Records Shattered At Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November 2024 Rarities Night Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to announce the results of its November 2024 Rarities Night Auction. Incredible collections that had been off the market for decades anchored the sale, and bidders responded with enthusiasm, showing the continued strength of the rare coin market. Featuring 301 lots, the session realized an astonishing $15,334,140 (all prices include the buyer’s premium).

Six- and seven-figure coins from the Bernard Richards, Darrel O. Neidigh, Jr, and Robert D. Reed collections led the way, topped by the 1870-CC double eagle, graded AU-55 (PCGS) and approved by CMQ that realized $1,440,000, a record for the grade. Not far behind in price was the iconic 1850 Baldwin & Co. $10 “Horseman”, graded MS-63+ (PCGS) and approved by CAC and CMQ. The $1,260,000 realized by this historic piece of territorial gold was more than three times the previous record of $381,875! In all, 28 lots saw prices that surpassed $100,000.

Other record prices include:

Lot 3013. A Gem 1800 half dime graded MS-65+ (NGC) realized $40,800, the highest price ever for an NGC-graded example.

Lot 3021. An EF-45 (PCGS) 1870-CC quarter brought $90,000, a record for the date in any grade below AU-55.

Lot 3036. A 1946 Walking Liberty half dollar, graded MS-68 (PCGS) CAC, CMQ, brought a world record $57,600, surpassing the previous record established just three months earlier by Stack’s Bowers Galleries.

Lot 3042. A 1798 Heraldic Eagle BB-113 silver dollar from the Robert D. Reed Collection, graded AU-58 (PCGS) with CAC and CMQ-X stickers, brought $25,200, a price in line with the most recent MS-61 and MS-62 auction records.

 Lot 3054. A Proof 1881-O Morgan dollar from the Darrel O. Neidigh, Jr. Collection, Proof-64 (PCGS) CAC CMQ brought $660,000, a record for any Branch Mint Proof Morgan dollar.

Lot 3060. An 1889-CC Morgan dollar, graded MS-64 DMPL (PCGS) with stickers from CAC and CMQ, brought a record $264,000, the highest price paid for any DMPL 1889-CC.

Lot 3085. The “Delaware Collection” 1849-C Open Wreath gold dollar from the Darrel O. Neidigh, Jr. Collection, graded EF-45 (PCGS). CMQ, realized $264,000, a record for a circulated example of this famed Charlotte Mint rarity.

Lot 3115. The first of four $4 Stellas offered from the Robert D. Reed Collection, graded Proof-63 Cameo (PCGS) and approved by CAC and CMQ, brought $204,000, a record for the Proof-63 Cameo grade (and surpassing the record price for a Proof-64 Cameo as well).

Lot 3138. An 1862 half eagle graded Proof-65+ Deep Cameo (CACG) brought $264,000, a world record price for this Civil War rarity.

Lot 3146. An AU-55 (NGC) CMQ  1795 BD-1 $10 gold piece from the Robert D. Reed Collection realized $90,000, a record for an NGC-certified example in this grade.

Lot 3164. A 1906 $10 gold piece, graded Proof-66 Cameo (PCGS) CAC, CMQ, brought $102,000, a record for the date in any designation.

Lot 3187. An AU-58 (PCGS) 1861-S Paquet Reverse double eagle from the Darrel O. Neidigh, Jr. Collection, brought $240,000, the highest price paid for the grade.

Lot 3218. An AU-50 (NGC) 1879-O $20 from the Darrel O. Neidigh, Jr. Collection, realized $72,000, a record for any example of the date in the AU-50 grade.

Lot 3231. The Garrett 1887 Proof double eagle from the Bernard Richards Collection, graded Proof-65+ DCAM (PCGS) and approved by CAC and CMQ, realized $528,000, a record for any 1887 double eagle in the Deep Cameo designation and for any PCGS-graded example.

Lot 3261. A Gem 1931 $20 gold piece from the Bernard Richards Collection, graded MS-65 (PCGS) and CMQ approved, brought $192,000, a record for the grade.

Lot 3263. A MS-65 (PCGS), CAC CMQ approved 1932 double eagle from the Bernard Richards Collection brought $192,000, a record for the grade.

Lot 3275. A dramatic Morgan dollar error, the fabulous 1887 off-center brockage, brought $78,000.

Lot 3298. A Haseltine Restrike Confederate cent in silver, graded Proof-63 (PCGS) and approved by CAC and CMQ, realized a world record $114,000, surpassing the $66,000 record established by Stack’s Bowers Galleries in August 2022.

“We are thrilled with the results of our November 2024 Rarities Night,” said Brian Kendrella, President of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. “We saw strong bidding across all categories, but truly rare silver and gold performed brilliantly during the sale. Throughout the session, there were many spirited battles between floor, book, phone, and internet bidders, all pursuing the greatest rarities.”

For a complete list of prices realized for the November 2024 Rarities Night Session, visit StacksBowers.com. To consign to one of Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ upcoming showcase or online auctions call 800-458-4646 or email Consign@StacksBowers.com.