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I am an auction lover. So every news related to th...

2010-07-21T06:24:56.583-05:00

I am an auction lover. So every news related to the auction makes me very happy. Thanks for keeping us updated.

great post

2010-07-14T08:06:23.525-05:00

great post

2010-07-14T07:11:26.240-05:00

great post

John: Although you may have had the opportunity o...

2010-05-15T22:36:30.279-05:00

John:

Although you may have had the opportunity of handling a rare coin in order to show its surface characteristics I don't think it is a good idea to do it with your bare hands. It may not matter for gold coins but with rare silver, copper/nickel, bronze, or other base metal coins, having incused detail on the edge could be damaged by the salts from your fingers.

Cotton or surgical gloves may be more appropriate and un make you as a Heritage hand model I would think. Yes?

James D. Bonn, Sr, Senior Reasearch Chemist Retired

Don, you encapsulated the entire career and legacy...

2010-05-14T11:41:16.893-05:00

Don, you encapsulated the entire career and legacy of Frazetta with detailed brevity. That's hard to do. Frazetta's passing is indeed the end of an era, a phrase so often written, yet seldom as true as you have informed us.

I thought the San Francisco mint stopped producing...

2010-05-13T21:20:04.954-05:00

I thought the San Francisco mint stopped producing in 1955. How would a penny come out of there anyway?

Amen, Don. I've always felt that those who on...

2010-05-11T17:10:06.637-05:00

Amen, Don.

I've always felt that those who only knew Frazetta from his fantasy paintings, missed the true breadth of is genius.

What he accomplished in his few short years working in comic books was breathtaking. His command of ink and brush was without peer and he made it look so effortless.

Wonderful tribute to a wonderful artist, Don.

I can't believe you would waste valuable bandw...

2010-04-22T18:56:06.013-05:00

I can't believe you would waste valuable bandwidth on this otherwise informative, interesting blog to mention former American Numismatic Association Governor and long-time columnist Donn Pearlman. It's been several years since he's written anything for The Numismatist magazine, and guess what, the sun still rises and sets each day. Please no more references to him, unless it's a mug shot. Thank you. Respectfully submitted, Donn Pearlman, Las Vegas, NV. (PS: Thanks for the mention in your April 10, 2010 blog. I need all the publicity I can get.... -donn-)

Great blog. Truly thought provoking while also gi...

2010-04-06T20:56:33.863-05:00

Great blog. Truly thought provoking while also giving us perspective on life, time and history. Thank you.

Energizer Bunny has a great role in advertising th...

2010-03-26T01:25:33.521-05:00

Energizer Bunny has a great role in advertising the Batteries. I must say this is known as creativity.

Regards
James
Auction Website

Don and I attended the Newark School of Fine and I...

2010-03-13T00:13:26.856-06:00

Don and I attended the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts when we were children in Hillside. My grandfather, a carpenter, built the house Don grew up in. He was not only an inspired artist but an even-tempered, modest humanitarian. As a mutual friend said of him some years ago, he was "a prince of a man."

Btw: the Stegosaurus's name is "Fantasia&...

2010-03-11T17:27:20.286-06:00

Btw: the Stegosaurus's name is "Fantasia" and is paired in sale with an Allosaurus named "Dracula". The two were actually discovered together with Dracula biting the legbone of Fantasia.

Looks like I was close at 807,000. Maybe it was se...

2010-02-26T12:50:34.124-06:00

Looks like I was close at 807,000. Maybe it was self fullfilling?

FANTASTIC NEWS!

2010-02-25T17:29:50.461-06:00

FANTASTIC NEWS!

Following on the heels of the Action Comics #1 pur...

2010-02-25T09:51:41.164-06:00

Following on the heels of the Action Comics #1 purchase, this week is surely going down in the record books. I have never seen so much coverage about comic books in the media. Great news for all of us collectors!

I am sure many people are looking for reviews abou...

2010-02-24T09:04:09.335-06:00

I am sure many people are looking for reviews about Panama-Pacific fifty dollar. This information can really help them a lot.

Fantastic picture... you're the envy of all ge...

2010-02-23T15:46:47.780-06:00

Fantastic picture... you're the envy of all geekdom! Hopefully it will match the $1 million tag for Superman... or at least come close.

Thanks for sharing!

This is a fantastic, It is glad to see this blog, ...

2010-02-19T04:29:40.553-06:00

This is a fantastic, It is glad to see this blog, nice informative blog, Thanks for share this article.

Term Paper

Let's see proof of the fifth coin! There has ...

2010-02-11T09:13:24.806-06:00

Let's see proof of the fifth coin! There has been too much talk of it. I have seen 2 of the 4 open wreaths in person, so I would be very interested is seeing the existence of the 5th.

Very amazing coin !!!

2010-02-04T15:57:25.056-06:00

Very amazing coin !!!

I have to agree with this post. Over the past few ...

2010-01-25T20:47:01.786-06:00

I have to agree with this post. Over the past few months, my habits have been shifting to consulting the Heritage auction archives rather than price guides before a major purchase.

I bought the Liberty Quarter eagle which holds the...

2010-01-22T00:28:13.972-06:00

I bought the Liberty Quarter eagle which holds the distinction of keeping the same design for the longest time in American history for gold coins.

I bought the Liberty Quarter eagle which holds the...

2010-01-18T01:07:21.404-06:00

I bought the Liberty Quarter eagle which holds the distinction of keeping the same design for the longest time in American history for gold coins.

Gold Quarter

Nice book. I estimate $807,000

2009-12-12T13:08:01.082-06:00

Nice book. I estimate $807,000

I worked for Don at the Sketch Pad Studio in 1973 ...

2009-11-24T14:19:27.733-06:00

I worked for Don at the Sketch Pad Studio in 1973 and early 1974 as one of his elves just before launching my own art career. He was a touchstone for me over the years during our handful of visits that occurred when I was visiting the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. The six months that I worked for him as an illustrator's assistant taught me more about composition, technique, and camaraderie than any number of books and classes. He was a patient, curious, and gentle person. The only time I saw him truly anxious was when I let his beloved lap cat escape from the studio and we had to chase it across the parking lot.

Michael E. Arth