Over $5 Million Realized In The Stack's Bowers Galleries June 2020 Santa ANA Auction

PCGS - Santa ANA, CA -- The Stack's Bowers Galleries June 2020 Auction continued the trend of exceptional prices realized recently as demonstrated in their March Santa ANA and May Hong Kong auctions. Over $5 million was realized in the June sale across United States coins, tokens, and medals, achieving 114% of the pre-sale estimate on sold lots. (All prices listed include the buyer's fee.)



A strong demand for high-end gold coinage reflected continued growth in this collecting area, while Numismatic Americana also saw incredible strength, earning over 50% above pre-sale estimates in Internet-Only Session Three. With such strong results in their June sale, Stack's Bowers Galleries is anticipating considerable interest in their upcoming August 2020 Auction, which will be posted online for viewing and bidding in early July.

Session One opened with Numismatic Americana and continued with colonial coins and United States federal coins from cents through half dollars. A Mint State 1824/4 O-110 Capped Bust half dollar featuring Washington and Lafayette countermarks realized $26,400. An 1826 Erie Canal Completion Medal in silver, attributed as HK-1000 and graded SP62 by PCGS sold for $9,000, while a lovely PCGS MS64 Feuchtwanger Three Cents accompanied by a Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) sticker brought $10,200. Featured among the colonial coins in the Stack's Bowers Galleries June 2020 auction was the Q. David Bowers Collection of Vermont Coppers. The highlight of this presentation was a 1786 RR-9, Bressett 7-F Baby Head Copper in PCGS AU53 that was bid to $28,800.

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