Santa Ana, CA November 28, 2017) –Stack’s Bowers Galleries will be showcasing the first installment of The Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins and Paper Money as part of their official auction January 11-13, 2018 during the New York International Convention at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The Eldorado Collection, offered in two auction catalogs, is an important auction event in Latin American numismatics and is the finest ever cataloged. These catalogs are the initial offerings that feature many of the rarest and highest grade selections from this epic cabinet.
The paper money presentation portrays the broadest view of this subject ever published in English or Spanish. Commencing in 1819 and continuing to the present day are countless note types, from the majority of known series and issuers, offered in this and subsequent sales for the first time. The lot descriptions and their accompanying full-color images often confirm rumored examples listed, but unpriced, in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Many are first time individual offerings at public auction.
The collection includes a pair of unlisted Billete de Tesorería notes printed on watermarked paper. The Estados Unidos de Nueva Granada-Tesorería Jeneral issue is well represented with three denominations. Printed on frail paper, their condition is superior to most known to collectors.
The "Golden Age" of Colombian paper money (1863-1886), was launched upon the contracts made with the American Banknote Company in New York. Colombian notes from this quarter century span are among the most beautifully engraved by the ABNCo. The Eldorado Collection contains notes from nearly all these private issuers, including those printed locally by D. Paredes, Bogotá.
Concurrent with the issuance of the private "bancos," commencing in the early 1880s, were notes printed by the ABNCo. for the Banco Nacional. These "National Banknotes" were backed by the federal authorities and this bank is the precursor of the current banking system in Colombia. In addition to issuing its own notes, the bank apparently acted as the clearing house for the private banks. Remainder notes from several of these private banks were overprinted for the Banco Nacional in Bogotá during the civil war, and the current sale includes the widest selection of them cataloged individually in any auction sale.
American Edwin Kemmerer had already worked with other Latin American economies when he was summoned to work with the Banco de la República for Colombia. In 1923, the Law 25 created the bank which would authorize the Peso Oro on a gold standard, control exchange rates, make loans and perform as a state bank. The 1923 Colombia series and onward coincided with this law and are recorded in the second ABN sale record book offered in this sale.
Lot viewing will be available at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Santa Ana office before the sale, as well as in New York City in their offices at 123 West 57th Street and on site at the Grand Hyatt Hotel immediately prior to the sale itself. Check StacksBowers.com for specific dates and times. For more information on bidding in this event, please contact ckarstedt@stacksbowers.com.
And of course no announcement would be complete without a reminder that when you are ready to sell, Stack’s Bowers Galleries is your source for auction. The firm offers professional handling of your collection, with a proven track record of accomplished sales. Currently, they are accepting consignments for the April 2018 Hong Kong sale and beyond. Contact a consignment specialist at 949-253-0916 or via email at info@StacksBowers.com.
About Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack’s Bowers Galleries conducts live, Internet and specialized auctions of rare U.S. and world coins and currency and ancient coins, as well as direct sales through retail and wholesale channels. The company’s 80-year legacy includes the cataloging and sale of many of the most valuable United States coin and currency collections to ever cross an auction block — The D. Brent Pogue Collection, The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, The Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few. World coin and currency collections include The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, The Guia Collection, The Thos. H. Law Collection, and The Robert O. Ebert Collection.
Topping off this amazing numismatic history is the inclusion of the world record for the highest price ever realized at auction for a rare coin, the 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar graded Specimen-66 (PCGS) that realized over $10 million, part of their sale of the famed Cardinal Collection. The company is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, with offices in New York, Wolfeboro, Hong Kong, and Paris. Stack’s Bowers Galleries is an Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic conventions, including American Numismatic Association events, the New York International Numismatic Convention, the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, and its April and August Hong Kong Auctions.
And of course no announcement would be complete without a reminder that when you are ready to sell, Stack’s Bowers Galleries is your source for auction. The firm offers professional handling of your collection, with a proven track record of accomplished sales. Currently, they are accepting consignments for the April 2018 Hong Kong sale. Contact a consignment specialist at 949-253-0916 or via email at info@StacksBowers.com.
