The anonymous buyer, believed to be an individual collector who lives in the United States, made the winning bid in a fiercely contested nine-minute auction at Sotheby's in Manhattan. Eight bidders were joined by 500 coin collectors and dealers in an auction house audience seemingly devoid of celebrity bidders, while an additional 534 observers followed the bidding on eBay.
Anonymous buyer, an individual collector who lives in the US, made winning bid in contested nine minute auction at Sotheby's. Eight bidders joined by 500 collectors and dealers in an auction house audience devoided of celebrity bidders, additional bidders followed on eBay