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Rare coin sells for $390,400, smashing the old auction record

All headlines are identical across sources, indicating no framing differences in their reporting of the rare coin auction record.

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As of September 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened “The appearance of this coin is not merely important for Registry collectors of the series, but it is an event for the history books.".
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
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Not enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.

Wording differs, but the match is too narrow to read confidently yet.

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CenterRare coin sells for $390,400, smashing the old auction record

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report

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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Sep 15, 7:09 PM

Rare coin sells for $390,400, smashing the old auction record

“The appearance of this coin is not merely important for Registry collectors of the series, but it is an event for the history books."

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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Sep 15, 7:09 PM

Rare coin sells for $390,400, smashing the old auction record

“The appearance of this coin is not merely important for Registry collectors of the series, but it is an event for the history books."

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OregonianNews report · Sep 15, 7:09 PM

Rare coin sells for $390,400, smashing the old auction record

“The appearance of this coin is not merely important for Registry collectors of the series, but it is an event for the history books."

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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Sep 15, 7:09 PM

Rare coin sells for $390,400, smashing the old auction record

“The appearance of this coin is not merely important for Registry collectors of the series, but it is an event for the history books."

Open source
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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 15, 7:09 PM

Rare coin sells for $390,400, smashing the old auction record

“The appearance of this coin is not merely important for Registry collectors of the series, but it is an event for the history books."

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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Sep 15, 7:09 PM

Rare coin sells for $390,400, smashing the old auction record

“The appearance of this coin is not merely important for Registry collectors of the series, but it is an event for the history books."

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DetailsScore hidden · 6 sources · 1 bias buckets
Score hidden until the match is cleanerLow confidence6 sources · 1 bias bucketsDeveloping · 6 sources · 1 bucketFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 15, 7:09 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Sep 15, 7:09 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Sep 15, 7:09 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Sep 15, 7:09 PM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.