£1.8 million for giant golden ducat as £100 million coin collection sales continue
As a Hapsburg, Ferdinand III had money to burn, which is what he used these giant gold coins for. As Europe burned again, the coin was collected and hidden during WWII.
2025-11-07
Gold coins go from Tudor treasury to Hampshire garden Hoard to Zurich auction
It’s every collector’s dream – the back garden pile of gold. In this case, a lucky find may make up a life-changing sum for a Hampshire couple.
2025-10-01
£1.9-million ducat is next star of £100 million hidden coin collection
With his German lands in turmoil, the soon-to-be Holy Roman Emperor was throwing the cash around. This massive gold relic of realpolitik is for sale now.
2025-09-24
Hidden from Hitler: Traveller coin collection auctions for £5.7 million
The Traveller’s Collection could be the most significant coin sale in history. It’s started. And already records are being broken and estimates surpassed.
2025-05-28
Coins hidden from the Nazis head for $100-million record sale
An extraordinary collection with an extraordinary story: the Traveller sale is one of the biggest coin auctions this century.
2025-04-02
See the $6-million face
A 2,000-year-old Greek gold coin has smashed the world record price for an ancient coin sold at auction. The “Panticapaeum stater”, from near Kerch in Crimea, realised $6 million (£4.8 […]
