Reviews
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ February 2025 Showcase Auction ⸱ 4 February 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa
Stack’s held its first US-Showcase Auction of 2025, featuring a small, but powerful selection of rarities. One highlight was the finest known 1849 Pacific Company $5 gold piece, which sold for $1,260,000 – nearly $500,000 above its previous record.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ January 2025 World Collectors Choice Auction ⸱ 28 January 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa
Stack’s Bowers Galleries recently sold the only known example of an 1870 $2 Dominion of Canada banknote, payable at Victoria. The note, previously considered lost, exceeded presale estimates by far and was sold for $360,000.
Classical Numismatic Group
Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Triton XXVIII ⸱ 14-23 January 2025 ⸱ New York
Classical Numismatic Group’s Triton XXVIII Auction achieved remarkable success, with rare and important ancient, world, and British coins driving total sales to $12.25 million –more than double the presale estimates. Among the highlights were an “Ides of March” denarius and a stater from Pheneos.
Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions ⸱ NYINC Auctions ⸱ 13-22 January 2025 ⸱ New York
The Heritage Auctions held in conjunction with the NYINC achieved a combined total of over $26.5 million. Highlights included a Caligula aureus, which sold for $600,000, and a South African rarity that became the top lot of the auctions, fetching $2.16 million.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Announces Record Year In 2024
2024 was a very successful year for Stack’s Bowers Galleries. The total prices realized set a new firm record of $275.6 million for the year, with several items crossing the million-dollar mark. See some of the highlights here.
Emporium Hamburg
Emporium Hamburg ⸱ Auction 107&108 ⸱ 9-13 December 2024 ⸱ Online
From December 9 to 13, 2024, Emporium Hamburg auctioned numismatic classics and rarities in Auctions 107 and 108, ranging from ancient, German and world coins to banknotes. Starting January 2, 2025, the post-auction sale offers a second chance to acquire unsold lots.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ February 2025 Showcase Auction ⸱ 4 February 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa
Stack’s held its first US-Showcase Auction of 2025, featuring a small, but powerful selection of rarities. One highlight was the finest known 1849 Pacific Company $5 gold piece, which sold for $1,260,000 – nearly $500,000 above its previous record.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ January 2025 World Collectors Choice Auction ⸱ 28 January 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa
Stack’s Bowers Galleries recently sold the only known example of an 1870 $2 Dominion of Canada banknote, payable at Victoria. The note, previously considered lost, exceeded presale estimates by far and was sold for $360,000.
Classical Numismatic Group
Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Triton XXVIII ⸱ 14-23 January 2025 ⸱ New York
Classical Numismatic Group’s Triton XXVIII Auction achieved remarkable success, with rare and important ancient, world, and British coins driving total sales to $12.25 million –more than double the presale estimates. Among the highlights were an “Ides of March” denarius and a stater from Pheneos.
Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions ⸱ NYINC Auctions ⸱ 13-22 January 2025 ⸱ New York
The Heritage Auctions held in conjunction with the NYINC achieved a combined total of over $26.5 million. Highlights included a Caligula aureus, which sold for $600,000, and a South African rarity that became the top lot of the auctions, fetching $2.16 million.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Announces Record Year In 2024
2024 was a very successful year for Stack’s Bowers Galleries. The total prices realized set a new firm record of $275.6 million for the year, with several items crossing the million-dollar mark. See some of the highlights here.
Emporium Hamburg
Emporium Hamburg ⸱ Auction 107&108 ⸱ 9-13 December 2024 ⸱ Online
From December 9 to 13, 2024, Emporium Hamburg auctioned numismatic classics and rarities in Auctions 107 and 108, ranging from ancient, German and world coins to banknotes. Starting January 2, 2025, the post-auction sale offers a second chance to acquire unsold lots.