Steven Contursi made headlines last year when he sold a rare coin for a record-breaking $7.85 million, and the Laguna Beach resident has again broken the $7 million mark.
What may be America's oldest silver dollar has become the world's most expensive coin, with its owner saying it changed hands in a private transaction between coin collectors for nearly $8 million.
A 1943-S bronze Lincoln cent.
Laguna Beach resident Steve Contursi sold a rare coin he bought recently for more than $100,000 to a very happy collector on the East Coast.
The Whitman Coin and Collectibles Atlanta Expo's dealer booth capacity is sold out, announced David Crenshaw, general manager. The show will take place in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 11-13.
A 215-year-old coin that was part of the first batch of coins produced by the U-S Mint has sold for one-point-five (m) million dollars.
Imbue history and add pedigree to a 215-year-old near mint condition coin and it can do wonders for its value. How's $1.5 million?
The legendary King of Siam Proof set was acquired Nov. 1 in a cash deal by Steven L. Contursi, president of Rare Coin Wholesalers of Dana Point, Calif., for a record $8.5 million.
One of the finest known 1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles, graded PCGS MS-66, changed hands for $1.65 million in a private treaty transaction during the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, June 2 – 4, 2005.
The first gold coin made in the U-S may be truly priceless, but it was recently bought for millions.
