http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national...er-1-million"Hannibal Head" Holey Dollar, sold for $410,000 ...
the first gold coin, an 1852 Adelaide pound, netted $370,000 ...
an 1813 Colonial Dump coin, which had a less impressive result, selling for half the estimated price at $100,000
I'm wondering whether the reporter added the "buyer's premium" before putting those numbers in the report ?
And, I wonder who estimated a dump at $200k ? it would have to be pretty good to get $100k. Last year, I watch a few auction results, and dumps, not in high grade (barely recognizable, in fact) went for $10k ~ $13k. It seems to me that not many dumps exist in higher grades, whereas the dollars are at least recognizable.