Nearly 1,300 lots crossed the block this September during Colonial Acres’ two-session Premier Auction, which topped 100 active online bidders and hit a successful sell-through rate of three-quarters. Paper money, bullion and high-quality key-date coins led the way in the Sept. 11-12 sale, which saw strong realizations in each of those three sections. Aside from the top-earning lot – a 1904 10-cent coin in high Mint-State (MS) condition – paper money and bullion were the strongest consistent sellers with several lots topping their pre-sale estimates. “We hit our target sales numbers again this past auction, which we have managed to do with all our Premier Auctions to date,” said auctioneer Kirk Parsons, co-owner of the Kitchener, Ont.-based auction house. Continue reading →
A 1935 Series $50 note in Very Fine-20 brought $4,427.50 as Lot 1062 of this September’s two-session Premier Auction.
