Price realized: 17.250 €Nerva. Aureus 96-98. Rev. Standing Libertas. Extremely fine.Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 90187
Price realized: 13.250 €West Friesland. William IV. Friso.
Gold medal of 7 ducats, n.d. (1731). Very rare. Extremely fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 90576
Price realized: 18.250€West Friesland. William IV. Friso. 1751 gold medal of 11 ducats,
commemorating his death. Extremely rare. Extremely fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 90577
Price realized: 15.500€Gdańsk. 1580 ducat with the portrait of Stephan Bathory.
Extremely fine to FDC.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 90588
Price realized: 1.450€Hungary. 1869 ducat, Karlsburg. Extremely fine.Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 90680
Price realized: 12.000€China. Dollar without year (1912). NGC MS61.
Extremely fine to FDC.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 90693
Price realized: 26.000€Brandenburg – Bayreuth. Christian Ernst.
1679 taler, Nuremberg. Extremely rare.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 90994
Price realized: 25.500€Brunswick – Calenberg– Hanover.
1737 gold medal of 15 ducats. Extremely fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 901001
Price realized: 13.250€Waldeck – Pyrmont. 20 marks, 1903. Extremely fine +Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 902014
Price realized: 2.700€Emergency money of the town of Flörsheim.
Multiple lot with 4 banknotes, 1923. Very fine to uncirculated
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün Auktion 902505
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Dr. Albert J. Beck (1935-2024)

By Stephen Album Rare Coins

Dr. Albert (“Al”) J. Beck passed on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 in Willows, California of natural causes. He was born August 13, 1935. He is survived by his wife Nancy Beck, sister Madeline Beck, one niece and one nephew, and cousins.

Al was mentor to many young people in numismatics. Image provided by Stephen Album Rare Coins.

Al was mentor to many young people in numismatics. Image provided by Stephen Album Rare Coins.

Al was known for his witty personality and passion for environmental and ecological studies. He served in the US Army and later earned a PhD in zoology from UC Davis. He spent time working in Malaysia soon after, was a former instructor at Chico State University, and most recently was an independent environmental impact consultant.

He served on the Butte County Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees for many years through December 2023.

Al was a coin enthusiast and traveled widely to local, state and national shows around the country. He started a local coin shop, The Coin Lode, in the seventies and continued business under that name until shortly before his death. In later years, he focused on coins depicting animals, melding his zoology pursuits with the coin hobby. He had a loyal group of clients and was a mentor to many young people in numismatics.

Al served as the bourse chairman of the local Chico Coin Club show for many years. He belonged to many numismatic organizations, including the ANA, NCNA, CSNA, and others.

He will be sorely missed by family, friends, and colleagues.

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