Costa Mesa, CA – Stack’s Bowers Galleries, one of the world's largest and most prestigious numismatic auction firms, proudly announces the November 2024 Rarities Night Auction. Held in conjunction with this year’s Whitman Winter Expo, the November 19 Rarities Night Session will offer the opportunity for collectors to acquire fabled, long-off-the-market rarities. Featured in the sale is a particularly extensive and robust selection of gold coins from numerous “named” collections. Coins from the collections of Robert D. Reed; Bernard Richards; and Darrel Overton Neidigh, Jr; comprise a key portion of the 301-lot session, with additional pieces from these cabinets found elsewhere in the firm’s November Auction.
The Bernard Richards Collection
This extensive collection of Liberty Head and Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles includes impressive coins, many purchased from our Stack’s auctions of the 1970s and 1980s. First and foremost among these is the single-finest PCGS-graded 1870-CC Double Eagle (graded PCGS AU55). Other highlights include a Gem Deep Cameo Proof 1887 Double Eagle (ex Garrett), an incredible Gem 1931 Double Eagle, and a Gem 1932 $20.
The Robert D. Reed Collection
The Reed Collection was assembled over a generation ago, primarily through Stack’s auctions and private treaty sales. Besides an impressive quartet of 1879 Flowing Hair Stellas, this collection will also long be remembered for its Baldwin “Horseman” $10 gold piece, a beautiful example graded MS63+ by PCGS. Additional highlights include three Haseltine Restrike Confederate cents, two in silver and one in copper.
The Darrel Overton Neidigh, Jr. Collection
This incredible cabinet includes a spectacular assortment of rarities, all recently graded for the first time. Notable among them are the only 1881-O Branch Mint Proof Morgan Dollar to be certified (PCGS PR64), one of five known 1849-C Open Wreath Gold Dollars (PCGS XF45), a near-Gem 1848 CAL. Quarter Eagle, and a nearly Mint State 1861-S Paquet Reverse Double Eagle. Additional remarkable rarities include 1796 Quarter Eagles of both the No Stars and Stars Obverse varieties and an exciting 1808 Quarter Eagle.
Individual rarities from other important consignments include:
- Lot 3006: A Superb 1865 Three Cent Silver in PCGS MS68+
- Lot 3021: A pleasing PCGS XF45 1870-CC Quarter
- Lot 3036: A gorgeously toned 1946 Walking Liberty Half Dollar in PCGS MS68
- Lot 3097: A fabulous 1827 Quarter Eagle in near-Gem PCGS MS64+
- Lot 3102: A PCGS VF20 example of the fabled 1854-S Quarter Eagle
- Lot 3157: A PCGS XF40 example of the coveted 1870-CC Eagle
“This is one of the most impressive offerings of gold coins we can remember bringing to market in one sale,” said Brian Kendrella, President of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. “The number of ‘fresh’ rarities that have not been on anyone’s radar is astounding! We are honored to have been chosen to present these world-class, legendary items to the modern market. It is true, when great collections are sold, Stack’s Bowers Galleries sells them!”
In addition to Rarities Night, Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November 2024 Showcase Auction will feature a robust offering of $5, $10, and $20 gold pieces from the Fairmont Collection-Athenee Set. Included in the main United States coin catalog will be the Recently Publicized “Chapman Set” of Gold Dollars, as well as an exciting, newly discovered New England Threepence.
The entire Stack’s Bowers Galleries November 2024 Showcase Auction will be available for viewing and pre-sale bidding at StacksBowers.com. Lot viewing will be available at the firm’s California headquarters and New York City gallery (by appointment only), as well as at the Whitman Winter Expo in Baltimore, Maryland, from November 12-15 (no appointment required). For more information 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 banknotes, 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 banknote 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 banknote 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, and Philadelphia. Offices are also located in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Sacramento, South Carolina, Virginia, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Paris, and Vancouver. Stack's Bowers Galleries hosts an annual Global Showcase in August featuring United States coins and banknotes, ancient coins, and world coins and banknotes 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 Coin & Collectibles Spring, Summer, and Winter Expos; the spring and fall Hong Kong shows; and the Maastricht Paper Money shows.