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Stack’s Bowers March Baltimore Currency Auction Totals Almost $4.7 Million

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The Stack’s Bowers Galleries official currency auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo came to a close on Monday with the conclusion of the live Internet only session. In all, the March currency auction realized $4.69 million in sales with the 17.5% buyer’s premium included. Director of Currency Auctions Peter Treglia stated: “We were very happy with the results of the sale. I thought that prices were strong in categories across the board and that bidders were eager for the material that we had to offer.”

Market strength was seen in prices realized across all categories, reflecting quality and rarity as well as a number of finely curated collections that were offered. A rare seal skin Russian-American Company 10 Kopeck “Note in America” graded Choice New 63 PPQ by PCGS from the Henry P. Kendall Foundation Collection sold for $44,062. The final offering of magnificent obsolete proof notes from the Peter Mayer Collection saw spirited bidding and strong prices for numerous rarities including $10,575 for a Choice Uncirculated $50 Color Proof from the Marble Head Bank of Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Among Confederate Currency a rare T-27 1861 $10 graded Very Fine 25 Apparent by PCGS realized $8,812.50. Additionally, several price records were set for top population third-party-graded Confederate type notes, notably $3,055 paid for a T-65 1864 $100 graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ by PMG.

Large size currency saw two fascinating half packs of Fr. 947 1914 $10 Federal Reserve Notes from Dallas sell for $44,062.50 each. Additionally a vibrant Fr. 1197 1882 $50 Gold Certificate graded PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 realized $19,975.

While small size currency often takes a back seat to large size in most auctions, it was the small format notes that stole the show in the evening session of Thursday’s three-session day. Led by 200 lots of high denomination and ultra-high denomination notes from the Holecek Family Foundation Collection, small size notes realized the highest prices for the sale.

An outstanding original half pack of Fr. 2202-B 1934A $500 FRNs from New York brought $117,500.

The top lot of the auction was a stunning Fr. 2221-H 1934 $5000 FRN from St. Louis graded PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ that realized $258,500.

The finest-graded Fr. 2231-A 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note from Boston graded PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ sold for $223,250.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was the $58,750 realized for the finest known 1929 $100 FRBN Star Note. The Fr. 1890-G* Replacement was graded PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ and had a pre-auction estimate of $15,000-$20,000. In all, eleven small size currency lots sold for more than $50,000.

The top grossing National Currency lot was an exceptional Fr. 382 Original Series $1 from the First National Bank of Pueblo, Colorado Territory, Charter #1833, and graded PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ, which sold for $28,200.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is now accepting currency consignments to our upcoming Official Currency Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles July Expo in Baltimore, as well as our Official Currency Auction of the ANA World’s Fair of Money in August in Rosemont, Illinois.

About Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stacks_BowersStack’s Bowers Galleries conducts live, Internet and specialized auctions of rare U.S. and world coins and currency and ancient coins, as well as direct sales through retail and wholesale channels. The company’s 80-year legacy includes the cataloging and sale of many of the most valuable United States coin and currency collections to ever cross an auction block — The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, The Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few. World coin and currency collections include The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, The Guia Collection, The Thos. H. Law Collection, and The Robert O. Ebert Collection.

Topping off this amazing numismatic history is the inclusion of the world record for the highest price ever realized at auction for a rare coin, the 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar graded Specimen-66 (PCGS) that realized over $10 million, part of their sale of the famed Cardinal Collection.

The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in New York, Wolfeboro, Hong Kong, and Paris. Stack’s Bowers Galleries is an Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic conventions, including American Numismatic Association events, the New York International Numismatic Convention, the Professional Numismatists Guild New York Invitational, the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, and its April and August Hong Kong Auctions.

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Stack's Bowers Galleries conducts live, internet, and specialized auctions of rare U.S. and world coins and currency 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 currency 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 currency 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, and The Thos. H. Law 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, South Carolina, Virginia, Hong Kong, Paris, and Vancouver.

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