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Lunch with Jim Halperin for Benefit of the ANA ...
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Sold on Jul 31, 2008 for:
$12,650.00
Bid Source: Live: Floor bidder
Description
Lunch with Jim Halperin for Benefit of the ANA Heritage Auction Galleries Co-Chairman, best-selling author and acclaimed numismatic authority. All proceeds from the winning bid, including the buyer's premium, will be donated to the ANA's education programs for improving numismatic resources on the ANA website, including the successful Coins in the Classroom project that is used by teachers nationwide. The winning bidder will have a one-on-one lunch with Halperin at a mutually convenient time and place.The first bid already has been received. Numismatic author and former ANA Vice President, Scott A. Travers of New York City, has opened the bidding at $1,500. Travers suggested the fund-raising auction after exchanging e-mails with Halperin about a recent charity auction involving a lunch date with renowned investor Warren Buffett, a subject of personal interest to Halperin. "About eight years ago, my friend Scott Tilson and I bought lunch with Warren Buffett at a charity auction for $20,000, and we enjoyed it so much that we bought it again the following year - for $30,000," said Halperin. "Mr. Buffett has made it an annual event, and since then the price has been rising precipitously. Recently, the same lunch sold for $2.11 million. I'll be thrilled if mine nets the ANA even 1/1000th of that amount."
The author of How to Grade U.S. Coins, Halperin has been widely regarded as "the best eye" in the business for his knowledge and expertise in assessing the condition and value of coins. Also a well-known futurist, he is the author of two best-selling science fiction books (The Truth Machine and The First Immortal), and donates all his author's royalties to a non-profit health education foundation. In addition to coins, Halperin actively collects Mad Magazine memorabilia, EC comics and early 20th century American art.
Auction Info
2008 July-August Baltimore, MD (ANA) US Coin Signature Auction #1114 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Jul-Aug, 2008
30th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 14
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15% of the successful bid per lot.
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