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Feature Auction Doubles Estimate at $4.4 million

renzied bidding drove prices for Ancient, World and British coins in Classical Numismatic Group’s Feature Auction 124, held live online Sept. 19-20, to double the $2.2 million presale estimate, reaching a total of $4.4 million for the 1151-lot offering. Top results included $110,250 for lot 1044, a spectacular gold

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