Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. In mid-March, just before Sotheby's ...

From auction fees to coin cabinets, World Coin Clinic answers reader questions about selling, consigning, and storing coins.

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In Victoria and New South Wales, roughly one third of homes are sold at auction. Australia is one of very few countries in ...