Author: Stack's Bowers Galleries / April 27, 2026

Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio is pleased to report the stunning results of their April 2026 Hong Kong Showcase Auction. Spanning April 13 to 20, the sale presented over 7,700 lots which delivered a 96% sell-through rate. Overall, this showcase surpassed $30,000,000 in prices realized after accounting for post-auction sales. The results once again underscore Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio’s firmly established position as a market leader, while signaling sustained momentum across the Asian market. (All prices include the buyer’s premium.)

Rarities Night (Session 1) led off the sale with highly sought after pieces that would be the pinnacle of any collection. Lot 40096, the Silver “Reversed Dragon” Dollar Pattern, finished above estimate at $414,800, while the PCGS MS-63+ Silver Dollar Pattern (lot 40091) realized $292,800.

The Robin C S Cheng Collection (Session 2) presented an exceptional selection of highly desirable pieces, with several standout highlights deserving special recognition. A Kwangtung Pattern Dollar, lot 41067, achieved $585,600 and lot 41146, a Year 3 (1914) Pattern Dollar, smashed expectations reaching $512,400, double the pre-sale estimate. Lot 41116, an impressive specimen 5 Mace Pattern, garnered $463,600, while another notable rarity, the Silver Tael Pattern in lot 41120, sold above estimate at $463,600.

In other sessions, an attractive MS-63 Japanese Oban, lot 44278, realized $292,800. A highly sought after countermarked Philippines 2 Reales on a Peruvian host (lot 44468), achieved a smashing $103,700. Lot 44023, an Annam Gold 3 Tien also surpassed high estimate, selling for $46,360. Another Japanese issue, lot 44306, a Year 10 Trade Dollar, sold well over high estimate, realizing $41,480.

The World Paper Money sessions were also tremendously successful, achieving a new benchmark of over $4,000,000 sold. Standout prices included lot 31503, a 1912 Philippines National Bank 5 Pesos, that smashed the high estimate at $79,300.  A Russo-Asiatic Bank 5000 Rubles, lot 30304, brought $67,100, while a note from Chili (lot 30376) reached $56,120 and a Macau 500 Patacas (lot 31319) sold for double its estimate at  $31,720.

Additional Coin Highlights:

Lot 41053: CHINA. Kirin. 3 Chien (Mace), Year 10 (1884). Kirin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS MS-61. Realized $183,000.

Lot 42021: CHINA. Qing Dynasty. Gold 10 Tael Ingot, ND (ca. 1750). AU-58. Realized $85,400.

Lot 42280: CHINA. Taiwan. Silver 5 Chiao Pattern, Year 38 (1949). PCGS SPECIMEN-61. Realized $31,720.

Lot 44101: GERMANY. Bavaria. 5 Ducats, 1640. Munich Mint. Maximilian I. NGC MS-64. Realized $85,400.

Lot 44559: RUSSIA. Ruble, 1904-(AP). St. Petersburg Mint. Nicholas II. NGC PROOF-62 Cameo. Realized: $36,600.

Additional Currency Highlights:

Lot 30392: CHINA–PROVINCIAL BANKS. Pei-Yang Tientsin Bank. 1 Tael, ND (ca. 1910). P-S2521r. S/M#P35-1. Remainder. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. Realized $26,840.

Lot 31576: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Government of the Straits Settlements. 100 Dollars, 1.11.1927. P-13. KNB11d. PMG Very Fine 30 EPQ. Realized $58,560.

Lot 31521: PHILIPPINES. Lot of (7) in Booklet. Treasury of the Philippines. 1 to 100 Pesos, ND (1944). P-94as to 100as. Specimens. Uncirculated. Realized $43,920.

Complete results for the April 2026 Hong Kong Auction are available at StacksBowers.com. For more information about upcoming auctions or to discuss consigning to a future sale, contact Stack’s Bowers Galleries by phone at 800-458-4646 or by email [email protected].

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.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, which is also the location of Griffin Studios, the firm’s custom-built, broadcast-ready auction and event facility. In addition, the company has galleries in New York, Boston, Miami, and Philadelphia, as well as offices in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Paris and Vancouver. Stack’s Bowers Galleries hosts a Global Showcase each summer as an Event Auctioneer Partner of the ANA World’s Fair of Money, a sale that features United States coins and currency, Ancient coins and World coins and currency. 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.