TheStacks Bowers and Ponterio bi-annual Hong Kong auctions are always highlyanticipated and heavily attended. Thefirms most recent April 2-5, 2018, auction was no exception, featuring the Q.David Bowers/R.B. White Collection of Chinese Copper Coins, as well as othermajor coin and currency rarities. In total, the Stacks Bowers and PonterioApril 2018 Hong Kong auction realized in excess of $11 million (all pricesinclude the standard buyers premium).
Thefour sessions of Stacks Bowers Galleries much anticipated Official CurrencyAuction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring Expo realized $10,440,026(all prices include the buyers fee).
TheStacks Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the March 2018 Whitman Coin &Collectibles Expo was one of the most dynamic and impressive Baltimore sales inrecent memory. The entire event realized a total over $24.6 million, including$14.2 million in U.S. coins sold across six sessions. The significant offering of fresh and premiumquality material is reflective of the Baltimore Expo auctions, which are heldby Stacks Bowers Galleries three times per year. All prices realized to followinclude the 20% buyers premium.
Anotherrecord was shattered in Stacks Bowers Galleries March 2018 Baltimore Auctionas the 17th known example of the famed (2000)-P Sacagawea dollar /Washington quarter mule crossed the auction block. Offered in lot2382 and certified MS-67 by NGC, the newly discovered piece sawfierce bidding activity up to $192,000, establishing a new public auctionrecord for this rare modern Mint error. This new price record significantly surpassedthe previous record of $158,625, set by Stacks Bowers Galleries in theirAugust 2012 Philadelphia ANA Sale.
Thursdaynights landmark sale of the Joel R. Anderson Collection Part I saw a number ofprevious price records fall as several lots achieved never before seen pricerealizations. In all, the 64 lots offered in Stacks Bowers Galleries sale ofthe Joel R. Anderson Collection Part I realized $7,912,140, with an incredibleseven lots surpassing the $500,000 mark.
Stack's Bowers andPonterio, the leading auctioneer of rare coins and banknotes in Southeast Asia,is pleased to announce details of their upcoming Hong Kong Auction of the Q.David Bowers Collection of Chinese Copper Coins. This offering, presented in astand-alone catalog, will be held Monday, April 2 at The Mira Hong Kong, 118Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The collection is packedwith exceptional rarities and highly desirable numismatic collectibles and isthe culmination of decades of academic study and discerning accumulation.
Stack'sBowers and Ponterio is pleased to announce details of their upcoming Hong KongAuction of Chinese and Asian coins and currency, to be held Monday, April 2through Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at The Mira Hong Kong, 118 Nathan Road, TsimSha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
StacksBowers and Ponterio is proud to announce their April 2018 Hong Kong Paper MoneyAuction. It presents a very diverse auction and the catalog contains pieces forevery type of collector of Asian banknotes, from Empire, to Commonwealth, andall the way down to fancy numbers and errors. Included among the highlights arepieces from India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Straits Settlements.
Stacks Bowers Galleries is thrilled to present the incredible 1879 Quintuple Stella from the Garrett Collection in their Official Auction of the Whitman Coins & Collectibles Baltimore Expo this March.
The 1879 Quintuple Stella is among the most legendary issues of United States numismatics, recognized for both its beauty and incredible rarity. It is the larger sibling to the more prolific Four-Dollar Stellas struck in 1879 and 1880, and shares with them a similar obverse legend outlining their proposed compositions in metric units. These issues were products of a global push to establish an international currency and stabilize the price of silver, which had been falling since the California Gold Rush, which began in the late 1840s. Though the Mint issued several significant patterns in the 1870s and 1880s, none were ultimately approved for circulation and the idea of an international currency was abandoned by the United States.
