£1.4M for a comic......I must be collecting the wrong things!

[coin watch 1]

OK it's probably a silly comparison - comics and coins, but when I see that 1st edition 1938 Superman comic sell this week for £1.4 million My first thought was madness especially as there is supposedly well over 1,000 original copies still in existance. But then I'm not at all into comics so I guess it must be worth every penny So my further thought was to compare these two hobbies and then wondered are coins still well below in value terms when considering some rarities? and maybe is it a case that coin collecting is still stuck in that old fashioned rut and not attracting new interest?!

Be interested to see some thoughts on this comparison if not with comics but other collectibles too. BTW - coins over comics for me any day

[TomGoodheart 400]

Mmmm .. the BBC said only 100 copies are thought to exist and none as in good condition as this one (which possibly was owned by Nicholas Cage).

I think it's the same for coins really. The rarest and best conditions will command a premium. Plus, like some coins (gothic / wreath crowns, Newark siege coins, that St Gaudens double eagle) there's an appeal to sentiment that boosts value above actual scarcity.

Superman is an iconic figure for Americans (and comic collectors world wide) so I can see something like this going for much more than another comic of which 100 copies exist. First edition 1941 Captain America? $125,000. A lot, but nowhere near £1.4M. Though with the publicity for this edition of Action Comics #1 .. maybe rather more now!

Oh, and if anyone wants some rare copies of Eerie and Vampirella, I'm charging much less than $1M. Just pm me!

Edited December 3, 2011 by TomGoodheart

[Peter 615]

Mmmm .. the BBC said only 100 copies are thought to exist and none as in good condition as this one (which possibly was owned by Nicholas Cage).

I think it's the same for coins really. The rarest and best conditions will command a premium. Plus, like some coins (gothic / wreath crowns, Newark siege coins, that St Gaudens double eagle) there's an appeal to sentiment that boosts value above actual scarcity.

Superman is an iconic figure for Americans (and comic collectors world wide) so I can see something like this going for much more than another comic of which 100 copies exist. First edition 1941 Captain America? $125,000. A lot, but nowhere near £1.4M. Though with the publicity for this edition of Action Comics #1 .. maybe rather more now!

Oh, and if anyone wants some rare copies of Eerie and Vampirella, I'm charging much less than $1M. Just pm me!

I can remember when I was a lad in the 70's my grandparents had a US airforce lodger who left behind a pile of playboy magazines 4ft high.I wanted them but my parents disposed of them. I wonder how much some of those would be worth now?

[DaveG38 405]

Mmmm .. the BBC said only 100 copies are thought to exist and none as in good condition as this one (which possibly was owned by Nicholas Cage).

I think it's the same for coins really. The rarest and best conditions will command a premium. Plus, like some coins (gothic / wreath crowns, Newark siege coins, that St Gaudens double eagle) there's an appeal to sentiment that boosts value above actual scarcity.

Superman is an iconic figure for Americans (and comic collectors world wide) so I can see something like this going for much more than another comic of which 100 copies exist. First edition 1941 Captain America? $125,000. A lot, but nowhere near £1.4M. Though with the publicity for this edition of Action Comics #1 .. maybe rather more now!

Oh, and if anyone wants some rare copies of Eerie and Vampirella, I'm charging much less than $1M. Just pm me!

I can remember when I was a lad in the 70's my grandparents had a US airforce lodger who left behind a pile of playboy magazines 4ft high.I wanted them but my parents disposed of them. I wonder how much some of those would be worth now?

The average going rate for 1960s/70s Playboy mags on eBay seems to be around £4.99. I've no idea of the price per foot in height!

[coin watch 1]

Mmmm .. the BBC said only 100 copies are thought to exist and none as in good condition as this one (which possibly was owned by Nicholas Cage).

I think it's the same for coins really. The rarest and best conditions will command a premium. Plus, like some coins (gothic / wreath crowns, Newark siege coins, that St Gaudens double eagle) there's an appeal to sentiment that boosts value above actual scarcity.

Superman is an iconic figure for Americans (and comic collectors world wide) so I can see something like this going for much more than another comic of which 100 copies exist. First edition 1941 Captain America? $125,000. A lot, but nowhere near £1.4M. Though with the publicity for this edition of Action Comics #1 .. maybe rather more now!

Oh, and if anyone wants some rare copies of Eerie and Vampirella, I'm charging much less than $1M. Just pm me!

£100...£1200 I dunno just going by this...http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/12/02/first-ever-superman-comic-book-sold-at-auction-for-1-4million-by-hollywood-star-nicolas-cage-115875-23603903/

[coin watch 1]

Mmmm .. the BBC said only 100 copies are thought to exist and none as in good condition as this one (which possibly was owned by Nicholas Cage).

I think it's the same for coins really. The rarest and best conditions will command a premium. Plus, like some coins (gothic / wreath crowns, Newark siege coins, that St Gaudens double eagle) there's an appeal to sentiment that boosts value above actual scarcity.

