$3.45 million
$3.59 million
$7.5 million
$2.5 million
$4.14 million
What is the dollar amount difference between the Tuesday night's sale price and the previous record?
Pay down the debt
Pay a lawsuit
Military Spending
Helping to pay down the debt and to fight the war on terrorism
Welfare
Recycling programs and the space program
Fight the war on terrorism
The half of the auction proceeds that were given to the U.S. Mint will go toward what causes?
USA
London
United States
Britain
The Middle East
Israel
Germany
Where is the buyer of the 1933 double eagle coin believed to reside?
Single-eagle gold coin
Double-eagle gold coin
1804 US Silver Dollar
1904 Double Eagle
1804 U.S. Silver Dollar
1799 Penny
1804 US Quarter
The double eagle sold for$7.59 million and this was double the previous record-breaking coin which was what coin?
534
1042
500
1034
508
1008
How many witnessed the sale online?
9 Seconds
9 minutes
500 minutes
9 Minutes
9 Hours
30 Minutes
15 minutes
Nine minutes
How long did the bidding for the 1933 double eagle last?
The splitting of the proceeds
The Price of the sale
Highest price for a coin
The length of the auction
Forbidden fruit
$4.14 million
$7.59 million
What was the astonishing record?
Auctioneer
Stephen Fenton
David Redden, a vice chairman at Sotheby's
A vice chairman at Sotheby's
Fenton
David Redden
An anonymous buyer
Collector's Web
Lawrence R. Stack
Who stated, "This is an astonishing new record for a coin?"
Trying to sell the coin
Smuggling
Customs violation
For murder
For stealing the coin
For stealing food
Why was Stephen Fenton arrested?
United States
Don't know for sure
France
England
Germany
Where did the person live that bid and won the $20 double eagle gold piece?
Henrietta Holsman Fore
The US Government
Stephen Fenton
The Secret Service
Stack's Rare Coins
Southby's, Stack's Rare Coins, The US Mint and Stephen Fenton
A anonymous collector
The U.S.Mint
Sotheby's
The UK Government
Who profited off of the 1933 double eagle sale?
Stephen Fenton
Fenton
David Redden
Beth Deisher
Lawrence R. Stack
Who is the managing director of Stack's Rare Coins?
8
4
534
5
500
6
Eight
7
How many bidders were bidding on the coin during the nine minute auction?
$7.58 Million
7.59 million dollars
$2 Million
$4 Million
$4.14 million
$7.59 million
What was the price it was finally sold?
Double eagle
Secret agent
The Mona Lisa of coins
Forbidden fruit
What nickname did the editor of Coin World call the 1933 double eagle coin?
Waldorf-Astoria
London
New York
Washington D.C
Manhattan
Sotheby's
Berlin
Where was the 1933 double eagle auctioned off?
8
Eight bidders
8 bidders for nine minutes
6
534 bidders for nine minutes
7
How many bidders bid for how long for the 1993 double eagle?
Minted in 1804
Court battle
Storied
Short
Interesting
A president, king and secret service sting operation
Mysterious
Minted in 1933
What is the history of the double eagle?
$24 Million
$17.59 Million
$7.59
$4.14 million
$7.59 million
How much did a 1933 double eagle sell for in auction on Tuesday night at Sotheby's in Manhattan?
The 1933 double eagle, a $20 gold piece with a mysterious history that involves a president, a king and a Secret Service sting operation, was auctioned Tuesday last night for a record price for a coin, $7.59 million, nearly double the previous record. The anonymous buyer, believed to be an individual collector who lives in the United States, made the winning bid in a fiercely contested nine-minute auction at Sotheby's in Manhattan. Eight bidders were joined by 500 coin collectors and dealers in an auction house audience seemingly devoid of celebrity bidders, while an additional 534 observers followed the bidding on eBay. As auction houses prepare for their fall seasons in an uncertain economy, the sale price "suggests that the marketplace for important items is enormously strong," said David Redden, a vice chairman at Sotheby's, who was the auctioneer. "This is an astonishing new record for a coin," he said. In an unprecedented move, the auction proceeds were split by the U.S. Mint and a London coin dealer, Stephen Fenton, who had won that right in court after having been arrested by Secret Service agents for trying to sell the coin in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan in 1996. Henrietta Holsman Fore, the director of the U.S. Mint, who witnessed the sale, said, "The monies we receive will go toward helping to pay down the debt and to fight the war on terrorism." Fenton commented that the double eagle had been on "a long historic journey, with a very satisfying ending." He added, "I am thrilled with the price." The previous numismatic record holder was an 1804 U.S. silver dollar, which sold for $4.14 million in 1999. Sotheby's partner in the one-lot auction was Stack's Rare Coins, with which it shared the customary 15 percent commission. "I have never seen as much interest in the sale of any coin in my 30 years in the business," said Lawrence R. Stack, the company's managing director. "This is the Mona Lisa of coins," said Beth Deisher, editor of Coin World, the largest weekly coin publication in the United States, with a circulation of 85,000. "It is unique. Forbidden fruit." Collectors' Web sites have surged with speculation about the sale price, and enthusiasts even organized betting pools. 