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Highlights Include
Extraordinary 1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel FS-016.5 in PCGS MS-64
IRVINE, Calif.
– Bowers and Merena Auctions, America's leading rare coin auction house,
will host their Baltimore Rarities Sale in July at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront,
just prior to the ANA World’s Fair of Money. The auction of 1,300 lots
will be presented on Saturday, July 26, with lot viewing scheduled for Thursday
to Saturday, July 24-26, and lot pick-up on Sunday, July 27. The catalog includes
approximately 1,100 coin and 200 currency lots.
At the top of the highlights
list is Lot 384, an impressive 1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel FS-016.5 graded MS-64
by PCGS. This important variety is one of the rarest and most eagerly sought
in the Buffalo Nickel series of 1913-1938. A major condition rarity, this near-Gem
is easily among the finest-known survivors of the variety. Additional highlights
of note include Lot 698, a 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar BB-1, B-1, the only
known dies, Rarity-4, F-15 by PCGS, a representative of the very first Silver
Dollar struck in the fledgling United States Mint and bearing the most significant
pedigree marker of a relatively long strike through (as made) on the obverse
that begins over Liberty's neck and extends into the field just below the chin.
Also notable is Lot 1302, a 1931-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle graded MS-64 by
PCGS.
“Bowers and Merena
just returned from a very successful June auction in Baltimore where we realized
over $6.2 million, and there was already a lot of talk and enthusiasm among
attendees to return to Baltimore in July,” said Steve Deeds, president
of Bowers and Merena. “We have a fantastic selection of very special coin
and currency lots and we are looking forward to presenting an exceptional rarities
auction that serious collectors will really appreciate.”
Additional coin
highlights include:
| Lot 204 |
1882 Haiku
Plantation One Real Token. TE-15. MS-66 RB (PCGS). |
| Lot 356 |
1867 Shield Nickel.
Rays. Proof-64 (PCGS). OGH (Old Green Holder). |
| Lot 679 |
1919-D Walking Liberty
Half Dollar. MS-64 (PCGS). |
| Lot 702 |
1797 Draped Bust Silver
Dollar. BB-72, B-2. Rarity-4. Stars 9x7, Small Letters. AU-50 (PCGS). |
| Lot 983 |
1855 Wass, Molitor
& Co. $50 Gold. K-9. Rarity-5. AU-50 (PCGS). |
| Lot 984 |
1860 Clark, Gruber
& Co. $10 Gold. K-3. Rarity-5. MS-61 (PCGS). |
| Lot 995 |
1854 Gold Dollar. Type
II. MS-65 (PCGS). OGH (Old Green Holder). |
| Lot 1086 |
1885 Three-Dollar Gold
Piece. Proof-66 Cameo (PCGS). CAC. |
| Lot 1154 |
1799 Capped Bust Right
Eagle. BD-10, HBCC-3191, Taraszka-22. Rarity-3. Large Stars Obverse. MS-62
(PCGS). |
| Lot 1279 |
1920-S Saint-Gaudens
Double Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS). |
Currency highlights
include:
| Lot 115 |
Fr. 1177.
1882 $20 Gold Certificate. PCGS Extremely Fine 40. |
| Lot 93 |
Fr. 364. 1891 $5 Treasury
Note. PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ. |
All lots and images in the
Bowers and Merena Baltimore Rarities Sale are viewable online at www.bowersandmerena.com,
and printed catalogs are available upon request by calling 800.458.4646.
Pre-auction bids are welcome at www.bowersandmerena.com;
by e-mail at auction@bowersandmerena.com;
by phone at 800.458.4646; by fax at 949.253.4091; and by postal mail addressed
to Bowers and Merena, Baltimore Rarities July 2008, 18061 Fitch, Irvine, CA,
92614. Interested bidders are also encouraged to bid in-person at the live auction
on Saturday, July 26, 2008, or live online through the Bowers and Merena website.
A complete auction and lot viewing schedule is available at www.bowersandmerena.com
or by calling 800.458.4646.
Bowers and Merena Auctions
was founded in 1983 and has grown to become the world’s preeminent numismatic
auctioneer with more than half a billion dollars in rare coin and currency sales.
Bowers and Merena has handled four of the five most valuable United States coin
collections ever sold, including the Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. Collection, the
Harry W. Bass Jr. Collection, the Garrett Collection for The Johns Hopkins University,
and the Norweb Collection.
For more information about
Bowers and Merena and the Baltimore Rarities Sale in July, call 800.458.4646.
For media inquiries, ask for president Steve Deeds. Complete prices realized
for all past auctions are available at www.bowersandmerena.com.
