By Greg Cohen, Professional Numismatist and
Consignment Director, U.S. and World Coins.
It is hard to believe that the
ANA sale was more than three weeks ago! Having had some time to recover and
reflect from the whirlwind week in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, we are
presenting this recap of the Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio sessions of the ANA
sale. With nearly $10 million in prices realized across five live and two
internet sessions, our offering brought out numismatic enthusiasts from across
the globe to bid on the wonderful coins consigned to our sale. It was a diverse
selection, with several in-depth collections consigned, as well as numerous
single rarities and important pieces from other consignors. The auction room
was standing room only for several of the sessions, especially on Tuesday
evening, when the Thos. H. Law Collection crossed the block. Our presentation
of this collection garnered many headlines on our website and brought double the
high estimate as well as numerous record prices. (See our separate press
release regarding individual highlights).
The other sessions had strong
bidding participation as well, starting with nearly a million dollars’ worth of
world banknotes trading hands. A quickly growing specialty here at Stack’s
Bowers and Ponterio, our experts were pleased to offer one of the finest
selections of world notes. For more information, see Matt Quinn’s article about
this session.
The coin sessions in our Main ANA
world Sessions began with Ancient coins of Greece and Rome. Our solid offering
showed that there was much collector support in the marketplace, with most
coins selling around or above our estimates. Gold coins and crowns and minors
didn’t disappoint with very strong prices in many areas. Great selections of
coins across all price points, from several hundred dollars to five figures
found new homes, with areas such as Brazil, Britain, Poland, and Russia being
particularly popular. For complete prices realized, please refer to our
website, www.stacksbowers.com.
Our next Stack’s Bowers and
Ponterio sale will be held in conjunction with the November Baltimore Whitman
Convention. Consignments for that sale are in, and the catalog is being
written. The next sale, open for consignments is our January 2014 New York
International Numismatic Convention sale, and we will be accepting coins for
this important sale through the middle of October. Please contact any of our
consignment directors to discuss your collection or holdings. We look forward
to hearing from you.
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