Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to announce that their May 2025 Showcase Auction, a 375-lot sale focused on United States federal coinage, is now open for pre-sale bidding at StacksBowers.com. The sale will be hosted in and broadcast from the firm’s state of the art Griffin Studios in Costa Mesa, California on Tuesday, May 6. Anchoring the event is a rare Mint State 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 “slug” produced by the United States Assay Office of Gold. Among the very finest graded by NGC at MS-62, it is an important numismatic relic of the California Gold Rush.
“With the strength of the current coin market, we decided to add a showcase auction to our schedule and provide our clients with an additional opportunity to add great coins to their collections,” explained Stack’s Bowers Galleries President Brian Kendrella.
Further highlights include:
Lot 11020: A Superb Red-Brown 1916 Matte Proof Lincoln cent.
Lot 11035: One of the finest graded 1913 Type II Buffalo nickels.
Lot 11082: A Condition Census 1811 O-106 half dollar, graded MS-65 by NGC.
Lot 11106: A superb MS-67 1933-S Walking Liberty half dollar.
Lot 11218: A seldom offered Gem 1896-S Morgan dollar, graded MS-65+ by PCGS.
Lot 11281: A popular 1909-O $5 in Mint State.
Lot 11291: A choice AU-58 example of the conditionally rare 1884-CC eagle, approved by CAC.
Lot 11348: A near Gem 1907 High Relief double eagle.
Lot 11359: A beautiful CAC-approved MS-66 1916-S double eagle.
There will be multiple lot viewing opportunities available to interested clients, including at the Central States Numismatic Society Convention, April 23-26 in Schaumburg, Illinois; at Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ flagship New York Gallery, April 30-May 1 (by appointment); and at the firm’s Costa Mesa headquarters on May 5. For more information, visit www.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 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, the Augustana Collection of gold rarities from across western Europe, the Richard Margolis Collection of world coins and medals and The Thos. H. Law Collection. Recently the firm was awarded the privilege of bringing the most valuable world coin collection to auction – the L. E. Bruun Collection.
The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, with galleries in New York, Boston, Miami, and Philadelphia. Offices are also located in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Sacramento, Virginia, Copenhagen, 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 Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, the Spring and Fall Hong Kong shows, and the Maastricht Paper Money shows.
