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The Stacks Bowers and Ponterio October 2023 Hong Kong Sale was among their largest banknote sales to date and featured two special sessions, the Keith Austin Collection of Swatow Notes and Other Properties, and the London Chelsea Collection of Peoples Bank Banknotes.

Stacks Bowers Galleries was delighted to have played a significant role in bringing the numismatic collections of Mark and Lottie Salton to market from January 2022 through June 2023. The series of eleven auction sales held in conjunction with respected German auction firm Knker, realized proceeds approaching $20 million for over 10,000 chiefly gold and silver coins of Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and Europe.

Stacks Bowers Galleries, renowned leader in the field of rare collectibles, is proud to announce the second season of its groundbreaking show Money Talks. Presented by Stacks Bowers Galleries and hosted by legendary sports executive, entrepreneur, and investor, David Meltzer, Money Talks invites viewers to delve into the minds of market makers and leaders within the world of rare collectibles, currency, alternative assets, finance, and everything in between.

Stacks Bowers Galleries August 2023 sale of Physical Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency achieved record total prices of $730,624a more than 30% increase from their August 2022 offering. This result stands as the firms most valuable Physical Crypto offering to date, pushing their total results in this category past $2 million for the year and above $4 million since their first Crypto sale in 2021.

Building on its legacy as a leader in high-end numismatics, esteemed auction firm Stacks Bowers & Ponterio is proud to unveil its October 2023 Hong Kong Auction. Featuring over 10,000 lots of coins, medals, tokens, and currency, this colossal event will include rare and exciting offerings from virtually all numismatic specialties. Comprising 16 sessions to be held October 5 through 21, offerings will range from elite rarities to affordable favorites.

Stacks Bowers Galleries is delighted to present the last handful of rarities from the collection of Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., known in his time as the King of Coins. These incredibly rare and high quality United States and world coins were retained or reacquired by the family as personal favorites when the majority of the collection crossed the block in several different auction events decades ago. Iconic issues like the Proof Kellogg & Co. $50 gold piece, a British Una and the Lion Pattern 5 Pound, and 1923 Chinese Pattern Dollar struck in gold will create quite the stir when they are presented to this generation of collectors.

Over $5.1 million in total prices were realized in the Stacks Bowers Galleries auction of special Britannia and Sovereign bullion coins sold on behalf of The Royal Mint. Entitled the Royal Succession coin series, these historic pieces represent the very last coins struck featuring the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the very first coins produced bearing the portrait of King Charles III for each series. Each of these Royal Succession coins are tangible treasures linking pivotal chapters of British and world history. They were graded and encapsulated by leading service Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC).

Thousands of lots offering United States, World, and Ancient coins, Numismatic Americana, and United States and World banknotes crossed the block in Stacks Bowers Galleries live and online sessions during and following the recent ANA Worlds Fair of Money Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As an official ANA Partner Auction, the firms August Global Showcase realized $43,402,487 across 25 sessions of United States and World numismatic material.

Stacks Bowers Galleries was proud to conduct Part IV of the Sydney F. Martin Collection in Griffin Studios at their August 2023 Global Showcase Auction as an Auctioneer Partner of the ANA Worlds Fair of Money. This landmark event, entitled The New England Sale in recognition of the regional focus of this auction, realized prices totaling $3,817,668, building on the success of the firms previous offerings from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, which now total nearly $15 million.

Stack's Bowers Galleries, the renowned numismatic auction house, and David Hall, the esteemed founder of Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), have partnered to introduce Collectible Market Qualified (CMQ), a new service offering that identifies the highest quality graded coins in the market.