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A Small Holiday Surprise

Happy Holidays from the Philadelphia Stack’s Bowers Galleries Team. Our roster of esteemed experts here in Center City are buying and taking in consignments every day. You can contact us at 267-609-1804 or [email protected] to set up an appointment or you can simply stop by at 1735 Market Street in Philadelphia at the corner of 18th Street and JFK Boulevard. This week we want to highlight something that came into our gallery this week, something special that will certainly make the consignor’s holiday season much brighter!

A client came to the gallery recently with a selection of coins from her mother’s collection. She asked us to review the small sample, then advise her whether there was anything of value. Included was a 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar in Very Fine condition with dark, but very original toning. We advised her that the coin was suitable for auction and invited her to bring in the rest of the collection, which she did the following week. After a thorough review by two of our numismatic experts, we ended up with several high value coins which were ideal for auction. Interestingly, mixed in with a bag of foreign coins, was a 1788 “Small Head Right” Connecticut copper, solid Very Fine for the type, and a distinctive rarity in the Connecticut series. We identified the coin as a “Miller 1-I” and immediately advised that it be placed in an auction. Once again, the services we provide here at Stack’s Bowers Galleries, including a thorough evaluation of your quality coin collection, can yield a few surprises – at any time of the year!

Far from being a quiet month, December will be quite busy at Stack’s Bowers Galleries, starting with our Collectors Choice Online Auction of U.S. coins on December 4. Next in line is the Tokens & Medals CCO Auction December 10-11, which showcases interesting and historically significant items. Next up is the Hong Kong Collectors Choice Online Auction of Chinese & Asian coins and paper money that will cross the block December 13-16. And for our final CCO auction of 2024, we have the December 17-19 auction of U.S. coins and currency, which also presents further selections from The Sydney F. Martin Collection on December 17 (this time featuring Numismatic Americana).

For more information about any of our upcoming auctions, please visit StacksBowers.com. To talk to or meet with a consignment director from our Philadelphia office to review your coins or paper money, call 267-609-1804 or email [email protected].

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