Stack’s Bowers Galleries has opened pre-sale bidding for its May 2025 Showcase Auction, a 375-lot event centered on United States federal coinage. The sale will take place Tuesday, May 6, and will be broadcast live from the firm’s Griffin Studios in Costa Mesa, California.
A highlight of the auction is a Mint State 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 "slug," struck by the United States Assay Office of Gold during the height of the California Gold Rush. Graded MS-62 by NGC, the large gold piece ranks among the finest known of its type.
"With the strength of the current coin market, we decided to add a showcase auction to our schedule and provide our clients with an additional opportunity to add great coins to their collections," explained Stack’s Bowers Galleries President Brian Kendrella.
Further highlights from the May 2025 Showcase Auction auction include:
- Lot 11020: A Superb Red-Brown 1916 Matte Proof Lincoln cent.
- Lot 11035: One of the finest graded 1913 Type II Buffalo nickels.
- Lot 11082: A Condition Census 1811 O-106 half dollar, graded MS-65 by NGC.
- Lot 11106: A superb MS-67 1933-S Walking Liberty half dollar.
- Lot 11218: A seldom offered Gem 1896-S Morgan dollar, graded MS-65+ by PCGS.
- Lot 11281: A popular 1909-O $5 in Mint State.
- Lot 11291: A choice AU-58 example of the conditionally rare 1884-CC eagle, approved by CAC.
- Lot 11348: A near Gem 1907 High Relief double eagle.
- Lot 11359: A beautiful CAC-approved MS-66 1916-S double eagle.
Interested bidders can view the auction lots by appointment at Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ New York City flagship, April 30–May 1, and at the firm’s Costa Mesa headquarters on May 5. Additional details are available at www.stacksbowers.com.
About Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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.
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