The world-class Millennia Collection of Ancient and World coins to be auctioned in Beverly Hills, California on May 24-28, 2008 by Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles is now available online for viewing.  Many dealers and collectors suggest that the Millennia Collection will become the most valuable collection of world coins ever sold.

The collection formed the basis for the book Money of the World: Coins That Made History, a full-color coffee table book co-edited by Ira and Larry Goldberg. The book received the National Literary Guild award for “Best World Coin Book” for 2007.

NGC has had a portion of the collection posted on its website for the last couple of months and had the following to say about the collection.

The goal of the Millennia Collection was to demonstrate the organic nature of money and the circumstances that shape it. Each coin collected had to meet a certain criteria:

1. It must have been struck for commerce
2. It had to capture the beauty and the art of its period
3. Only the largest circulating size or denomination of a coin would be collected
4. It must be of superb quality, not just “finest known” or “finest available.”
5. Above all, the coin had to have a story to tell

The endeavor was an aggressive five-year collaboration between the Goldbergs and their customer. Of the experience, they relate “For us, this was both a dream come true and an unparalleled adventure. There is nothing more invigorating than competing in the international arena for that special prize. In finding and collecting these treasures, we experienced the pride of true collectors… for this, we thank our special client, who encouraged us to carry out this important project.”