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Spink Acquires Smythe, New York's oldest dealer and Auctioneer in coins, paper money, antique stocks and bonds and autographs.
London, England - March 7, 2008 - Spink, the world's leading
auctioneers of Coins, Stamps, Medals and Banknotes, Bonds and Share
Certificates, based in London and established 1666, has agreed to
aquire R.M. Smythe & Company, specialists in Antique Stocks and
Bonds, Banknotes, Coins, and Autographs, based in New York City
and established in 1880.
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Big guns go for big bucks at Smythe sales of shipwreck artifacts, currency, stock certificates and obsolete notes.
A twin pair of brass canons from the 1784 shipwreck "El Cazador" saw a
final bid of $10,925 each bringing the total for the once week, four
auction extravaganza at Smythe to $1,259,250.
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Shipwreck artifacts, currency, stock certificates, ephemera and obsolete notes to be offered by Smythe & Co. starting Oct. 29th 2007
Coins and artifacts from the 1784 shipwreck of the El Cazador will be
featured among the coins, paper currency, stock certificates, ephemera
and obsolete notes that will be offered in four consecutive auctions
beginning October 29th at Smythe & Co. in Manhattan
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Smythe's Memphis Sale Their Best Ever
On July 5, 6 & 7, 2007, R. M. Smythe & Co., Official Auctioneers for
the 31st Annual Memphis International Paper Money Show, conducted
an extraordinary auction of paper money, stocks, bonds, and related
items. This wide-ranging auction, featuring over 3,000 lots, was the
biggest and best in the companys 127-year history.
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IMPORTANT SMYTHE PAPER MONEY & COIN AUCTION
R. M. Smythe & Co. announced that their Spring Paper Money & Coin Auctions will be held at their offices in New York City on Wednesday,
April 11, 2007 through Friday, April 13, 2007. Included will be Part 10 of the Herb and Martha Schingoethe Collection, the largest Obsolete Paper Money collection
ever to be offered at auction, and the Confederate Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society, one of the most complete collections of
Confederate Paper Money and Bonds to be sold at auction...
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Smythe To Hold Important Currency Auction
"On December 12 & 13, 2006, Smythe & Co., will conduct an extraordinary auction of paper money, stocks, bonds and related items featuring Part 9 of The Herb and Martha
Schingoethe Collection at the Smythe & Co. offices in New York City. The sale promises, once again, to provide a unique opportunity for obsolete currency collectors to
obtain treasured notes from the well-regarded and visionary couple."...
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Important Autographs, Americana At Smythe Auction
"This November 16, New York's R.M. Smythe & Co., Inc. will hold its annual
Autumn Autograph Auction at its downtown offices, offering its usual selection of
autographs from literary, artistic, musical, and historical figures, featuring a large
collection of material from America's First Ladies, and including a mail-bid-only section
of autographs, books, photographs, prints, and Americana."...
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First Ladies Lead Strong Smythe Autograph Auction
New York auction house Smythe & Co. help one of
the most lively autograph auctions in recent memory on May 16, 2006, when it offered, among
its usual stellar fare, a large collection of autographs of America's First Ladies, including some rarities not seen in years. Not all the excitement surrounded that section of the sale, however, as
strong bidding characterized the whole afternoon."...
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Smythe Presents: Coin of Vantage, a work of Numismatic Fiction for Young Collectors by Steven Smith
My name is Nehpet Htim. I was brought to the United States as a youngster and, wonder of wonders, I eventually became a dealer in 19th and 20th century American
coins. Numismatics is my pastime as much as it was a business, so I took delight in my work and made a marvelous income at the same time."...
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Smythe Celebrates 125 Years in Business
It was 1880 when a young stockbroker started a company to help people find out about stocks and bonds they had lost track of, hopefully to find some extra dollars when his research was completed. Roland M. Smythe was the first and foremost "stock detective" in America, writing the definitive texts in the field and continuing to provide help for investors until he died in 1931. After 125 years, his firm, known as R.M. Smythe & Co., Inc., continues, and investors are still asking for help in this arcane area of the stock market." ...
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Smythe to Hold Important Currency Auction
The Herb and Martha Schingoethe Part V Sale will be held December 13th and 14th at the Smythe & Co. offices in New York City. The sale promises, once again, to provide a unique opportunity for obsolete currency collectors to obtain treasured notes from the well-regarded and visionary couple. The collection was amassed over thirty plus years and contains over 30,000 notes. The four sales catalogued and sold so far have included over 2,500 lots of material and have realized over $3,000,000.00. "...
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Smythe to Hold Important Autograph Auction
New York's R.M. Smythe & Co., Inc. will hold its annual Autumn Autograph Auction at 1:00pm on Wednesday, November 16, 2005, featuring important autographs from George Washington, Herman Melville, Oliver Cromwell, Alexander Hamilton, Jack London, Susan B. Anthony, and many other major historic, literary, artistic, and musical figures." ...
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Smythe to Auction Rare U.S. and Foreign Coins
On November 16th, 2005 at 5:30 pm, Smythe will hold a coin auction in their offices located on the 12th floor of 2 Rector Street. This sale will feature over 300 lots of rare U.S. and Foreign coins. Auction lot viewing will be available on Monday and Tuesday, November 14-15, from 10am-4pm at Smythe's offices. Lot pick up (provided that a resale certificate is on file) will be available the day of the sale, as soon as an item is purchased." ...
