It is not often that a museum caliber collection comes to auction that was formed over five decades by the founder of a museum. John Herzog is well known in the numismatic community, through his charitable pursuits, and on Wall Street as the founder of the Museum of American Finance. Mr. Herzog's career as a stockbroker trading over the counter on the NASDAQ helped establish it as a leading global exchange. Mr. Herzog's passion for financial history and the development of the capital markets in America from under the Buttonwood Tree onward, evolved into his devoted interest in the documents and certificates associated with those events. Often, it was not an item's intrinsic value that was important, but the fabric of economic history it contained.
Stack's Bowers and Ponterio is pleased to announce details of their upcoming Hong Kong Auction of Chinese and Asian coins and currency, to be held Monday August 6 through Wednesday August 8 at The Mira Hong Kong, 118 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Stack's Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce the Archangel Collection of Colonial and 1792 Coinage as a featured highlight of their October 2018 Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore. Comprising a comprehensive type set of early American and related issues, the cabinet showcases some of the greatest rarities of the era, from the Massachusetts silver coinage through the earliest U.S. Mint issues, all displaying exceptionally superb quality.
StacksBowers Galleries is pleased to announce the sale of the finest known 1913Liberty Head nickel graded Proof 66 by PCGS and pedigreed to the Louis E.Eliasberg, Sr. Collection. In 1996 this specimen was the first coin in theworld to cross the million-dollar threshold.
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).
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.
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.
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.
