Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions U.S. Coins Enlarge The 1854-D three dollar gold piece is one of the chief rarities of the series. While coinage of the denomination at Philadelphia surpassed 138,000 pieces, branch mint involvement was limited to regional commercial needs. Three dollar dies arrived at Dahlonega from the Philadelphia Engraving Department […]
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Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Photographs Enlarge This charming photo of author A.A. Milne with his son, Christopher Robin Milne, was taken the same year his sensational children’s classic Winnie-the-Pooh was first published. Fittingly, Christopher Robin is holding the original “silly old bear,” which is now housed in the New York Public Library. When the […]
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Editor’s Picks Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Photographs Enlarge In Tyler Shields’ Gator Birkin II, from the photographer’s famed Indulgence series, a model’s well-manicured hands grip the bottom of an exotic-skin Hermès Birkin bag while an alligator holds tight to the bag’s handle. Like the other playful images in the Indulgence series, this […]
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Editor’s Picks Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Space Exploration Enlarge Much of the world held its collective breath July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon. The first person to confirm the successful landing of the Eagle was Charlie Duke, who served as CapCom for the […]
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