4 hours agoGold coin sold for record value
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The Double Eagle gold coin produced in 1933 was sold for the record 18.9 million dollars at the Sothebys auction in New York, while the world's rarest stamp was sold for $8.3m. The coin, the only private-owned Double Eagle, was purchased by shoe designer and collector Stuart Weitzman [...]
The coin, the only private-owned Double Eagle, was purchased by shoe designer and collector Stuart Weitzmann in 2002 for $7.6 million. The coin, with a nominal value of $20 and the distinctive design of an American eagle flying on one side, and the symbol of Liberty walking was the last gold currency for circulation in the United States.
The British Guinea purple stamp produced in 1856, which was sold for $8.3 million, gave her the world's most expensive stamp title.
“The buyers of two articles wanted to remain anonymous”, informs Sotheby's representatives. While Weitzmann, who collects stamps and coins from childhood, has said he will use money from the sale to finance his charity enterprises.
