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$10,000 bill sells for nearly half a million dollars at Texas auction — and 1899 coin sells for almost as much
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A $10,000 bill from 1934 sold for a record $480,000 at an auction in Texas auction — while a $20 coin minted in 1899 also set a record when it sold for nearly the same amount as the banknote, according to the auction.
Headquartered in Dallas, Heritage Auctions sells a wide range of collectibles, including coins, currency, art, sports memorabilia, wine and historical items. The massive bids taken last week happened during a multi-day auction with multiple bidding events that took place throughout the second and third weeks of September in Texas' capital city.
Interest in the 1934 $10,000 banknote did not come as a "huge surprise" to Heritage Auctions, the company . Dustin Johnston, the vice president of currency at Heritage Auctions, said in another statement that "large-denomination notes always have drawn the interst of collectors of all levels."
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