NEW YORK, 8 June 2021 - This morning in New York, Sotheby's blockbuster sale Three Treasures - Collected by Stuart Weitzman shattered auction records for the world's most valuable coin and American philatelic item during an unprecedented auction event. The three-lot live sale totaled $32,039,250.

The three treasures were offered from the collection of the renowned luxury shoe designer, fashion entrepreneur, and philanthropist Stuart Weitzman. A life-long philatelist and numismatist with a deep appreciation for one-of-a-kind objects, Weitzman grew up collecting stamps and coins from an early age in Queens, New York, and he fulfilled his boyhood dream of acquiring the finest stamps and coins beginning with the Double Eagle in 2002 and the British Guiana and Inverted Jenny Plate Block in 2014.

Richard Austin, Sotheby's Global Head of Books & Manuscripts, commented:

Stuart Weitzman added:

All of the seller's proceeds will benefit charitable ventures, including The Weitzman Family Foundation, which has supported medical research and higher education such as Boston Children's Hospital and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. Other major Foundation projects include a museum in Madrid, the first of its kind, devoted to Spanish-Judeo history.

To read the complete articles, see:
US Double Eagle gold coin sold for record $18.9m(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57402432)
US Double Eagle gold coin sells for record-smashing $18.9M(https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/6/8/us-double-eagle-gold-coin-sells-for-record-smashing-18-9-million)
A Collector's Rare Treasures Set Records at Sotheby's(https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/arts/design/stuart-weitzman-sothebys-stamps-coin-auction.html)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE FAROUK 1933 DOUBLE EAGLE(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n21a24.html)