Neue Auctions aims high April 14 with Civil War and early Americana

Oval coin silver peace medal with hand-engraved scenes on the obverse and the reverse, estimated at $1,000-$2,000
Oval coin silver peace medal with hand-engraved scenes on the obverse and the reverse, estimated at $1,000-$2,000
Oval coin silver peace medal with hand-engraved scenes on the obverse and the reverse, estimated at $1,000-$2,000

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – A collection of Civil War and early Americana items out of Hermitage, Pennsylvania will be auctioned on Friday, April 14, starting at noon Eastern time, by Neue Auctions. All 133 lots are fresh to the market and most have been in the Heritage collection for more than 30 years. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Error stamp makes good at late-April Holabird auction

U.S. one-cent stamp commemorating the Pan American Exposition of 1901, with an inverted center, $5,500
U.S. one-cent stamp commemorating the Pan American Exposition of 1901, with an inverted center, $5,500
U.S. one-cent stamp commemorating the Pan American Exposition of 1901, with an inverted center, $5,500

RENO, Nev. – A U.S. one-cent stamp commemorating the Pan American Exposition of 1901 with an inverted center – an error stamp and one of the great philatelic rarities – sold for $5,500 at Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC’s four-day Western Americana Auction held April 21 through April 24.

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Colonial coins and medals add value to Early American History Auctions’ May 14 sale

1757 silver Treaty of Easton aka Duffield Indian Peace Medal, the first peace medal issued in America, est. $60,000-$80,000
1757 silver Treaty of Easton aka Duffield Indian Peace Medal, the first peace medal issued in America, est. $60,000-$80,000
1757 silver Treaty of Easton Indian Peace Medal, also known as the Duffield Indian Peace Medal – the first peace medal issued in America, est. $60,000-$80,000

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – Early American History Auctions will conduct a Colonial Currency, Coinage & Historic Medals sale on Saturday, May 14. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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