From New York Post:
A collection of rare gold coins nearly lost to history after its owner passed away has fetched nearly $4 million at auction. The gilded stash had been amassed over a lifetime by numismatist Paul Narce, who lived in Castillonnès, France, until his death last year at 89, the Times of London reported.
“I have never seen such a major collection go on sale from the point of view of quantity and quality,” coin expert Thierry Parsy said in a statement ahead of the sale, which went down at the Beaussant Lefèvre auction house in Paris, CNN reported. “Narce, who lived a modest life and didn’t see a lot of the world, spent all of his money on his collection,” said Parsy. (Read more.)
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