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In 1978 RARCOA sold the legendary N. M. Kaufman Collection, which signaled the beginning of the 1978 - 1980 bull market in rare coins. Included in this milestone sale were: Kellogg & Co. 1855 $50 Proof at $115,000, Superb Gem 1831 Capped Head $5 at $35,000, 1907 Rolled Edge Indian $10 at $46,000, Proof Only 1883 and 1884 Coronet Double Eagles at $65,000 and $75,000 respectively. Keep in mind that we're talking 1978 dolllars here! In 2013 dollars, that's an incredible $267,760.35 Beginning in 1979, RARCOA collaborated with Stacks's, Paramount, and Superior to present a series of high-powered annual auctions which became known as the "Apostrophe Auctions". These sales - Auction '79 through Auction '90 were purposely limited to 2,000 lots, 500 from each principal. In all, these 12 sales included 24,000 lots with a total value of over $135 million, an average sale price of over $5,000 per lot! Many of the greatest rarities in American numismatics were sold by RARCOA in these sales, including the Dexter 1804 Dollar, the 1894-S Barber Dime, and a plethora of proof gold coins. Auction '79 included the first Brasher Doubloon sold at public auction since the Ten Eyck sale in 1922.