How to Bid

All bidding now takes place on our unified online platform, live.noble.com.au. Clients who have not bid with us before must open an account at live.noble.com.au/register before placing bids at a sale.

Please read our terms and conditions before making any bids.

Absentee bids

Bids can be submitted by mail, fax or email. We must receive these bids 24 hours before the first day of the sale. The bid must be the maximum amount for that lot. Bids are then executed on behalf of clients by a Noble Numismatics representative.

Online bids

Once your account has been approved for online bidding, browse the catalogue, open any lot you wish to bid on, and press the Place Bid button. Bidding starts at 60% of the estimate. The amount you leave must be the maximum you are prepared to pay for that lot. If you are outbid you will receive an email. Bidding closes before the start of each session at the time specified on our website.

Live bidding

To bid in real time during a sale, register through live.noble.com.au. See Live Online Bidding for details.

Bidding as agent

Anyone bidding as agent for someone else must supply a written, duly signed letter or email authorising them to bid on behalf of the other person. It must contain that person's name, address and phone number, and the name of the person acting as their agent.

Bidding in person

Our auctions are held in the Dixson Room at the State Library of New South Wales, Macquarie Street, Sydney. You will be asked to complete a bidding registration form with your name, address, email and contact phone number, and will be issued a numbered bidding card. Please be aware that we may already hold bids from other clients through the methods above.

Results of each sale are published on our website after each session has been completed.