Coin trade baffled by sale conundrum
HOW can coins being sold on the rostrum in New York be sitting safely locked up in London and elsewhere at the same time? That is the conundrum facing the coins and medals world following the publication of a catalogue and results from a sale organised in New York by Riccardo Paolucci, a Yorkshire-based Italian dealer.
The issue was brought to the attention of Antiques Trade Gazette coins and medals correspondent Rich…