Mint State 1851 Humbert $50 “Slug” and Other Rarities Highlight Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ May 2025 Showcase Auction
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to announce that their May 2025 Showcase Auction, a 375-lot sale focused on United States federal coinage, is now open for pre-sale bidding at StacksBowers.com.
The sale will be hosted in and broadcast from the firm’s state of the art Griffin Studios in Costa Mesa, California on Tuesday, May 6. Anchoring the event is a rare Mint State 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 “slug” produced by the United States Assay Office of Gold. Among the very finest graded by NGC at MS-62, it is an important numismatic relic of the California Gold Rush.
“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 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.
There will be multiple lot viewing opportunities available to interested clients, including at the Central States Numismatic Society Convention, April 23-26 in Schaumburg, Illinois; at Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ flagship New York Gallery, April 30-May 1 (by appointment); and at the firm’s Costa Mesa headquarters on May 5. For more information, visit www.stacksbowers.com.
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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 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 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 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 Santa Ana, 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 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, and its April and August Hong Kong Auctions.
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