Auction Catalogs

I occasionally buy them second hand for $5 to $10 apiece.
I bought an Australian catalogue, 484 high glossy pages, over 2,000 pictures in colour. Cost $10. Half of the auction was in World coins and ancients, most of the rest in World notes and Australian coins. 5,000 lots, perhaps 10% of them were Australian and World gold coins.
$3 million worth of lots sold.

As you would expect, this Australian catalogue series is less numerous with top quality American material, but it is quite frequently offered. It more tham makes up for this deficiency by offering top quality World coins, ranging all the way from anciens to modern.
New price was $40.

I have occasionaly been a successful bidder in this series of auctions over the last 15 years or so.

I don't need to consider Heritage Auctioins, because the the above mentioned series is good enough for me. I don't subscribe, I just quickly peruse the catalogue when first sent to potential customers, and buy a single copy, if I happen to be interested.

Hmmm... I didn't realize they were worth money. I have a few laying around.
I think they are from the 1980s... Can't remember.

I like the idea of "free, take one", I would be all over that for old catalogs. And I do like to look at old catalogs as well, but I also like to see "active" auction catalogs that I could actually buy from. ebay seems to be a good place to find old catalogs, I am eyeing some now. Don't auction houses want people to see their stuff? I'm guessing that online is way cheaper exposure than an expensive glossy catalog.

Interesting prices on that Brycebooks link. I've got several Stack's catalogs from 2007-2011, some of which he has for sale in the $15-30 range. A few years ago I offered some of these on the forum without much interest. Looks like I might have to try ebay.

On ebay look under Coins & Paper Money ---> Publications & Supplies. Try Canadian auction catalog.

If you know the major auction houses up there try searching those names on ebay

-MV