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.
Fresh off Stack's Bowers & Ponterio's record-shattering April Hong Kong auction that offered over 5,000 lots of coins and banknotes and realized prices in excess of USD $35 million, the company is excited to report a continued surge in consignments for its traditional fall Hong Kong auction. Originally scheduled for September 13-16, the sale will now take place from September 27-29 to accommodate demand. The auction, still in the process of being finalized, is on track to present over 20% more items than the April event, with total lots approaching 7,000! In keeping with the new sale dates, lots will be open for bidding around the end of August.
In their Official Auction of the ANA World's Fair of Money, Stack's Bowers Galleries is proud to offer a unique Congressional Gold Medal presented to Major General, and later President, William Henry Harrison. This treasure, found in lot 5022, combines the ultimate Congressional award with the highest American office into a single relic of incomparable historical importance. It was awarded at the White House in 1825 to recognize Harrison's victory at the Battle of the Thames during the War of 1812 and was struck in a substantial 7.6 troy ounces of fine gold. Passed down through the Harrison family and held in a private collection in recent years, this marks the medal's first ever auction appearance and is sure to attract tremendous excitement from the collecting community.
Stack's Bowers Galleries is proud to announce their Official U.S. Currency Auction for the ANA World's Fair of Money, hosted from Griffin Studios, their state-of-the-art auction venue in Costa Mesa, California. The August sale represents the firm's first Showcase Auction of U.S. Currency since their record-setting sale in March, and collectors are sure to greet this summer event with tremendous enthusiasm.
Stack's Bowers Galleries is thrilled to announce their Official Auction for the ANA World's Fair of Money, hosted from Griffin Studios, their state-of-the-art auction venue in Costa Mesa, California. This offering will be remembered as a milestone in United States numismatics, highlighted by the Proof-68 (PCGS) Sultan of Muscat-Childs-Pogue 1804 Class I silver dollar, the single finest example of the "King of American Coins." Since its mysterious appearance in a London auction in 1917, this specimen has sold at auction only once, in their 1999 sale of the Childs Collection, when the Pogue family acquired it for the then world-record price of $4.14 million. Stack's Bowers Galleries is honored to present this magnificent rarity to a new generation of collectors in the August sale, where it will surely find a home in another world-class cabinet.
Stack's Bowers Galleries has announced that their August ANA World Paper Money Sale has been finalized and is posted on their website StacksBowers.com. With the bidding now open, collectors have the opportunity to add treasures to their collections as many critical and heavily collected areas of World Paper are represented in the offering.
