In its November 2024 Showcase Public sale, Stack’s Bowers Galleries offered many fresh-to-market anchor collections that noticed intense bidding as many rarities set new worth information. The choices ranged from the earliest years of the colonial period to the newest U.S. Mint points, in addition to United States foreign money and bodily cryptocurrencies – one thing for each style and finances. Throughout 10 stay and internet-only classes, the November Showcase Public sale realized a formidable whole in extra of $30 million; the Rarities Evening session alone realized an astonishing $15,334,140 (all costs embrace the client’s charge).
Document costs had been led by the newly found New England Threepence, distinctive in personal arms, which realized $2,520,000; the best PCGS-graded 1870-CC double eagle that offered for $1,440,000; and one of many best recognized Baldwin “Horseman” $10s that introduced $1,260,000.
The public sale featured cash from the Darrel O. Neidigh, Jr., Robert D. Reed, Bernard Richards, and Ross Household collections, in addition to the not too long ago publicized “Chapman Set” of Gold {Dollars}, and lots of different spectacular consignments. Most of those had been assembled many years and even generations in the past, and had been making their first look within the fashionable numismatic market to the delight of collectors and sellers worldwide.
Amongst gadgets in the primary catalog of U.S. cash and numismatic Americana, sturdy costs had been plentiful and represented a variety of numismatic gadgets together with:
- Lot 1015: “1781” (1783) Libertas Americana Medal. Authentic. Paris Mint. By Augustin Dupre. Betts-615, Adams- Bentley 15. Silver. Thick Planchet. MS-61 (PCGS). Realized $144,000.
- Lot 1023: “1781” (ca. 1789) Lieutenant Colonel William Washington, Battle of the Cowpens Medal. Authentic. Paris Mint. By Pierre Simon DuVivier. Betts-594, Adams-Bentley 11. Silver. AU-53 (PCGS). Realized $90,000.
- Lot 1084: (1913) Carnegie Hero Fund Medal. Gold. Awarded to Julius B. Gordon. Mint State, Engraving Effaced. Realized $31,200.
- Lot 1262: 1786 New Jersey Copper. Maris 12-G, W-4790. Rarity-4. Date Below Plow, No Coulter, Shaggy Mane. EF-45 (PCGS). Realized $28,800.
- Lot 1311: Undated (ca. 1785) Bar Copper. W-8520. Rarity-4. MS-62 BN (PCGS). Realized $31,200.
- Lot 2003: 1802/0 Draped Bust Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. Second Reverse (a.okay.a. Reverse of 1802). VF-20 (PCGS). Realized $9,000.
- Lot 2019: 1857 Flying Eagle Cent. Snow-2, FS-401b. Kind of 1856. MS-63 PL (PCGS). CAC. Realized $6,000.
- Lot 2099: Undated (ca. 1911-1912) Buffalo Nickel Sample. Uniface Reverse Electrotype. Copper. Realized $7,200.
- Lot 2138: 1805 Draped Bust Half Dime. LM-1, V-1. Rarity-4. VF-35 (PCGS). Realized $10,800.
- Lot 2190: 1916-D Mercury Dime. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. Realized $12,000.
- Lot 5011: 1873-CC Liberty Seated Quarter. Arrows. Briggs 1-A. VG Particulars–Cleaned (PCGS). Realized $11,400.
- Lot 5023: 1917 Standing Liberty Quarter. Kind II. MS-67 FH (PCGS). Realized $16,800.
- Lot 5036: 1796 Draped Bust Half Greenback. Small Eagle. O-102, T-2. Rarity-5+. 16 Stars. AG-3 Particulars–Plugged (ICG). Realized $18,000.
- Lot 5325: 1863 Gold Greenback. MS-68 (PCGS). CAC. Realized $192,000.
- Lot 5351: 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition Gold Greenback. MS-67 (PCGS). CAC. Realized $40,800.
- Lot 5558: 1870 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). Realized $13,200.
For an entire record of costs realized within the Stack’s Bowers November 2024 Showcase Public sale, go to StacksBowers.com. To consign to a Stack’s Bowers Galleries public sale name 800-458-4646 or e mail [email protected].
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