Coin Collection Discovered in Garage Tops $987,000 at Heritage Auctions

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Coin Collection Discovered in Garage Tops $987,000 at Heritage Auctions​

A collection that had been tucked away for decades in a garage in Boston sparked a frenzy of competitive bidding for an assortment of fresh-to-market coins, lifting Heritage’s The Boston Collection US Coins Showcase Auction to $987,789 September 11.

The collection included boxes that were postmarked as early as 1942, including correspondence from the U.S. Mint, that remained unopened until this auction.

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Coin Collection Discovered in Garage Tops $987K at Auction

A collection that had been tucked away for decades in a garage in Boston sparked a frenzy of competitive bidding for an assortment of fresh-to-market coins, lifting Heritage's The Boston Collection US Coins Showcase Auction to $987,789 September 11. The collection included boxes that were...

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[spinalcracker]

wonder how much of that was stolen by gubmint taxes?

 

[nickndfl]

I can tell you for a fact if it was stored instead in South Florida that the humidty would have trashed the silver. I lost several mint sets to bad tarnishing in the past.

 

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Rare dime bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades fetches $500,000 at auction

A rare dime whose whereabouts had remained a mystery since the late 1970s has sold for just over $500,000. The coin was struck by the U.S.

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