Expensive auction items

A look at the items to garner big price tags on the auction block.

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  1. This image provided by Heritage Auctions shows an authentic 1913 Liberty Head nickel that was hidden in a Virginia closet for 41 years after its owners were mistakenly told it was a fake. The nickel i
  2. A model holds the Archduke Joseph Diamond, a historical diamond, during a Christie's auction preview, in Geneva, Switzerland. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 Christie’s is selling the Archduke Joseph Di
  3. Bob York displays a naval dispatch announcing V-J Day, the end of the war with Japan, at Col. Kirk's Auction Gallery in Millville, Pa., Aug. 6, 2012. York is auctioning the rare cable on Aug. 15,
  4. Nicolas Chow, Sotheby’s Asia Deputy Chairman, holds the Chinese Song Dynasty ceramics Ruyao Washer at the Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong Wednesday, April 4, 2012. The 900-year-old dish smashed the
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  6. This undated file photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution shows the 31.06-carat Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond. The fancy, deep grayish blue diamond, discovered in India in the 17th century and purch
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  8. This Feb. 13, 2012 handout photo provided by Heritage Auction shows the CGC-Certified 3.0 copy of Action Comics #1 from the Billy Wright Collection at Heritage Auctions in Dallas,Texas. On Wednesday,
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  10. ADDS FEE TO CHANGE TOTAL AMOUNT TO $176,000 - In this photo provided by Barrett-Jackson, the white hearse used to transport President John F. Kennedy's body following his assassination in Dallas i
  11. This undated photo provided by Christie
  12. In this photo taken in 2008 and released by Nippon Music Foundation, "Lady Blunt," a 1721 Stradivarius violin, is shown in Tokyo. The Japanese music foundation has sold a renowned Stradivarius violin
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