Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce their Spring 2025 U.S. Currency Showcase Auction. Presented in three sessions over a period of two days from April 3-4, collectors will have the opportunity to bid on remarkable rarities that represent rare and even generational opportunities.
Session 6, which emphasizes Colonial and Continental notes as well as Obsoletes and Confederate issues, will commence at 11:00 AM PT on Thursday, April 3. Highlights include a remarkable uncut panel of (16) Continental Notes (CC-23 to CC-30) that has been graded Choice About Uncirculated 58 by PMG (lot 20130) and is pedigreed to the Richard August Collection. Also of note are conditional rarities and a full set of “Montgomery” notes issued under the authority of the Confederate States of America in 1861.
Session 7, beginning at 3:00 PM PT on April 3, likewise offers a diverse range of rarities including pieces from the Eric Agnew Collection. Highlights include an Uncut Sheet of (4) 1902 $5 Date Back issued by the Marin County National Bank (Charter# 10177), an almost generational auction opportunity (lot 21111), alongside a remarkable assortment of National banknotes of California. A Series of 1882 $10 Date Back from the twilight of Arizona’s Territorial period (lot 21006) and an exceptional Gem Uncirculated Original Series $2 from Ohio (lot 21216) are just two of the many additional National notes sure to be of great interest to bidders.
Session 8 comprises close to 450 individual lots, anchored by offerings from the Shores Collection Part I and the Hararn Family Collection. Bidders will marvel at an incredibly diverse assortment of impressive rarities, including a Series of 1880 $500 Silver Certificate graded Choice Fine 15 by PMG (lot 22343). This note from the Shores Collection is set to be the undisputed highlight of this auction as it represents the sole collectible example of its Friedberg number. A Series of 1878 $10 “Triple Signature” Silver Certificate with the penned countersignature of Assistant Treasurer J.C. Hopper, graded Very Fine 30 by PMG (lot 22305) will be offered, as will a remarkable assortment of highlights seldom matched at auction. The Hararn Family Collection presents an important group of large size error notes that includes a Series of 1918 $2/$1 Federal Reserve Bank Note Dual Denomination Error graded by PCGS Currency (lot 22092) which provides a rare opportunity for error specialists.
These items are available for viewing and pre-sale bidding at www.stacksbowers.com. For more information about the Spring 2025 Showcase Auction or to consign your numismatic items to an upcoming Stack’s Bowers Galleries event call 800-458-4646 or 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.
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.