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Smythe's Memphis Sale Should Be Their Best Ever
On June 17th and 18th, R. M. Smythe & Co., Official Auctioneers
for the 29th Annual Memphis International Paper Money Show, will
conduct an extraordinary auction of paper money, stocks, bonds,
and related items. Among the most interesting items is a scarce
1848 printed Peter Force facsimile Declaration of Independence,
perhaps one of only 700 printed. This wide-ranging auction features
over 3,500 lots, and promises to be the biggest and best in the
company's 125-year history. "...
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Smythe & Co. holds rare U.S. and foreign coin auction
New York – December 8, 2004- R.M. Smythe's sale of U.S. and foreign
coins was held on December 6th in their offices at 2 Rector Street
in New York City. The 549-lot sale included The Wall Street Hoard,
which consisted of rare single items and uncirculated rolls stored
in bank vaults for over thirty years. Some highlights are"...
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Franklin letter sells for $69,000 at Smythe
New York- December 1, 2004- On November 17, 2004, R.M. Smythe & Co.
held its annual winter autograph auction in New York City, where
an exceptional autograph letter signed by founding father Benjamin
Franklin sold for $69,000 (including 15% buyer’s premium). The recent
trend toward telephone bidding continued, with customers participating
by phone from as far away as Brazil, Germany, Israel, and Australia.
With stiff competition from the floor and a healthy number of solid
mail bids, Smythe enjoyed a very successful sale."...
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Smythe to Auction Rare U.S. and Foreign Coins
New York- November 22, 2004 -
On December 6, 2004, at 2pm, Smythe will hold a coin auction in their offices
located on the 12th floor of 2 Rector Street. This sale will feature over
500 lots of rare U.S. and Foreign coins. Auction lot viewing will be available
on Monday the 6th starting at 10am at Smythe’s offices. Lot pick up (provided
that a resale certificate is on file) will be available the day of the sale,
as soon as an item is purchased."...
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Stock and Bond Collectors Convention Scheduled for Strasburg
New York- October 6, 2004- Collectors of antique currency and stock and bond
certificates from around the country and abroad will converge on the Historic
Strasburg Inn on Route 896 Tuesday-Friday October 21-24 for the 17th Annual
Strasburg Stock, Bond and Currency Show. 37 Dealers from 22 states and foreign
countries will be on hand at the Inn offering their wares to members of the
trade and the general public. Booth holders at the show come from as far away as
Germany and Belgium."...
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Smythe Will Auction America’s Largest and Most Comprehensive Obsolete Currency Collection
New York- June 9, 2004- Stephen Goldsmith, Executive Vice President
for R. M. Smythe & Co., announced today that Smythe has been selected
as the official auctioneer for the Herb and Martha Schingoethe Collection
of Obsolete Currency, the largest and most comprehensive collection in
private or institutional hands.The collection consists of over 30,000
different notes, and represents every U.S. state or territory in which
paper money was issued. The collection is unrivaled in vastness or
completeness. "...
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Smythe Realizes Strong Prices for Obsoletes and Nationals
Strong demand for paper money was apparent in Smythe’s March
15 auction at their new offices and auction gallery at 2 Rector
Street in New York City. Offering both coins and paper money, the
sale began with a small, but powerful offering of Obsolete Currency
and National Bank Notes. A New York discovery note, the $1 1863
Croton River Bank of Southeast, sold for $4,140 in a heated floor-bidding
duel. A Type 2 $10 National from the First National Bank of Fairbanks,
Alaska, brought $18,400. The 1902 Plain Back $10 from the First
National Bank of Mesa, Arizona realized $8,337.50, and a Plain Back
$10 National from the Arizona National Bank of Tucson sold for $5,060.
One of two Large Size notes known from the First National Bank of
Makoti, North Dakota brought $1,955, while a $20 Plain Back on the
Rock Springs NB, Wyoming sold for $3,335...
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Smythe Realizes Record Price For 1792 Half Disme
A 1792 Half Disme, graded VF-20 by NGC, realized $73,600 in Smythe’s
March 15 auction, more than doubling the previous auction record
for this coin and grade. The auction was held at Smythe’s
new offices and auction gallery at 2 Rector Street in New York City.
The lot opened at $52,000, and furious floor bidding soon drove
it up to $73,600 (the price realized include as 15% buyer’s
commission)...
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Smythe To Hold Major Paper Auction At Strasburg
Collectors and dealers from around the world will gather for the
17th Annual Strasburg Stock and Bond Auction, February 6-7, in Strasburg,
Pennsylvania, to bid on U.S. and international stocks and bonds.
This wide-ranging auction will be held in conjunction with the Strasburg
Stock and Bond Show at the Netherlands Inn and Spa, formerly the
Historic Strasburg Inn, located on Route 896, in Strasburg, Pennsylvania,
just 2 miles East of Route 30, near Lancaster...
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ORIGINAL OF INSCRIPTION ON STATUE OF LIBERTY " . . . GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED
MASSES, YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE . . ." SOLD BY R.M. SMYTHE
The New York-based auction house, R.M. Smythe, Co., Inc., announced today that it had received a record
price of $85,000 plus a 15% buyer’s charge, from an anonymous client for a rare copy of the
powerful poem “New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. The well-known text, emblazoned on the base of the Statue
of Liberty, was one of 367 lots, including many other patriotic items, sold at auction by Smythe...
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R.M. SMYTHE AUCTION TO BENEFIT
HISTORIC CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN THEATRE CLUB IN PHILADELPHIA THERE’S
NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS…
The famous Charlotte Cushman Theatre Club in Philadelphia has, since
1907, helped
prove this Irving Berlin maxim. Named for one of America’s
foremost actresses, the club was
a haven for young actors such as Helen Hayes, and a popular social
center for visiting
theatrical groups...
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