public sale

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And issuers and their affiliates will be limited from selling any tokens—either privately or on exchanges—for six months after the public sale on Coinbase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Henry Wellcome, the voracious American-born British pharmaceutical entrepreneur who amassed a collection of more than a million scientific and archaeological artifacts during his lifetime, bought several at a 1928 public sale.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

The public sale of fireworks needs to be reconsidered.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

The company announced a proposed public sale of $200 million of its Class A common stock.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023

The purchase had been made at a public sale, and terms had been settled, not with Dudley, but with the sheriff.

From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden