Category: auction

Henry III Gold Coin Found by Amateur Metal Detectorist Sells at Auction for $875,000

A rare 13th century King Henry III gold penny, found on farmland by an amateur metal detectorist, has sold at auction in London, England, for over three-quarters of a million dollars. Not only will it go down in history as Britain’s “most valuable single coin find,” but it is also the “most expensive English medieval…


Rare Tom Brady Card From 1st Super Bowl Year to Be Auctioned

SCARBOROUGH, Maine—One of just 20 special football cards featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl is coming up for auction. The 2002 Topps Finest X-Fractor card is expected to draw six figures, underscoring the hot market for memorabilia associated with the quarterback dubbed the GOAT, or Greatest of All Time,…


Paul Revere Family Artifacts Found in Attic Up for Auction

CANTON, Mass.—Artifacts once owned by Paul Revere’s family are up for auction. The items were found in the attic of a home in Canton, Massachusetts, believed to have been owned by the family of the legendary Revolutionary War figure, The Boston Globe reports. They include tools such as wrought iron calipers, letters, and other personal…


Rare Coin Minted in Colonial New England Sells for $350,000

BOSTON—One of the first coins minted in Colonial New England, which was recently found among other coins in a candy tin, has sold at auction for more than $350,000, more than it was expected to get, the auctioneer said Friday. The one shilling silver coin made in Boston in 1652—considered the finest example of just…


Largest Gold Nugget Found in Alaska Weighs 20 Pounds—to Fetch $700,000 to 1.2 Million at Auction

The largest gold nugget ever found in Alaska is set to be auctioned in Texas in December and is expected to fetch over $700,000. In the summer of 1896, over 100,000 prospectors descended upon northwestern Canada after gold was found near the Klondike River. About 100 years later, in 1998, a prospector named Barry Clay—so the…


Rare First Printing of US Constitution Sells for Record $43 Million

NEW YORK—A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction. The anonymous winning bidder at Thursday night’s sale outbid a group of 17,000 cryptocurrency enthusiasts from around the world who crowdfunded to buy it over the…


Historic Rome Villa With World’s Only Caravaggio Mural Is up for Auction

ROME—Looking for an opulent residence in Rome and have a spare half a billion euros to spend? Look no further: Villa Aurora, a real estate and art gem in the Italian capital is up for sale. The property, which sprawls over 2,800 square meters including a lush garden, is home to the only known ceiling…


Bejeweled Mughal-Era Glasses Expected to Fetch up to $3.5 Million at Auction

Two pairs of bejewelled Mughal-era spectacles set with diamond and emerald lenses are expected to fetch up to $3.5 million each when they are auctioned in London on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The glasses were commissioned by an unknown 17th-century prince, auction house Sotheby’s said, with the precious stone lenses believed to boost spiritual enlightenment. One…


Signed Serena Rookie Card Sold for Record Price at Auction

An autographed Serena Williams rookie card printed in 2003 has become the most expensive women’s sports card after fetching $44,280 at auction last weekend, New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions said. The previous record was $34,440 for a rookie card of former U.S. soccer player Mia Hamm sold in June. ESPN reported the Williams card was bought…


Nelson Mandela’s Famous Shirts, Belongings up for Auction

NEW YORK—The family of late South African President Nelson Mandela is selling the anti-apartheid leader’s personal belongings to help pay for a memorial garden being built in his honor. Among the roughly 100 items are the colorful patterned Madiba shirts he wore on formal occasions, including to meet Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in 1998 and 2003….