Numisbid
The collecting of international numismatic items (coins, currency and exonumia) can be a fun and interesting hobby. Anyone with a desire to learn of the history of civilizations and countries can learn what was considered to be so important that their money proudly displayed it. Buy, Sell, Auction, Value & Consign rare and collectible U.S. Coins, world and ancient coins. We deal in gold coins, silver coins, slabbed and graded coins of all varieties. 27 November 2016 Numis Bid is Australia's premier on-line coin auction house running monthly auctions of pre-decimal coins, gold sovereigns, decimal coins and many other collectible coins, most of which are certified by PCGS or NGC. Almost every lot is sold with no reserve, we don't charge any buyer's premium and we ship worldwide.
VIA GmbH offers interesting auctions with coins and medals from all over the world as well. You can expect 1-2 floor auctions a year. Our first floor auction is already planned for November 2020. Further, 2 to 4 annual e-Live auctions are on our program. Our auctions offer you a perfect platform to reach a worldwide audience when selling coins and therefore, achieving the best prices for your goods.
We are represented on all major platforms such as Auex, Sixbid and Numisbid.
We accept deliveries at any time, in person or by prior appointment.
Our small but qualified team will be happy to advise you. Our detailed terms and conditions can be found under auction conditions on this Website.
NEXT AUCTION:
1. e-Live Auction
Date: Wednesday, 1st of July 2020
https://via-numismatic.auex.de/
| You can find us on the well-known Auex and Sixbid platforms. Please note live-bidding is possible only thru Auex where you have to register first. Pre-bids are accepted by Sixbid and Auex. |
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VIA GmbH offers interesting auctions with coins and medals from all over the world as well. You can expect 1-2 floor auctions a year. Our first floor auction is already planned for November 2020. Further, 2 to 4 annual e-Live auctions are on our program. Our auctions offer you a perfect platform to reach a worldwide audience when selling coins and therefore, achieving the best prices for your goods.
We are represented on all major platforms such as Auex, Sixbid and Numisbid.
We accept deliveries at any time, in person or by prior appointment.
Our small but qualified team will be happy to advise you. Our detailed terms and conditions can be found under auction conditions on this Website.
NEXT AUCTION:
1. e-Live Auction
Date: Wednesday, 1st of July 2020
https://via-numismatic.auex.de/
| You can find us on the well-known Auex and Sixbid platforms. Please note live-bidding is possible only thru Auex where you have to register first. Pre-bids are accepted by Sixbid and Auex. |
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Australia 1983 PR70 50 Cent (Image courtesy Numisbid)
Australia 1983 PR70 50 Cent (Image courtesy Numisbid)
Numisbids
On the evening of 9 October 2014 on the online coin auction site Numisbid an Australian 1983 50 cent set a price record of $3,403.50. You can see the Numisbid images of the coin above. This is for a coin with a McDonald’s catalogue value of $5, from a proof set with a mintage of 80,000. The set itself has a catalogue value of $50 but in the real world 1983 proof sets can be had for less than twenty dollars. So, how, we hear you ask, does a coin sell for nearly 700 times catalogue value?
The answer is that the coin was graded by PCGS as PR70. The highest grade available for a proof coin. And at the time of the auction it was the ONLY proof 50 cent bearing Machin’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and dated 1984 or earlier. The PCGS population report at the time of writing showed 490 proof 50 cent coins dated earlier than 1985 and this coin is just one of those. Clearly a rare beast indeed! And given the number of coins graded to achieve this single PR70, likely to remain a rare beast for some time to come.
Numisbids Past Auctions
So why did someone pay this for a common date proof coin? Well, clearly they are dedicated and driven collector, and a strong supporter of third party graded coins, and PCGS graded coins in particular. And it wouldn’t surprise us if the buyer is a big player in the PCGS Registry Sets and that this coin had given them a lead in a number of different sets. Congratulations to the new owner of the coin, kudos to the person who had it graded, and well done to Numisbid for helping to achieve the record price.