Auction houses Stack's Bowers Galleries and Kunker have been chosen to sell the illustrious Mark and Lottie Salton Collection, a comprehensive holding of many thousands of chiefly gold and silver coins of Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and Europe from the medieval period to the 20thcentury. The collections, built over a lifetime starting in the 1940s and perhaps earlier, will be dispersed in a series of joint auctions held in the United States and Germany, commencing with a superb offering of Ancient Greek and select European coins at the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) on January 16, 2022.
A new die variety of California Fractional Gold Dollar has been discovered by Ken Glickman, an avid collector and researcher of California Fractional Gold for more than two decades. The new variety has been confirmed by California Fractional Gold specialists Ronald J. Gillio, Robert D. Leonard, Jr. and John Pack. The new variety designation for this unique specimen will be listed as BG-526a, as that comes between BG-526 (1853) and BG-527 (1854) in the BG reference book.
Stack's Bowers Galleries is thrilled to announce the display of the famous Hawaii Five-O specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel at the Long Beach Collectibles Expo, September 30 through October 2. Featured at Stack's Bowers Galleries' table number 702, this incredible display offers collectors the chance to experience one of the greatest rarities in United States numismatics.
A Gem Proof 1913 double eagle realized $336,000 in the Stack's Bowers Galleries August 2021 ANA Auction , setting a new record as the most valuable Proof With Motto Saint-Gaudens double eagle ever sold at auction. This $336,000 result more than doubles the prior record for the date and represents over three times the current Greysheet value. Graded Proof-66 (PCGS) CAC, this specimen is tied with the very finest examples seen by PCGS and NGC and represents a monumental treasure for advanced specialists.
In what has already been a banner year for the venerable auction house, Stack's Bowers and Ponterio is excited to announce their fall Hong Kong salealways the market-maker and trend-setter within Chinese numismatics and beyond. Comprising 8,064 lots of coins, medals, tokens, currency, and other forms of exonumia, the Fall 2021 Auction will be the firm's largest for the venue to date. Sessions will run seemingly nonstop for over a week, beginning on September 27 and running through October 7 (U.S. dates September 26-October 6), with all sessions beginning at 9AM HKT.
In what has already been a banner year for the firm, Stack's Bowers Galleries is excited to announce the results of their cornerstone summer salethe 2021 Official Auction of the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money. The World and Ancient coins portion of the sale comprised 3,806 lots, with an impressive 97.6% sell through rate and a total realization of $13.47 million a remarkable 24.7% above the high-end pre-sale estimate! In total, the Stack's Bowers Galleries Official August 2021 Auction saw over $50 million in coins, medals, tokens and paper money find new homes in the firm's most successful ANA sale ever.
Over $31 million in United States coins and Americana was sold in the Stack's Bowers Galleries August 2021 ANA Auction, contributing to over $50 million in prices realized across all product categories. Hosted from Griffin Studios, Stack's Bowers Galleries' state-of-the-art auction venue in Costa Mesa, California, this sale set a record as the most valuable ANA sale in the firms nearly 90-year history.
Over $4.7 million in United States Currency was sold in the Stack's Bowers Galleries August 2021 ANA Auction, contributing to over $50 million in prices realized across all product categories.Hosted from Griffin Studios, Stack's Bowers Galleries' state-of-the-art auction venue in Costa Mesa, California, this sale set a record as the most valuable ANA sale in the firm's nearly 90-year history. It was also the firm's first Showcase Auction of U.S. Currency since their record-setting sale in March of this year, and bidders were waiting with great anticipation.
Over $50 million in coins, paper money, and other numismatic treasures were sold in the Stack's Bowers Galleries August 2021 ANA Auction, representing the largest ANA sale in the firm's nearly 90-year history. Stack's Bowers Galleries held their first sale of the ANA's annual summer convention more than 80 years ago in 1939, and this year's sale is a significant milestone of success at this historic venue.
The sole finest 1804 Draped Bust silver dollar sold for $7.68 million in the Stack's Bowers Galleries August 2021 ANA Auction, setting a new auction record as the fifth most valuable United States coin ever sold. Offered in the firm's Rarities Night session on Tuesday, August 17, the sale of this 1804 Draped Bust dollar will be remembered as a milestone in United States numismatics.
