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Important Notice Regarding Bid Increments

Stacks Bowers Galleries has updated bid increments for all U.S. and World auctions as of July 1, 2012. Please refer to the following table for pre-bidding and live-bidding increment...

 

Important Notice Regarding Bid Increments

Stacks Bowers Galleries has updated bid increments for all U.S. and World auctions as of July 1, 2012. Please refer to the following table for pre-bidding and live-bidding increment...

 

Stacks Bowers Sells Nearly $11 Million In Baltimore

Stacks Bowers Galleries conducted the Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo on June 27-29, an impressive sale that realized $10,929,460! The auction featured coins from several major collections, including the Land of Smiles Collection of Liberty Nickels, Selections from the Anne Kate Collection, the Winecrest Collection Part II, the Walking Liberty Tribute Collection, and much more.

Unique Standing Liberty Quarter Models to Cross the Auction Block From the Artist Hermon Macneil

Today the Standing Liberty quarter design of 1916-1917 and the modified motif of 1917-1930 are among the greatest of numismatic favorites. Scheduled to cross the auction block at the Worlds Fair of Money the summer American Numismatic Association convention are four models created by the artist, Hermon A. MacNeil and descended through his family.

Rare Sacagawea Dollar/Washington Statehood Quarter Mule to Be Sold at Stacks Bowers Galleries Philadelphia ANA Worlds Fair of Money Auction

Set to cross the block in Stacks Bowers Galleries Official August 2012 Philadelphia ANA Worlds Fair ofMoney Auction is the famously rare Sacagawea dollar / Washington Statehood quarter muling. This remarkable error was first discovered in 2000 by Frank Wallis of Mountain Home, Arkansas, and that discovery piece was subsequently sold by Bowers and Merena at the August 2000 ANA Millennium Sale for $29,900. The sale of that coin spurred national interest in the misstrike, as it was dubbed by the U.S. Mint, and by autumn of that year several other examples had come to light, by which time a total of three different die pairs were recognized and described by David J. Camire, author and first authenticator of the variety.


 

Extremely Rare Ultra High Relief Double Eagle to Be Sold at the Stacks Bowers Galleries June Baltimore Auction Solo Finest Certified in PCGS Proof-69

Stacks Bowers Galleries, the Official Auctioneer of the Whitman Coins & Collectible Expo in Baltimore, is proud to present the blockbuster MCMVII (1907) Ultra High Relief Saint-Gaudens double eagle offered as lot 4438. The coin is the single finest certified example of the type in the absolutely stunning grade of Proof-69 (PCGS); no examples have been graded finer than this coin at either of the major grading services. As struck and pristine, the surfaces of this amazing Ultra High Relief double eagle are free of so much as a single trivial blemish. Swirling die polish lines in the fields are characteristic of the manner in which these coins were produced, and radiant yellow gold surfaces are aglow with a stunning satin to modestly semi-reflective finish. The coin is fully defined over even the most intricate elements of the design, and it is a remarkably beautiful specimen.

Stacks Bowers Galleries to Present The Watermelon Collection of Large Size Type Notes at the Official Auction of the ANA Worlds Fair of Money in August

Stacks Bowers Galleries, leading auctioneer and retailer of premium collectible coins, currency and precious metals, announces the offering of a sophisticated collection of United States Federally Issued banknotes pedigreed as the Watermelon Collection. This advanced assortment covers nearly all genres of the large size type issuance and will be a featured collection in the Stacks Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the American Numismatic Association Worlds Fair of MoneySM this August in Philadelphia.

Stacks Bowers Galleries Partners With the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City to Unveil Gold-Dispensing ATM Machine Only the Second of Its Kind in North America

Stacks Bowers Galleries, leading retailer and auctioneer of premium collectible coins, currency and precious metals, and division of Spectrum Group International, Inc. (SPGZ.PK), tomorrow will unveil its first GOLD to go ATM machine at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The world famous hotel and casino is the second location in North America with a permanent installation of a GOLD to go ATM, with the first located at the Golden Nuggets Las Vegas property. The April 26 launch of the Stacks Bowers Galleries GOLD to go ATM machine will take place during the Golden Nugget Atlantic Citys Grand Opening Kick-off Weekend.

Stacks Bowers and Ponterio Sells Over $10.5 Million In Hong Kong

Stacks Bowers and Ponterio conducted its April 2012 Hong Kong sale last week at the Mira Hotel in Kowloon. Drawing huge crowds of bidders, the four day auction event realized an impressive total of $10,546,612. In three catalogs, the sale covered everything from Chinese coins and provincial issues to modern Chinese coins and paper money. The sale spotlighted important collections such as the Wa She Wong Collection, Part III, the Frank Robinson Collection, Part II, the Dr. John Abner Snell Collection, Duplicates from the American Numismatic Society Museum Collection, the Neil Nelson Collection and more.

Stacks Bowers and Ponterio to Present More Than 3,100 Lots Over Four Days in Hong Kong

Stacks Bowers and Ponterio will present an exceptional selection of more than 3,100 lots of Chinese and East Asian coins and banknotes at The Mira Hong Kong, April 1-4, 2012, HKT. The four-day auction event is estimated to realize more than $10 million USD and offers three catalogs spotlighting a multitude of collections and highlights including the Wa She Wong Collection, Part III, the Frank Robinson Collection, Part II, the Dr. John Abner Snell Collection, Duplicates from the American Numismatic Society Museum Collection, and several others. Interested bidders are invited to join the live auction at The Mira in Kowloon, Hong Kong, or to bid online at StacksBowers.com.

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