Spink, one of the world’s oldest collectables auction houses, sold over $2,000,000 of historic United States Paper Money in New York City today. The collection, which was made up of nearly 600 lots, was estimated to fetch just over $1 million. Collectors from around the world crowded the auction room to participate in what has been commented on as the “sale of the century.” The highlight of the sale was lot 201, a $10 in gold coin, The First National Gold Coin of Stockton. This lot attracted several bidders and quickly climbed in price from it’s

pre-sale estimate of $12,000 with the hammering coming down at $83,000.

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