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Stack's Bowers

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 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.
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Ashland, Wisconsin. $5 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 469. The Northern NB. Charter #3607. PMG Extremely Fine 40.

Rare U.S. Currency From Caine Collection in Stack’s Bowers Spring 2024 Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is presenting its Spring 2024 Showcase Auction of U.S. Currency in two sessions hosted at Griffin Studios in the firm’s Costa...
The Jenks-Eliasberg Specimen 1855 Kellogg $50 Gold Piece. Image: CoinWeek / Stack's Bowers.

CMQ Coins Bring Record Prices in Stack’s Bowers Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries, in a November 2023 U.S. Coins Showcase Auction, has officially introduced rare U.S. coins that have been approved as strong for...
Stack's Bowers to auction the The Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection of Russian Rarities.

Stack’s Bowers to Offer the Russian Coins of Historic Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection

An important selection of Russian coin rarities will be offered by Stack’s Bowers Galleries at their upcoming 2024 New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC)...
A Seldom offered 1799 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle graded NGC AU-55 is one of the auction's many highlights.

Olds Collection Early US Coins in Stack’s Bowers Whitman Auction

As part of the November 2023 Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Winter Expo, Stack’s Bowers Galleries is offering the Olds Collection...
Stack's Bowers and Ponterio October 2023 Hong Kong Coin Auctions Results.

Stack’s Bowers Oct. 2023 Hong Kong Sale Realizes $21 Million+

Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio announce the results of their October 2023 Hong Kong coin, currency, and stamp auction. The sale featured more than 7,500...
Stack's Bowers Galleries October 2023 U.S. Currency Highlights.

Rare U.S. Currency in Stack’s Bowers November 2023 Showcase Auction

Stack’s Bowers will be hosting its U.S. Currency Showcase Auction at Griffin Studios in Costa Mesa, California on November 17. Among the highlights is Lot...
1953 Chinese 10 Yuan Note. PMG 55. Image: Stack's Bowers.

Stack’s Bowers October 2023 Hong Kong Paper Money Auction Achieves Outstanding Results

The October 2023 Hong Kong Sale from Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio was one of the largest auctions of world banknotes that the companies have...
Stack’s Bowers and Kunker Auctions to Sell Historic Salton Collection of Ancient and World Coins

Stack’s Bowers Donates Salton Collection Proceeds to Charity

Stack’s Bowers Galleries was honored to have helped bring the collections of Mark and Lottie Salton to public auction from January 2022 through June...
Money Talks Season 2. Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock.

Stack’s Bowers Launches Money Talks Season 2

Stack’s Bowers Galleries announces the second season of its series Money Talks. In each show, host David Meltzer talks with guests who have impacted their...
Stack's Bowers - Ponterio - Hong Kong Auction, October 2023. Image: CoinWeek / Stack's Bowers.

Stack’s Bowers Ponterio Offers Next Hong Kong Auction

Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is offering more than 10,000 lots of coins, paper money, medals, and tokens in the 16 sessions of their upcoming...
2012 Casascius "Gold B" 10 Bitcoin. Image: CoinWeek/ Stack's Bowers

Physical Bitcoin Sales Pass $4 Million at Stack’s Bowers Auction

The August 2023 Stack’s Bowers sale of Physical Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency attained a record total of $730,624 USD--up more than 30% over their offering...
Stack's Bowers - Selections from the Eliasberg Collections.

Stack’s Bowers to Offer Rare Coins From Eliasberg Collection

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is delighted to present the last handful of rarities from the collection of Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., known in his time...
The first and last 100 pound coins struck with Queen Elizabeth II / King Charles effigies. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Stack’s Bowers Royal Mint Sale Realizes More Than $5.1 Million

Stack’s Bowers Galleries achieved more than $5.1 million USD in their auction of special Sovereign and Britannia bullion coins sold in conjunction with The...
Stack's Bowers August 2023 auction highlights.

Important Collections Make Headlines as Stack’s Bowers August 2023 Auction Realizes Over $43 Million

In live and online sessions during and following the 2023 ANA World’s Fair of Money, Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ August Global Showcase realized $43,402,487 USD...
Colonial, Gold Rarities Highlight the Stack’s Bowers Winter 2022 Auction

Sydney F. Martin Collection Part IV Realizes Over $3.8 Million

As an Auctioneer Partner of the ANA World’s Fair of Money, Stack’s Bowers Galleries recently sold Part IV of the Sydney F. Martin Collection...
Certified Market Qualified.

Stack’s Bowers Partners With PCGS Founder David Hall to Launch Collectible Market Qualified

Stack’s Bowers to also rollout Coins In Motion (CIM) animation technology to its customers in calendar fourth quarter 2023   Stack’s Bowers Galleries, the renowned numismatic...

Stack’s Bowers Ponterio Relocates to New Hong Kong Offices

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce the relocation of their Hong Kong headquarters to larger corporate offices at Unit 2202-03, 22/F, Mira Place...
Stack's Bowers Global Showcase, August 2023 Highlights.

Records Shattered in Stack’s Bowers Rarities Night Auction

United States rarities saw exceptionally strong bidding activity with numerous record prices achieved in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Rarities Night session, held on Wednesday, August...

U.S. Coin Highlights of Stack’s Bowers August 2023 Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is excited to present a magnificent selection of United States and related coins in their August 2023 Global Showcase Auction. This...

Stack’s Bowers to Auction Nearly 6,000 Ancient and World Coins

Stack’s Bowers Galleries presents an array of Ancient and World coins in their August 2023 Global Showcase Auction. Nearly 6,000 lots will be presented...

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