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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: A Sotheby's employee holds a selection of American coins including a 1822 Half Eagle, or Five Dollar Gold Piece, and an 1804 silver dollar, both estimated to be worth between 8 and 10 million United States dollars, at Sotheby's auction house on March 13, 2015 in London, England. A collection of over 600 coins will be sold at a series of auctions at Sotheby's New York beginning in May, which is estimated to sell for a total exceeding 100 million US dollars. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 13:  A Sotheby's employee holds a selection of American coins including a 1822 Half Eagle, or Five Dollar Gold Piece, and an  1804 silver dollar, both estimated to be worth between 8 and 10 million United States dollars, at Sotheby's auction house on March 13, 2015 in London, England.  A collection of over 600 coins will be sold at a series of auctions at Sotheby's New York beginning in May, which is estimated to sell for a total exceeding 100 million US dollars.  (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)