Finest Known 1870-CC $20 Realizes Nearly $1.5 Million in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November Rarities Night Session
In January 1986, a brand new Cadillac El Dorado cost $24,251, or $1,150 more than coin collector Bernard Richards paid for an 1870-CC $20 gold coin in a Stacks Rare Coins auction that month. Today, successor firm Stacks Bowers Galleries sold the same coin for $1,440,000, a robust annualized return on his investment of 11.49%. The Cadillac coupe is worth about $3,600 today.
California’s Famous Cowboy Coin, the 1850 Baldwin $10, Sets Million Dollar Record
The Spanish word vaquero, meaning cowboy, inspired the English slang buckaroo. A very rare coin whose design was inspired by a famous depiction of cowboys in Mexican California just sold for more than one million buckaroos in a California auction presented by specialty rare coin firm Stacks Bowers Galleries of Costa Mesa.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Presents Historic Discovery of a Dominion of Canada 1870 $2 Issued in Victoria
In what can be considered one of this centurys most exciting discoveries in Canadian numismatics, a previously unknown Dominion of Canada 1870 $2 banknote issued in Victoria, British Columbia, has surfaced. Long thought to not exist, this note is an extraordinary rarity. Only 24,000 $2 notes were printed for Victoriaa fraction of the 764,000 issued in Montreal and the 728,000 produced in Toronto. The other denomination issued in Victoria, the $1, is also extremely rare, with just three examples known, one of which is permanently impounded in the National Currency Collection of the Bank of Canada. Even the National Currency Collection lacks an example of the 1870 $2 issued in Victoria; none has ever been seen or even rumored to exist, until now. Stacks Bowers Galleries is proud to present this world-class rarity in their first exclusive Canadian Collectors Choice Online Auction, to be held on January 28, 2025.
Records Shattered at Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November 2024 Rarities Night Auction
Stacks Bowers Galleries is proud to announce the results of its November 2024 Rarities Night Auction. Incredible collections that had been off the market for decades anchored the sale, and bidders responded with enthusiasm, showing the continued strength of the rare coin market. Featuring 301 lots, the session realized an astonishing $15,334,140 (all prices include the buyers premium).
Newly Discovered Massachusetts Silver Threepence from 1652 Brings $2.52 Million
A small silver coin about the size of a nickel, struck in Boston in 1652, set a world record today in an auction conducted by Stacks Bowers Galleries, the world leader in auctions of rare early American coins and currency. Selling for $2,520,000 (with all included fees), the piece surpassed the previous world record price of $646,250 for an American coin struck before the American Revolution by nearly $2 million. The 1652 Massachusetts threepence also set a record for any non-gold U.S. coin struck before the founding of the United States Mint. Weighing just 1.1 grams, its silver value is $1.03 based on todays market.
The United States Mint Selects Stack’s Bowers Galleries to Sell Privy Mark 230th Anniversary Flowing Hair High Relief Gold Coins
Stacks Bowers Galleries is honored to announce that they have once again been awarded a contract from the United States Mint to auction an exciting selection of modern rarities. Presented in a stand-alone auction on Thursday, December 12, 2024, will be a special offering of 2024 Flowing Hair High Relief Gold coins struck to commemorate the 230th anniversary of Americas first silver dollarthe 1794 Flowing Hair dollar. These exciting gold coins serve as a faithful homage to the original dollar, featuring obverse and reverse designs re-sculpted by Mint medallic artists.
Nearly $1 Million in Bitcoin Presented in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries November Auction
Stacks Bowers Galleries is thrilled to announce the Physical Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency session of their November 2024 Showcase Auction. Presented on Friday, November 22 will be more than 100 exciting crypto lots that span from the classic Casascius and Lealana rarities of the early 2011-2014 period, to more modern collector favorites from the BTCC, Kialara, Alpen Coin, Denarium,1HoDLCLUB, Satori, Polymerbit, Caribbean Treasures, and other series. In total, this offering represents a current face value of nearly $1 million.
Landmark Discovery and Only Certified Proof 1881-O Morgan Dollar to Sell in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November 2024 Rarities Night Session
Stacks Bowers Galleries will once again make numismatic history when they present a newly discovered 1881-O Branch Mint Proof Morgan dollar in their November 2024 Showcase Auction. Featured as part of the incredible Darrel O. Neidigh, Jr. Collection, this piece, long off the market and previously unknown to the modern numismatic community, was just recently graded by PCGS as Proof-64 and verified by both CAC and CMQ. It represents an incredible prize for advanced collectors of key-date Morgan dollars and 19th century Proof coinage.
Explore California’s Rich History Through Currency in Paper Dreams by Dennis Hengeveld
Delve into the captivating narrative of Californias evolution with Paper Dreams: A History of California Through Its Paper Money, a new book by Dennis Hengeveld. Now released, this work, published by Stacks Bowers Galleries, invites readers to explore the dynamic interplay between currency and the Golden States cultural, economic, and social developments. The volume is beautifully illustrated with California National banknotes from the Eric Agnew Collection (which will continue to be sold by Stacks Bowers Galleries at the Spring 2025 and August 2025 Showcase Auctions) and features hundreds of contemporary postcards, photographic images, newspaper clippings, and more.
