Norman Seeff has had a very interesting life. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and was trained as a doctor eventually working as an emergency doctor under apartheid in the Black township of Soweto. Due to the political climate at the time he thought it best to leave South Africa in 1969. Arriving in […]
Specialist Picks: Vintage Guitars for the Collector
With something as subjective as a guitar, opinions can vary widely, as can the appeal one guitar can have to different people. For many, it’s more about the relationship between musician and instrument than anything else, while for others, it can be the visual aesthetic that resonates. One musician could pick up a guitar and […]
Celebrating Women’s History Month through our Fine and Decorative Arts Auction
Women’s History Month, which is celebrated in March in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, had its origins in a small-town school event in California that evolved gradually into Women’s History Week. Then, through the Congressional National Women’s History Project (Pub. L. 100-9) in 1987, it continued its growth into the month-long national […]
Childhood Revisited – on an Hourly Wage [Specialist Spotlight]
Young children love to dream of their future careers. Back (okay, WAY back) in my day, most kids I knew wanted to be cowboys, airline hostesses, firemen, or even President of the United States. As for me, I loved watching cartoons on TV and reading comic books. I absorbed all the cartoons I could find […]
Lists That Make Cents: Top 10 Favorite Comic Covers
Just over 40 years ago, my world changed in a way that I would not understand until many years later. My grandfather had his first heart attack. Back then, visiting hours were exactly that, the only time you could visit unless an emergency. My mother, worried about her father, but also worrying about keeping me […]
Rare 1943 Penny Sells for Six Figures: How To Tell If You Have One Too
Did you see the famous 1943 Bronze Discovery Cent, found by a teenager in the 1940s, in the news recently? Buy, Value or Appraise Your US Coins Bid or buy US coins for sale, value your item, or request a free appraisal to sell your collection. Perhaps you noticed this on television, online, or even […]
Hobo Nickels: When Coins Become Art
The US Coins Auction at the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Show, which will be held Jan. 9-14 in Orlando, Fla., will feature the Don “H2O” Haley Hobo Nickel Collection, a group of 208 lots with similar crossover appeal. Hobo nickels are sculptural art, in which designs ranging from hobos to soldiers to Native Americans to […]
What Makes a Modern Circulating Coin Valuable?
One frequently asked question here at Heritage Auctions is, “What makes a modern circulating coin valuable?” Buy, Value or Appraise Your US Coins Bid or buy US coins for sale, value your item, or request a free appraisal to sell your collection. While most circulation strike coins minted from the 1960s to present are very […]
