A unique masterpiece from The British Royal Mint, became the most valuable lot of Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ January 2024 Auction when it crossed the auction block for $660,000 on Friday, January 12. The firm’s sale of ancient coins and world coins and paper money was held in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) and realized a total of nearly $13 million across 11 live and Internet only sessions.
The massive Gem Proof Gold 7 Kilogram coin, denominated as 7000 pounds, was produced to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrating her remarkable 70-year reign. Determined to make this piece as impressive as the historic landmark it celebrated, The Royal Mint dedicated unmatched care and precision to its bespoke production. Given the coin’s singular craftsmanship and presentation, as well as its 7-kilogram weight in pure gold, it is easy to see why collectors and investors were eager to attain this one-of-a-kind treasure.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to have presented this groundbreaking item, which now holds the record for the highest price realized for any British coin sold at Stack’s Bowers Galleries to date, a new benchmark in the firm’s ongoing relationship with The Royal Mint. The two organizations joined together in August 2023 to present a special auction sale of Royal Succession Sovereign and Britannia coins that realized more than $5.1 million in total prices. In February 2024, Stack’s Bowers Galleries will once again work with The Royal Mint to present an unprecedented auction of coins that have been tested and evaluated as part of Great Britain’s annual Trial of the Pyx.
For complete results from the Stack’s Bowers Galleries January 2024 NYINC Auction visit StacksBowers.com. The firm is currently accepting consignments to their August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, as well as to their popular Collectors Choice Online Auctions. To include your numismatic treasures in an upcoming event call 800-458-4646 or email Consign@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 nearly 90-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 Joel R. Anderson Collection, The Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection, The Sydney F. Martin Collection and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few. World coin and currency collections include The Pinnacle Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Salton Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, and The Thos. H. Law Collection.
The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, with galleries in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Offices are also located in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia, Hong Kong, Paris and Vancouver. Stack’s Bowers Galleries hosts an annual Global Showcase in August featuring United States coins and currency, Ancient coins and World coins and currency in its Costa Mesa auction gallery. They are also the Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic events, including the New York International Numismatic Convention, the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, the Spring and Fall Hong Kong shows, and the Maastricht Paper Money Shows.
