Unwanted Collectibles If you are like a lot of unwilling collectors, you probably have some old boxes sitting around with items that you know have real value, but you have no idea how to go about turning them into cash. These items may be things you have gathered throughout the years and simply no longer […]
American Coin Auction Makes $26 Million
Posted on October 2nd, 2015 by Joe G
A coin auction in New York held by Stack’s Bowers and Sotheby’s made a total of $26 million Wednesday. The auction featured 105 coins dating from between 1792 to the 1830s, all federal coinage from the D. Brent Pogue Collection. It is the second of five auctions from this collection. Highlights include the […]
Diamonds Like This Come Once in a ‘Blue Moon’
Posted on September 17th, 2015 by Joe G
A 12.30-carat blue diamond may soon break a record when it is auctioned by Sotheby’s. Nicknamed the “Blue Moon,” the gem will be for sale in Geneva November 11, where it is estimated to be worth between $35 million and $55 million. The Blue Moon was discovered in South Africa last year. Declared “internally flawless” […]
Gold Rush in Poland
Posted on September 1st, 2015 by Joe G
A local legend in the Polish city of Walbrzych may be soon realized as true. Two men recently informed authorities that they found a Nazi train full of gold and other valuables. Deputy culture minister Piotr Zuchowski added to the excitement when he said that he had seen outlines of the train from a radar device. […]
Super Bowl Ring Wins Again
Posted on August 27th, 2015 by Joe G
William “The Refrigerator” Perry’s Super Bowl XX ring was sold at auction by Heritage Auctions last month in Chicago as part of the National Sports Collectors Convention. Perry was a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears from 1985, when they won the Super Bowl, until 1993. The 10-karat gold ring with genuine diamonds is the largest […]