Reviews

Gorny & Mosch

Gorny & Mosch ⸱ Auction 310 ⸱ 3-5 March 2025 ⸱ Munich

Almost 1200 lots from antiquity to medieval and modern times were successfully sold at Gorny & Mosch’s spring auction. Greek coins and coins from the Roman Empire were particularly popular, achieving exceptionally high hammer prices.

Künker

Künker ⸱ Auction 418 ⸱ 29 January 2025 ⸱ Berlin

An impressive 10 million euros was the total estimate of Künker’s Berlin Auction Sale featuring 705 lots and kicking off the World Money Fair on 29 January 2025. The total result amounted to roughly 15 million euros – and included 27 lots with six-digit hammer prices!

Noonans

Noonans ⸱ Auction 317 ⸱ 19 February 2025 ⸱ London

The Hammersley Collection of exceptional British Milled Sovereigns fetched a hammer price of £274,000 at Noonans Mayfair. Comprising 62 lots, the collection represented the best group of milled sovereigns to be dispersed in London for over a decade.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ February 2025 Showcase Auction ⸱ 4 February 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa

Stack’s held its first US-Showcase Auction of 2025, featuring a small, but powerful selection of rarities. One highlight was the finest known 1849 Pacific Company $5 gold piece, which sold for $1,260,000 – nearly $500,000 above its previous record.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ January 2025 World Collectors Choice Auction ⸱ 28 January 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa

Stack’s Bowers Galleries recently sold the only known example of an 1870 $2 Dominion of Canada banknote, payable at Victoria. The note, previously considered lost, exceeded presale estimates by far and was sold for $360,000.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Triton XXVIII ⸱ 14-23 January 2025 ⸱ New York

Classical Numismatic Group’s Triton XXVIII Auction achieved remarkable success, with rare and important ancient, world, and British coins driving total sales to $12.25 million –more than double the presale estimates. Among the highlights were an “Ides of March” denarius and a stater from Pheneos.

Gorny & Mosch

Gorny & Mosch ⸱ Auction 310 ⸱ 3-5 March 2025 ⸱ Munich

Almost 1200 lots from antiquity to medieval and modern times were successfully sold at Gorny & Mosch’s spring auction. Greek coins and coins from the Roman Empire were particularly popular, achieving exceptionally high hammer prices.

Künker

Künker ⸱ Auction 418 ⸱ 29 January 2025 ⸱ Berlin

An impressive 10 million euros was the total estimate of Künker’s Berlin Auction Sale featuring 705 lots and kicking off the World Money Fair on 29 January 2025. The total result amounted to roughly 15 million euros – and included 27 lots with six-digit hammer prices!

Noonans

Noonans ⸱ Auction 317 ⸱ 19 February 2025 ⸱ London

The Hammersley Collection of exceptional British Milled Sovereigns fetched a hammer price of £274,000 at Noonans Mayfair. Comprising 62 lots, the collection represented the best group of milled sovereigns to be dispersed in London for over a decade.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ February 2025 Showcase Auction ⸱ 4 February 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa

Stack’s held its first US-Showcase Auction of 2025, featuring a small, but powerful selection of rarities. One highlight was the finest known 1849 Pacific Company $5 gold piece, which sold for $1,260,000 – nearly $500,000 above its previous record.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ January 2025 World Collectors Choice Auction ⸱ 28 January 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa

Stack’s Bowers Galleries recently sold the only known example of an 1870 $2 Dominion of Canada banknote, payable at Victoria. The note, previously considered lost, exceeded presale estimates by far and was sold for $360,000.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Triton XXVIII ⸱ 14-23 January 2025 ⸱ New York

Classical Numismatic Group’s Triton XXVIII Auction achieved remarkable success, with rare and important ancient, world, and British coins driving total sales to $12.25 million –more than double the presale estimates. Among the highlights were an “Ides of March” denarius and a stater from Pheneos.