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Ancient Greek Coin Collection Expected to Fetch Millions at Auction

Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Greece’s economic troubles have the world’s attention, but Greek currency from another era is taking the spotlight this week in New York. A collection of more than 600 ancient Greek coins is expected to fetch millions of dollars when they are put up for auction Wednesday. British coin expert Paul Hill says collectors consider ancient […]

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Ancient Greek Coin Collection Expected to Fetch Millions at Auction

Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Greece’s economic troubles have the world’s attention, but Greek currency from another era is taking the spotlight this week in New York. A collection of more than 600 ancient Greek coins is expected to fetch millions of dollars when they are put up for auction Wednesday. British coin expert Paul Hill says collectors consider ancient […]

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Champagne Fetches Record $44,000 at Auction

Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
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A bottle of Veuve Clicquot salvaged from a 19th century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea set a world record for champagne Friday when it sold for almost $44,000 at an auction. An unidentified Internet bidder from Singapore paid the record price, and purchased a bottle of Juglar champagne for around $35,000. The two bottles were […]

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