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Stack’s Bowers Galleries is delighted to present the last handful of rarities from the collection of Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., known in his time as the “King of Coins.” These incredibly rare and high-quality United States and world coins were retained or reacquired by the family as personal favorites when the majority of the collection crossed the block in several different auction events decades ago.

Thousands of lots offering United States, World, and ancient coins, numismatic Americana, and United States and World banknotes crossed the block in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ live and online sessions during and following the recent ANA World’s Fair of Money Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As an official ANA Partner Auction, the firm’s August Global Showcase realized $43,402,487 across 25 sessions of United States and World numismatic material. The United States offerings were anchored by more than a dozen named collections that featured coins, medals, tokens, and cryptocurrency. Collectors bid strongly for exceptionally fresh-to-the-market gold coins from the Fairmont Collection-Rhone Set, fantastic New Jersey colonials from the E Pluribus Unum Collection, very high-end type coins from the George Schwenk Collection, and important medals and colonial coins from the Sydney F. Martin Collection.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries was proud to conduct Part IV of the Sydney F. Martin Collection in Griffin Studios at their August 2023 Global Showcase Auction as an Auctioneer Partner of the ANA World’s Fair of Money. This landmark event, entitled “The New England Sale” in recognition of the regional focus of this auction, realized prices totaling $3,817,668, building on the success of the firm’s previous offerings from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, which now total nearly $15 million.

GreatCollections is honored to announce the auction of the late Stewart Blay’s collections of Indian Cents, Flying Eagle Cents, and Barber Dimes, each being the finest ever formed. The coins will be sold in two November auctions, and bidding will end on Sunday, November 12 and 19.