Landmark Collections and Important Rarities Carry the Stack’s Bowers Galleries August 2024 Global Showcase Auction to a Triumphant Finish

Costa Mesa, CA – Anchored by multiple specialized collections, ancient and world coins realized over $11,668,000 in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries August 2024 Global Showcase Auction. With live and online sessions spanning nearly two weeks from August 12-23, the 5,000+ lots of ancient and world coins held great appeal for collectors of any budget and encompassed a wide range of interests. (All prices include the buyer’s fee.)

Headlining the British section was the colossal gold 1000 Pounds from the 2018 “Queen’s Beasts” series, which soared to $84,000. Top price among British vintage coins was $66,000 for an incredibly brilliant 1729 “East India Company” 5 Guineas of George II. Among the many other stars of the sale were a marvelous Russian 12 Rubles struck in platinum that smashed its estimate selling for $78,000.

The Richard Margolis Collection offered numerous French trials, patterns, and other rarities which had not been seen in the market for many years. An astonishing 20 Francs Essai of Napoleon as Consul in PCGS SP65+ was the clear headliner, reaching $198,000. The various Essais of Louis XVI from the 1791 Écu competition also attracted great interest, with artistic examples by DuVivier and Andreiu smashing estimates as they sold for $72,000 and $66,000, respectively.

The final live session centered on Latin American coinage and featured the breathtaking collection of S.P. Rutherford. His expansive assortment of rarities focused on “Royal” cobs of Mexico, Potosi, and Lima, as well as the most elusive varieties of “Pillar” Dollars. Notable lots included the legendary Greenland “Pillar” Dollar that brought $40,800, the early Rincon 8 Reales from Lima which realized $33,600, and an especially beautiful 1670 Bolivian “Royal” that left its estimate in the dust selling at $28,800.

Complete prices realized for the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Global Showcase Auction are now available at StacksBowers.com. On the heels of this successful event, the firm’s World and Ancient Coin and World Paper Money departments are preparing for their Official Auction of the January 2025 NYINC. To consign to this auction or to another of the firm’s upcoming Showcase or Online auctions, email [email protected] or call 800-458-4646.

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.