King of Siam Proof Set Brings $8.5 Million History was made in the first week of November when a number of price records were shattered. The first of many was the sale of the King of Siam Proof Set, selling for an amazing $8.5 million. This legendary set is made up of 11 coins, which […]

by Neil Sharkey First, let me say that the market for SS Central America Gold Ingots is the single most exciting phenomenon I have ever studied. As I review the recent sale prices realized for these rarities, I fully believe with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm that we have only just begun. If recent auction […]

by Adam Crum This year started off with several coins hitting the auction block that were certain to sell for more than $1,000,000. The first was the 1866 No-Motto Seated Dollar which sold for $1.2 Million+…and then, of course, the trio of Brasher Doubloons which brought more than $6 million just two nights later. The […]

Great news! Monaco Financial, LLC has just announced a special offer on some of the hottest rarities to hit the coin market in many, many years…. Monaco recently acquired the vast majority of Type I Gold $20 Liberty Double Eagles recovered from the 1865 shipwreck of the side-wheeler steamship SS Republic. These large and historical […]

Visitors to the September 2005 Long Beach Expo have a virtually once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a set of some of the finest-known Type I Double Eagles. The exhibit includes the finest known 1854 New Orleans Mint specimen (certified NGC AU-58), one of the handful of known 1861 San Francisco Mint Paquet Reverse specimens, and the […]

by Adam Crum No…Absolutely NOT! With the market Red-Hot, we are getting way too many phone calls from people saying they are being offered “Slabbed” coins for investment. When we ask, “Are they certified by PCGS or NGC?,” we are unfortunately hearing too many answers like, “Well no, they are certified by XYZ Company.” While […]

A colorful $10 million exhibit of historic Civil War era antiques, highlighted by one of the two known 1861 Philadelphia Mint Paquet Double Eagles and recovered SS Republic sunken treasure, will be displayed by Monaco Financial, LLC, of Newport Beach, California during the June 2 – 4, 2005 Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo. […]

by Adam Crum Also: Gold $20 Saint-Gaudens in MS63 at Cost Special Offer While Supply Lasts Last week, a lot of eyes were on the Baltimore Coin Convention…and with much cautioned enthusiasm. The huge auctions of January and February were the reason for the caution signs, but just two days into the show and auctions, […]

by Adam Crum I have finally come down enough from the high of participating in the auctions at the 2005 Florida United Numismatic (FUN) Convention to take an objective approach to summing up what was an historic, week-long event. After weeks of communicating, prodding and pumping information from colleagues, competitors and clients, we sat down […]

by Adam Crum In a statement to the World Economic Forum reported by the Associated Press just this past month, Microsoft’s Chairman reiterated what many of us have been saying for some time now. Bill Gates believes the dollar will continue to slide downwards. Well-known investor Warren Buffet, in a CNBC television interview, said: I […]