On September 10, 2010 Leonard Auction will conduct the official auction of the 51st Annual Illinois Numismatic Association (ILNA) Coin and Currency Show in Tinley Park, Illinois. More than 350 lots of collector and investment grade coins and currency will be offered. The auction will be held at 7:00pm on Friday, September 10th at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, 18501 S Harlem Ave., Tinley Park, Illinois 60477. “We are thrilled to have been chosen as the official auctioneer of the ... Read The Full Story

ustomers can now browse and bid while on the go using “Manion’s Mobile” – the new phone friendly version of the well known online auction website from Manion’s International Auction House, Inc. – a worldwide leader in the sale of militaria and historic collectibles. “There’s a whole new market of not necessarily younger, but definitely more tech savvy collectors out there these days,” said company President Jody Tucker. “We weren’t sure if our customers would ... Read The Full Story

The Akan drum is the oldest African-American object in the British Museum, brought from West Africa to the Colony of Virginia as part of the slave trade around 1735. ‘Akan’ refers to an ethnic and linguistic group from West Africa which includes the Fante, Asante and Akuapem, and its culture is most apparent today in Ghana. Display open through 10 October 2010. The drum was acquired by Sir Hans Sloane, whose collection formed the basis of the British Museum when it was founded in ... Read The Full Story

A first day cover signed by Charles Schulz featuring an original, hand drawn sketch of Snoopy is expected to fetch as much as £1,000 at auction next month. The first day of issue postage stamp and envelope (First Day Cover), dated May 30 1969, bears the signature of legendary writer and illustrator Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts. Schulz has also added a hand drawn sketch of his most popular character Snoopy. At the time of issue Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts had been running for ... Read The Full Story

On Tuesday, September 14th, Sotheby’s London will hold its first-ever sale dedicated entirely to antique chimneypieces and fire grates. The sale –among the first of its kind at a leading auction house – will bring to the market some 200 rare, important and unusual pieces, ranging in date from the 1600s to the 19th century, and emanating from all corners of Europe. Amassed with a discerning eye over a period of some 25 years by Paul Chesney, founder of the leading eponymous ... Read The Full Story