Strong Results Achieved in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Fall 2025 Maastricht Auction
Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Fall 2025 Maastricht Showcase Auction attracted active bidding and strong results as $1,466,868 in world paper money crossed the auction block.
The catalog presented more than 450 lots from around the world, including rarities not offered for many years. The sale was anchored by several key collections, including selections from the Alfred Kugel Collection, the Jerry and Diane Fishman Collection, and the Meadows Collection. Especially strong prices were achieved for seldom-seen notes from the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and for rare French Colonial material from across the Francophone world.
“Our Maastricht Auction results continue to excite both consignors and bidders,” said Aris Maragoudakis, Director of World Currency Auctions at Stack’s Bowers Galleries. “We routinely see record prices in our world paper money sales” he continued, “but our Maastricht events, in particular, have become premier auctions to debut significant numismatic finds.”
Select top results include (prices realized include 20% buyer’s premium):
Lot 50379: SAUDI ARABIA. Lot of (5). Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. 1, 5, 10, 50, & 100 Riyals, ND (1961). P-6a, 7a, 8a, 9a, & 10a. Anwar Ali Courtesy Autograph. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Realized $50,400.
Lot 50326: PALESTINE. Palestine Currency Board. 5 Pounds, 1.9.1927. P-8a. PMG Choice Fine 15. Realized $40,800.
Lot 50157: FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA. Lot of (2). Caisse Centrale de la France Libre. 5000 Francs, ND (1941). P-14Ap1 & 14Ap2. SB1187. Front & Back Proofs. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ & Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Realized $25,200.
Lot 50112: EGYPT. National Bank of Egypt. 1 Egyptian Pound, 5.1.1899. P-2b. PMG Very Fine 20. Realized $24,000
Lot 50070: CANADA--DOMINION OF CANADA. Dominion of Canada. 1000 Dollars, 2.1.1925. DC-29S. Specimen. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. Realized $22,800.
The Maastricht International Fair (MIF) has become the premier show for world paper money. Reflecting this Maragoudakis noted: “Attaching this auction to what is the largest world paper money show has great advantages. As we gear up for the Spring 2026 Maastricht Sale, various marquee treasures have already been consigned to that auction as well as other 2026 sales. There’s no better time to consign rarities than today.”
According to MIF Events, the recently completed show featured over 225 tables and attracted attendees from all corners of the world. The organization is hopeful that the Spring 2026 gathering could once again break attendance records. Complete results for the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Fall 2025 Maastricht Showcase Auction are available at StacksBowers.com. For information about consigning to one of the firm’s Showcase or Online auctions call 800-458-4646 or email Consign@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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