by CoinWeek News Staff…
A fifteen piece uncirculated gold medal collection once belonging to famed collector Louis Eliasberg has just brought $62,891.88 (with buyer’s premium) at Stack’s Bowers Americana Sale, held in New York.
The set, sold in individual lots, included a possibly unique Lincoln Indian Peace Medal (Lot 91, Realized with BP $15,275), a gold Presidential Medal designed by George T. Morgan (Lot 92, Realized with BP $11,750), an extremely rare 1871 Emancipation Proclamation Medal (Lot 93, Realized with BP $7,050), and a 1909 Lincoln Medal, also designed by Morgan (Lot 94, Realized with BP $8,812.50).
The lot was one of many highlights in the First Session of the Americana Sale. CoinWeek will provide ongoing coverage of the sale in the days ahead.
It would have been very useful and educational to mention the previous Stack’s auction price for this same set only a few yrs ago..