From the Desk of Christine Karstedt: Headed to the Central States Convention

By Christine Karstedt, Executive Vice President

I am really looking forward to visiting clients at the upcoming Central States Numismatic Society convention held in Schaumburg, Illinois. For this event, I won’t have a spectacular SBG auction commanding 100% of my attention although I do love the auction forum. Central States has always been a popular event, one which I and the Stack’s Bowers Galleries staff enjoy immensely. It begins with Professional Numismatists Guild day on April 18th, open by special invitation. Such an invitation is yours for the asking if you will send me an email note letting me know how many you need. This gets you in early so that “first shot” is yours as it relates to the dozens of dealers belonging to the Professional Numismatists Guild, displaying their offerings in advance of the show.

Many of the Stack’s Bowers team will be there to say hello, give you previews of coming attractions and, best of all, if you are thinking of selling, to discuss how we can showcase your coins, tokens, medals, or paper money during several of our upcoming auctions. First up will be June in Baltimore as official auctioneers of the Whitman Coin and Currency Expo. Deadline is just a few weeks away, May 1st to be exact—perfect timing to provide you extra cash to spend in Philadelphia this summer. Let us help you sell for top market price, your duplicates, items that you have upgraded, or other series that do not fit your current collecting plan. Baltimore is a very strong coin town and has proven results each and every year.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is once again pleased to be the official auctioneer for the biggest show of the year—the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money scheduled for Philadelphia this August. The auction will be spread over several days and several catalogs, and will contain something for every collecting specialty! Scheduled to cross the block are items ranging from specialized to very popular, including a complete offering of encased postage stamps (!), selections from the Teich Family Collection Part II, the Hoosier Flyer Collection of patterns, the Winecrest Collection of superb Proof coinage and, standing tall as a landmark to be remembered for all times, the Battle Born Collection—an absolutely complete set of Carson City silver and gold coins, nearly all of which are condition census. Indeed, this will be an event to be remembered.

If your plans include attending the Central States Convention, come and find me and the SBG team at Tables 607 and 707. We all look forward to seeing you in person.

All the best,

Chris Karstedt