301 Pennies = $10.7 Million Posted: 2 years ago by Marli
One man's collection of rare American cents has turned into a $10.7 million auction windfall.
The collection of 301 cents featured some of the rarest and earliest examples of the American penny, including a cent that was minted for two weeks in 1793 but was abandoned because Congress thought Lady Liberty looked frightened.
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World's First Postage Stamp Surfaces in Auction Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
The world's first adhesive postage stamp of a public postal system, the "penny black," along with the world's second issued stamp, the "two-penny blue," have just surfaced in a Sotheby's auction that will feature other rare and valuable stamps belonging to renowned collector David Barton, who died last year.
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Dinosaur dung sells at NYC auction for nearly $1,000 Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction Wednesday for nearly $1,000.
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Baseball card collection goes for... Posted: 3 years ago by dork
a whooping 1.6 MILLION DOLLAR$$$ at an auction!
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84.37-Carat White Diamond sold for $16.2 Million at Auction Posted: 2 years ago by DemureArt
Guess Founder Georges Marciano was just short setting an all-time auction record for a stone or piece of jewelry, a record held by the same Sotheby's
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Penny prices pinched by rising cost of metal Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
A penny, which consists of 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper, cost 1.26 cents to make as of Tuesday. And a nickel -- 75 percent copper and the rest nickel -- cost 7.7 cents, based on current commodity prices, according to the Mint.
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India Tries To Stop Auction Of Gandhi Items Posted: 9 months ago by suebe
Despite direct appeals from the Indian government and a last-minute stay from an Indian court, an auction of personal items of Mahatma Gandhi’s — including his sandals, bowl, watch and spectacles — is scheduled to go ahead as planned on Thursday in New York City.
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The $2.3 million Grand Watermelon Posted: 3 years ago by Wingnut
A rare $1000 bill printed in 1890, called a "Grand Watermelon" because of the green striped zeroes on the back, fetched $2.3 million at a private auction.
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Canadian $1M coin up for auction Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A Southern California company plans to auction the world's largest coin, a 220-pound gold piece minted by Canada.
Related story
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Auction On to Kill Rare Scottish White Deer Posted: 9 months ago by cb__
"It needs culling – it’s a freak."
*edit: Hoax alert! After this post went up the daughter of the property owner mentioned in this story joined Plime to give us a very different view. It appears the original journalist went far beyond the truth in his search for publicity and may have endangered Kevin Stuart, who claims that there never was an auction for the life of the animal. Please read the comments.
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eBay auction to raise funds for defense of man accused of killing abortion doctor Posted: 4 weeks ago by cecilberman
“I really am hopeful that eBay can see that once this is up, that it is not a glorification of violence,” said auction organizer Dave Leach, an abortion opponent from Iowa. “If the auction stays up, it will only be because eBay has been shamed into recognizing the nonviolent nature of the items.”
Items organizers said were being donated for the auction include an Army of God manual that describes dozens of ways to shut down abortion clinics; and a prison cookbook compiled by Shelley Shannon, who is serving time for clinic arsons and bombings.
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New Penny Designs Posted: 1 year ago by TheShirtPocket
Starting next year, the US mint will unveil four new penny back designs in commemoration of Lincoln's 200th Birthday.
I thought we were supposed to be moving away from the penny?
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100 Million Pennies On Display Posted: 2 years ago by bigtonyboy
100 million pennies that take up a square block at Rockefeller Center in NYC.
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Pooh's dip into honey fetches pounds at auction Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A sketch by Winnie the Pooh illustrator E.H. Shepard titled "Tiggers Don't Like Honey" fetched 31,200 pounds ($49,770) at auction Tuesday, well above the pre-sale estimate of 15,000 to 20,000 pounds ($24,000 to $32,000).
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The Michael Jackson Auction Posted: 10 months ago by tomba
In April, an auction by Julien's Auctions at the Beverley Hills Hilton will provide an unprecedented look into the private world of Michael Jackson.
Pretty wacky stuff
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Furry pig sells for £250 at swine auction Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A furry pig drew a huge crowd when it was brought to auction and sold for £250.
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Victoria's secret: queen's underwear sells at British auction Posted: 1 year ago by lpoindexter
A giant pair of bloomers which belonged to Queen Victoria sold for nine times their estimate at an auction in Britain Wednesday.
"These pants, considering their provenance and pedigree, are very exciting," said auctioneer Charles Hanson.
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Giant original GORT robot up for auction Posted: 2 years ago by Mitzuzake
An eight-foot-tall animatronic model of GORT, the robot from "The Day The Earth Stood Still", is currently up for auction on eBay. According to the ad, "the robot hasn't been activated in years." So be careful, and remember: Klaatu Barada Nikto!
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Teen's TradeMe auction of nude mum pics faked Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
It sounded unbelievable: a teenager put raunchy photos of his mother up for auction online in revenge for making him clean out their garage.
And it was. The "teen" is actually 22-year-old student Michael Chal who pulled the stunt for a social media project to "get people chattering".
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Cher's Auction A Great Success Posted: 3 years ago by musicgirldani
To show how relevant Cher still is, every item in her 700 item auction was sold. The auction raised double the expectations as well.
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Bonhams set to auction remarkable collection of technology antiques Posted: 2 months ago by topofall
The TV stuff is recognisable but what a lot of the stuff is I have no idea! Oh, there is a Sinclair C5!
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