Many Records Fall At Stack’s Bowers Galleries Sale Of The Sundman Collection Of Massachusetts Silver Coins

On Friday evening, November 8, 2013, Stack’s Bowers Galleries auctioned a memorable session of colonial and early American coins. The star consignment was the collection of Massachusetts silver coins formed by David M. Sundman, long-time numismatist and president of Littleton Coin Co.

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Stack’s Bowers’ Incredible Currency Auction at the Whitman Baltimore Expo

Stack’s Bowers Galleries presided over the Official Currency Auction of the Whitman 2013 Coin and Collectibles Expo, an auction that resulted in “feverish bidding and strong participation” and an incredible 99% sell through.

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World Coins Shine At Stack’s Bowers And Ponterio Official Auction Of The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo

Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio — the foreign and ancients division of leading numismatic auction house Stack’s Bowers Galleries — conducted its Official Auction of the Whitman Coins & Collectibles Baltimore Expo November 7–8, 2013. The sale featured a choice assortment of ancient coins, world coins, and world currency. Bidding was intense throughout, with action at […]

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Rare Paper Money Excites Bidders In The Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction Of The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo

The Stack’s Bowers Galleries U.S. paper money session of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo, held November 7, 2013, proved to be a great success. Bidders at the convention and worldwide on the Internet competed to acquire rarities as well as popular notes, resulting in 99 percent of the lots being sold.

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries Auction Totals $14.8 Million

Leading numismatic auction house Stack’s Bowers Galleries conducted its Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo from November 6–9, 2013.

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Apprentice Training on the Spider Press

Retired Bureau of Engraving and Printing plate printer Mike Bean showed Joe Wright the proper techniques for “inking in” the steel plate, wiping the plate with crinoline fabric, and then hand-polishing the plate to remove any ink residue / film / tone left on the surface.

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Two Superstars of the US Mint at the Whitman Baltimore Expo

Saturday’s morning roundtable with numismatic superstars, Ed Moy and John Mercanti was a big hit at the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo 2013. They had an audience that was both involved and enthusiastic.

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Sundman Collection And Other Important Properties were on the Block

A Great Convention In 2013, the entire Stack’s Bowers Galleries staff invited you to be a part of one of the most dynamic conventions of the year, and to participate in what will be a long-remembered auction.

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Two legends of the Modern U.S. Mint were at 2013 Expo

Coin collectors are in for a rare treat at the 2013 Whitman Baltimore Expo, November 7-10, 2013.

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Rare 1794 Liberty Cap Cent Cherrypicked at the Whitman Philadelphia Expo

Before the recent Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia expo, only two examples of the NC-11 variety of the 1794 Liberty Cap, Head of 1794 cent were known. The third known example was cherrypicked from a dealer’s inventory during the Expo.

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