’t compete with buying groceries and paying the mortgage or rent. So what can the cash-strapped numismatist... read more »

 

Rare Russian Gold Coin Marking the Death of the Tsarina on the block at Kuenker

Rare Russian Gold Coin Marking the Death of the Tsarina on the block at Kuenker

Offered at Kuenker next week, the piece presents an extraordinary image of Alexandra Feodorovna By Paul Frazier Collectibles As we’ve reported, Kuenker has a series of exciting numismatic auctions coming up next week which including a... read more »

 

NGC-certified Chinese Rarity Tops $1 Million Mark in Hong Kong Auction

NGC-certified Chinese Rarity Tops $1 Million Mark in Hong Kong Auction

At Champion’s Hong Kong Auction 15, on August 28, 2011, a 1992 China Compass 2000 Yuan 1 Kg Gold graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo realized US $1,298,000. This sale set a new world record price for a modern kilogram gold Chinese certified coin. The... read more »

 

The Globalization of the Rare Coin Market

The Globalization of the Rare Coin Market

By Steve Roach – http://www.steveroachonline.com First published in the October 10 issue of Coin World The rare coin market continues to expand globally, while closer to home the fall coin show season is in full swing. For sure, it’s... read more »

 

$6.8 million Norman Jacobs Collection leads $20.5+ million Heritage Auction World & Ancient Coins event in Long Beach

$6.8 million Norman Jacobs Collection leads $20.5+ million Heritage Auction World & Ancient Coins event in Long Beach

Sept. 8-9 auction led by $1.39+ million 1909 Korean Gold Coin set and $546,250 “Ides of March” denarius; Heritage’s most successful World & Ancient coins event to date BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Led by the $6.8 million Norman Jacobs Collection,... read more »

 

Odyssey to Request En Banc Hearing in “Black Swan” Case to Address Contradictions in Eleventh Circuit’s Ruling

Odyssey to Request En Banc Hearing in “Black Swan” Case to Address Contradictions in Eleventh Circuit’s Ruling

Tampa, FL – September 21, 2011 – Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX), today announced that it will request an en banc hearing (a hearing before all the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals judges) in the “Black Swan” case... read more »