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Stacks Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce that Ronald J. Gillio was presented the Harvey G. Stack Lifetime Achievement Award at the Professional Numismatist Guilds annual meeting at the recent American Numismatic Associations Worlds Fair of Money. This prestigious award is presented to someone who has shown extraordinary devotion to numismatics and significantly contributed to the hobby or profession.

The Stacks Bowers Galleries August 2024 Showcase Auction saw intense collector interest as strong bids poured in from collectors around the world and across the United States. The two live U.S. Currency sessions realized nearly $6 million, as impressive highlights and seldom offered rarities crossed the auction block, with items from the Porter and Eric Agnew collections performing admirably. (All prices include the buyers fee.)

Anchored by multiple specialized collections, Ancient and World coins realized over $11,668,000 in the Stacks Bowers Galleries August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, while World paper money added more than $928,000 to the total. With live and online sessions spanning nearly two weeks from August 12th through 23rd, the 5,000+ lots of Ancient and World coins and nearly 900 lots of World paper money held great appeal for collectors of any budget and encompassed a wide range of interests. (All prices include the buyers fee.)

For more than nine decades, Stacks Bowers Galleries has achieved worldwide acclaim for its presentations of rare coins, medals, tokens and other numismatic issues. Continuing the firms impressive legacy, the August 2024 Global Showcase Auction produced spectacular results for its consignors, garnering worldwide attention from numismatic enthusiasts on its way to nearly $50 million in total prices realized. (All prices include the buyers fee.)

On August 13, 2024, Stacks Bowers Galleries long anticipated Global Showcase Rarities Night session drew record bids from collectors around the world as it realized a total of over $19 million! Specialists in United States coins vied for the rarest and finest coins crossing the block as part of the firms August auction, presented as an event auctioneer partner for the ANA Worlds Fair of Money, the largest numismatic convention of the year.

Stacks Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce that two of the firms leaders, Ronald J. Gillio and Christine Karstedt, have been inducted into the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame. This group honors coin dealers past and present who have shaped the coin hobby through their dedication, expertise, innovation, and commitment to making the hobby of kings something millions can enjoy. Begun in 2010 with the induction of the first six all-time greats Q. David Bowers, S. Hudson Chapman, Henry Chapman, B. Max Mehl, Wayte Raymond, and W. Elliot Woodward each year additional numismatic giants are added to the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame.

Stacks Bowers Galleries was honored with numerous prestigious 2024 Numismatic Literary Guild Awards for its contributions across various types of media. Presented August 7 at the ANA Worlds Fair of Money in Rosemont, Illinois, these add to the firms long list of awards for superb catalogs, best website, diverse media presentations, and other numismatic literary offerings.

The 1652 New England threepence has been recognized as the single rarest colonial coin by American collectors since before the Civil War. With only one specimen known, locked away in the Massachusetts Historical Society since 1905, the unique NE threepence was utterly non-collectible. A second specimen, once in the Yale Cabinet, was stolen decades ago and never recovered. None have been in a private collection since the death of William Sumner Appleton in 1903, but collectors will have the opportunity to acquire a newly discovered specimen in the November 2024 Stacks Bowers Galleries auction.

As an event auctioneer partner of the American Numismatic Associations Worlds Fair of Money, Stacks Bowers Galleries has again assembled a sensational summer classic The August 2024 Global Showcase Auction. For World and Ancient coins, this years offering stands out, featuring over 5,000 lots, high estimates that exceed $10 million, and a tremendous assortment of specialty collections. Taking place over eight sessions, the live auctioneer event begins on Monday, August 12 and concludes on Saturday, August 17. Internet-exclusive sessions resume on Wednesday, August 21 and wrap up on August 23.

Stacks Bowers Galleries is excited to announce the Physical Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency session of their August 2024 Global Showcase Auction. Featured are more than 100 crypto lots that span from the classic Casascius, Lealana and BTCC series to more modern collector favorites by Polymerbit, Alpen Coin, Denarium,1HoDLCLUB, Satori, Rarity Check, Caribbean Treasures, and other creators. These lots boast a combined face value of over 40 BTC, currently equivalent to more than $2.7 million. The session is now posted on the Stacks Bowers Galleries website for pre-bidding; live bidding will begin on Monday, August 12 at 4PM PDT (7PM EDT). Winning bidders can also pay with Bitcoin via BitPay.