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Interesting piece of history.
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yes, thats really neat.. wonder where those coins are now? A gold "Chaise" of Edward, the Black Prince(yahoo search) http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=41300thats the only one in my quick search I could find by exact description |
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Considering collecting goes back over 2000 years and numismatic books date back to the 1500's, I seriously doubt if that was the first coin auction.
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I do not speak Danish but I found on the web what appears to me to be a coin auction catalogue from 1980 6 years earlier than the other  |
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Oops meant to say 1780 not 1980. Don't know how to edit it sorry
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I can only imagine that as long as there have been coins people have had an interest in them - the earliest record of auctions themselves go back as far as 500 BC. Would be hard to imagine there were no attempts at a coin auction earlier that the 18th century - there were certainly active antiquarians trading in all varieties of antiquities from the 16th century among the European Aristocracy. That said, its a great piece of numismatic history!
www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk
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This topic ha me hooked.
I have found an auction catalogue from 1744 still looking for older ones
A Very Rare Auction Catalogue of Coins & Medals from the Library of the
Kings of Hanover
(AUCTION CATALOGUE: MOLANUS, Gerhard Wolter). Numo Phylacium Molano-Boehmerianum a S.T. Gerardo Woltero Molano liberi atque imperialis coenobii Luccensis Abbate, nostis reliqua cum cura conquisitum postmodum a S.T. Justo Christophoro Boehmero et ipso Luccensi Abbate. [Compiled by Johan Friedrich Borchmann]. One folding engraved plate. Title printed in red & black. Double-page title, 14, 364, [1], 61, 925, [1], 485, [1] pp. Four parts in one vol. Thick 8vo, cont. calf (one corner worn, some browning due to the quality of the paper), single gilt fillet round sides, spine nicely gilt. Celle: J.G. Passin, 1744.
The very rare auction catalogue of the monumental collection of ancient and modern medals and coins formed by Gerhard Wolter Molanus (1633-1722), the influential Lutheran theologian and abbot of Loccum. After Molanus' death, the collection passed to his disciple and nephew Justus Christoph Boehmer (1671-1732), who succeeded his uncle as abbot of Loccum.
This was an enormously valuable collection; we know that upon Molanus' death his estate has to pay the very large sum of 66,000 thalers in taxes on the collection.
Fine copy with the royal stamp of King Ernest Augustus of Hanover on title. In this copy, a new sale date has been printed on a slip and pasted over the old date on the title.
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I can only imagine that as long as there have been coins people have had an interest in them - the earliest record of auctions themselves go back as far as 500 BC. Would be hard to imagine there were no attempts at a coin auction earlier that the 18th century - there were certainly active antiquarians trading in all varieties of antiquities from the 16th century among the European Aristocracy. That said, its a great piece of numismatic history!
 And I remember those auctions in 500BC well and yes there were coins in that one too.  I wonder if the cave people ever thought of auctioning off whatever they used for money. Must have had something or what could they do about vending machines.  |
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I just got done reading a book that spoke about coin dealings and auctions in different periods in the US. So this article was interesting to read. Thanks for sharing that with us.
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Sorry to bring this up but didn't Judas try to auction of his silver in the bible? Just curious. Not that I care, but people have been trading coins for Millenia (sp). Look at what happened in Byzantium.
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Angielczyk: Click the second icon on the 'posted' information just above the top line of your last post, go to check spelling.
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Thanks Stunet for that very interesting auction booklet
I also collect old books, miscl atlas' & others. The oldest of which is an 1907 leather bound book on how to build wood chairs, a craftman's book in grade VF
That 1786 auction booklet has got me really interested, Hope I chance upon one too
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