 
June 21, 2006
Goldberg Coins' ''Pre Long Beach'' World and U.S. Coins Auction Attracts over 2000 Bidders Resulting in Almost $400,000 in Internet Sales
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--June 21, 2006--Ableauctions.com (AMEX:AAC - News) announced today that the "Pre Long Beach" world and U.S. coins auction, held May 28th to May 31st on eBay Live Auctions through its subsidiary iCollector.com, sold almost $400,000 to the Internet and attracted 2118 registered bidders. Highlights from the auction included the following items sold to Internet bidders:
- San Marino - Platinum 20 Lire, 1938-R - $12,500.00
- New Zealand - Crown, 1949 - $8,400.00
- Russia - Ruble, 1912 - $5,400.00
- A lot of 275 Morgan Dollars 1878-1904 - $3,600.00
- 1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar - $14,000.00
- Hawaiian Islands, Department of Finance 1880 $10 - $17,500.00
Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectables, Inc., is located in Beverly Hills, CA. Co -- owners and professional numismatists, Ira and Larry Goldberg's have countless achievements to cite. They have set World Records for both the first gold coin, $20 gold 1907, to realize over one million dollars at public auction, as well as participating in the group that purchased the largest numismatic purchase of all time, the S.S. Central America treasure, valued at 100 million dollars.
In addition to these successes, Larry and Ira Goldberg marketed and sold the King of Siam Set in November 2005 for $8.5 million. Also noteworthy are their contributions to two of the most popular numismatic reference books in the industry, The Guide Book of United States Coins ("The Red Book"), and The Handbook of the United States Coins ("The Blue Book"). About iCollector.com
iCollector.com is the pre-eminent supplier of live online
auction technology and services to some of the world's most prestigious
galleries and industrial auction houses and operates one of the largest
eBay Live Auction sales and support centers in the world. It is the only
auction technology company to be endorsed by the National Auctioneers Association (NAA)
and has partnered with eBay Live Auctions in streamlining the process of broadcasting
auctions real-time on the Internet. iCollector's technology enables auction houses
to open their establishments to the world by allowing online bidders to participate
in real-time on the auction floor.
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or (www.icollector.com/ourtechnology.aspx) About Ableauctions.com
Ableauctions.com Inc. (AMEX:AAC) is a high-tech liquidator and on-line auction facilitator that operates the domains iCollector.com, Naalive.com, Unlimited Closeouts.com and iTrustee.com.
As an on-line auction facilitator, the Company, with the experience of over 3,000 auctions, has developed state-of-the-art technology to broadcast auctions over the Internet (www.ableauctions.com/technology) and currently provides the technology and related services to auction houses, enabling them to broadcast auctions over the Internet. The Company broadcasts business and industrial auctions over the Internet for auctioneers and members of the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and art, antique and collectible auctions for numerous galleries and auction houses around the world through eBay Live Auctions.
As a liquidator, the Company, through Unlimited Closeouts and iTrustee, purchases overstocks, order cancellations and discontinued products from major manufacturers and importers, then sells the merchandise to major retail chains, other resellers or the public.
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