Superman is an iconic figure for Americans (and comic collectors world wide) so I can see something like this going for much more than another comic of which 100 copies exist. First edition 1941 Captain America? $125,000. A lot, but nowhere near £1.4M. Though with the publicity for this edition of Action Comics #1 .. maybe rather more now!

Oh, and if anyone wants some rare copies of Eerie and Vampirella, I'm charging much less than $1M. Just pm me!

£100...£1200 I dunno just going by this...http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/12/02/first-ever-superman-comic-book-sold-at-auction-for-1-4million-by-hollywood-star-nicolas-cage-115875-23603903/

Ooops...meant 100...1200 copies not£.

[argentumandcoins 70]

Mmmm .. the BBC said only 100 copies are thought to exist and none as in good condition as this one (which possibly was owned by Nicholas Cage).

I think it's the same for coins really. The rarest and best conditions will command a premium. Plus, like some coins (gothic / wreath crowns, Newark siege coins, that St Gaudens double eagle) there's an appeal to sentiment that boosts value above actual scarcity.

Superman is an iconic figure for Americans (and comic collectors world wide) so I can see something like this going for much more than another comic of which 100 copies exist. First edition 1941 Captain America? $125,000. A lot, but nowhere near £1.4M. Though with the publicity for this edition of Action Comics #1 .. maybe rather more now!

Oh, and if anyone wants some rare copies of Eerie and Vampirella, I'm charging much less than $1M. Just pm me!

I can remember when I was a lad in the 70's my grandparents had a US airforce lodger who left behind a pile of playboy magazines 4ft high.I wanted them but my parents disposed of them. I wonder how much some of those would be worth now?

The average going rate for 1960s/70s Playboy mags on eBay seems to be around £4.99. I've no idea of the price per foot in height!

How much do they sell for if the pages aren't stuck together? Or does that put them in the £1.4M bracket

[RLC35 288]

Sotheby's, beware! Offering everything from rare books to Lou Gehrig's jersey, Heritage Auctions under CEO Steve Ivy grows to become the third-largest auction house in the world.

For years the nation's top currency and coin house, Dallas-based Heritage Auctions has used its founders' entrepreneurial prowess to diversify and flourish in recent yearspartly at the expense of industry giants Sotheby's and Christie's.

When actor Nicolas Cage decided to unload most of his vast comic book collection in 2002, he used Heritage Auctions in Dallas to execute the $1.68 million sale. In Orlando last year, a 1913 U.S. Liberty head nickel previously owned by Egypt's King Farouk and before that, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss (who sold it years earlier for a paltry $200,000), was sold at a Heritage auction for $3.7 million to an East Coast collector.

Per above note from Heritage Auctions in Dallas, TX.....They auctioned off the comic collection for Nicholas Cage.

[Peter 615]

Mmmm .. the BBC said only 100 copies are thought to exist and none as in good condition as this one (which possibly was owned by Nicholas Cage).

I think it's the same for coins really. The rarest and best conditions will command a premium. Plus, like some coins (gothic / wreath crowns, Newark siege coins, that St Gaudens double eagle) there's an appeal to sentiment that boosts value above actual scarcity.

Superman is an iconic figure for Americans (and comic collectors world wide) so I can see something like this going for much more than another comic of which 100 copies exist. First edition 1941 Captain America? $125,000. A lot, but nowhere near £1.4M. Though with the publicity for this edition of Action Comics #1 .. maybe rather more now!

Oh, and if anyone wants some rare copies of Eerie and Vampirella, I'm charging much less than $1M. Just pm me!

I can remember when I was a lad in the 70's my grandparents had a US airforce lodger who left behind a pile of playboy magazines 4ft high.I wanted them but my parents disposed of them. I wonder how much some of those would be worth now?

The average going rate for 1960s/70s Playboy mags on eBay seems to be around £4.99. I've no idea of the price per foot in height!

How much do they sell for if the pages aren't stuck together? Or does that put them in the £1.4M bracket

Depends on the previous owner.

Bill Clintons mags matched a certain dress and led to his demise. They would be worth a bit

A perfect "Readers Wives" would probably fetch over £1

[1949threepence 3,367]

OK it's probably a silly comparison - comics and coins, but when I see that 1st edition 1938 Superman comic sell this week for £1.4 million My first thought was madness especially as there is supposedly well over 1,000 original copies still in existance. But then I'm not at all into comics so I guess it must be worth every penny So my further thought was to compare these two hobbies and then wondered are coins still well below in value terms when considering some rarities? and maybe is it a case that coin collecting is still stuck in that old fashioned rut and not attracting new interest?!

Be interested to see some thoughts on this comparison if not with comics but other collectibles too. BTW - coins over comics for me any day

Incredible when you consider that at the time of its production, it sold for cents.