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Legendary auction house Stack's Bowers Galleries announces their January sale to be held in conjunction with the 2024 New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC). This monumental offering of ancient and world coins, medals, and world currency features over 6,200 lots spread across 11 sessions (both live and internet) scheduled for January 12 through 18, with total estimates surpassing $12 million.

Stack's Bowers Galleries is honored to once again partner with The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom for an auction sale of historic British numismatics. Presented in February 2024 will be a special auction of coins that have been tested and evaluated as part of the annual Trial of the Pyx, an ancient and rigorous evaluation ceremony with origins that stretch back over seven centuries. This is the first time these Trial of the Pyx test coins will be presented in a public auction, and it is sure to draw attention from collectors and investors around the world.

Collectible Market Qualified (CMQ), a new service identifying the highest quality graded coins in the market, will be accepting submissions at the upcoming 2024 Florida United Numismatists Convention, Wednesday, January 3 through Saturday, January 6 at Table #830. The first 500 coins submitted before the close of the show on Thursday will be delivered on site Friday afternoon. As a further benefit, the first 100 clients who submit coins for review will receive two free CMQ submissions and two free Coins In Motion submissions.

Stacks Bowers Galleries presented Part V of the Sydney F. Martin Collection in Griffin Studios as part of their November 2023 Official Auction of the Whitman Coin Expo. This much anticipated auction featured some of Martins most prized specialty collections and realized $2,004,750, building on the success of the firms previous offerings from the Martin Collection, which now total well over $17 million and counting. (All prices include the buyers fee.)

Stacks Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the 2023 Whitman Winter Expo realized $22,958,460 across a wide range of American numismatic material. Selections from the Sydney F. Martin, Fairmont, Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. and other named collections attracted strong bidder participation over a dozen live and internet only auction sessions. Record prices were realized on many coins, while others brought solid, strong prices, showing continued strength in the numismatic market. (All prices include the buyers fee.)

Stacks Bowers Galleries is proud to present Emilio Ortizs Spanish Colonial Cuartillos as a stand-alone catalog in their January 2024 NYINC Auction. This comprehensive collection, assembled over decades, includes nearly all issues of the Real denomination produced during Latin Americas colonial period. Many pieces have been absent from the market for years and in some cases have never been offered in the state of preservation seen here.

In recent years, the collector has become more sophisticated, explained Greg Roberts, CEO of Stacks Bowers Galleries. Thirty-five years ago, a group of professional numismatists joined forces with David Hall and formed PCGS, and the marketplace was forever transformed. Today, it is not just the highest grades that are desirable, but also coins that are of exquisite eye appeal and quality for the grade. With that in mind, David Hall and I created a new approval service, Collectible Market Qualified. Upon review of each piece and our unanimous approval, CMQ will affix their sticker on a coin. With the combined decades of expertise and credibility in the rare coin market, we anticipated that CMQ would be a welcomed addition to the marketplace.

Stacks Bowers Galleries is excited to present a monumental offering as part of the firms annual New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) sale. Built nearly a century ago and never displayed publicly, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection was the combined efforts of Russian-born and internationally renowned cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky, and his wife, the Baroness Jacqueline de Rothschildheiress to the important French banking dynasty of the same name.

Stacks Bowers Galleries is excited to present the Olds Collection of United States Coinage as part of their November 2023 Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo. The Olds Collection is a top-quality assemblage focusing on two pivotal eras of U.S. numismatics: colonial and early federal coins and Civil War-era gold coins.

Stacks Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Moczalla, well-known currency specialist, to their team of expert numismatists. Mikes focus will be gathering consignments and working with collectors on their United States paper money collections.