Stacks Bowers Galleries is honored to announce that the firm has been chosen to market the most valuable collection of federal American coins ever formed. Assembled over several decades by the Pogue family of Dallas, Texas and built under the connoisseurship of D. Brent Pogue, the collection focuses on copper, silver, and gold coins from the early 1790s to the late 1830s. Many of these extraordinary examples are the finest known today. It is anticipated that the collection will be sold over a series of auctions in New York City over the next several years.
Stacks Bowers Galleries is pleased to congratulate numismatic cataloger Frank Van Valen as he celebrates 25 years as a contributor to what is known as the most famous and most referenced book in all of numismatics A Guide Book of United States Coins: The Official Red Book.
The Stacks Bowers Galleries April 2014 Hong Kong Showcase Auction drew the attention of astute numismatists from across the globe. Over $7 million worth of rare coins, banknotes and other Asian numismatic items have found new homes.
The Stacks Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo featured an array of five-to-six-figure items, together with thousands of collector coins, medals, tokens, and paper money at every budget level. When all was said and done, over $11.8 million was sold during the live floor sessions.
Choice, rare and interesting items in all series and price ranges will be offered in the Stacks Bowers Galleries April 2014 Hong Kong Auction. Chinese, East Asian, and world coins and paper money will cross the block. Collectors can participate in person at the sale or worldwide on the companys website, StacksBowers.com.
