Whitman Publishing announces the release of Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures: Illustrated Stories of the Greatest American Troves and Their Discoveries, by Q. David Bowers. The 480-page hardcover book will debut on October 27, 2015. It is available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $39.95. The book can […]
Whitman Publishing Announces Forthcoming Q. David Bowers Book on Coin Hoards and Treasures
Stack’s Bowers World Coin Offering for Baltimore Auction
Baltimore World Coin Auction Offers Excitement! Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce details of their November 5-10 Official Auction in conjunction with the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center. Nearly 1,800 lots of rare world coins and banknotes will be offered in this exciting event!
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Presents The John W. Adams Collection
A Featured Collection in Our November 5-6, 2015 Baltimore Auction. The name John W. Adams is uttered wherever serious American numismatists gather. Widely published and broadly respected for his research contributions to such fields as American numismatic literature, United States large cents, and early American medals, John W. Adams has been a consigner to this […]
Unique $500 Interest-bearing Note, Newly Discovered Thian Master Album Highlight The Stack’s Bowers November Baltimore Currency Auction
Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November Baltimore official currency auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo has opened online for bidding and the auction catalogs have been mailed. Bidders will find a varied offering of 839 lots across multiple categories of U.S. currency.
From the Desk of Q. David Bowers: Welcome to Baltimore!
Welcome to Baltimore! Welcome to our November sale with the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo—a numismatic tradition that dates back into the last century. Three times a year—in March, June, and November—collectors, dealers, and others converge on Baltimore for several days of numismatic immersion and fun. For many years Baltimore has been voted by dealers […]
This Andorrable Note
This November in Baltimore at our official world paper money auction at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo, we are featuring a special Andorra note from the Spanish Civil War. This bright change note with solid margins is graded a spectacular 66 EPQ by PMG, and is one of only nine examples known to that […]
Unique Fr.212b 1864 $500 Interest-Bearing Note Featured in the Stack’s Bowers November Currency Auction
Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ upcoming official currency auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo will feature an extremely rare 1864 $500 Interest-Bearing Note. The note, dated August 15, 1864, is unique for the catalog number, both in government institutions and in private hands. Interest-Bearing notes of denominations from $50 to $5,000 were printed as […]
Very Rare Peruvian 4 Reales from the Dawn of Peruvian Coinage
The Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo has a great number of numismatic treasures, including today’s preview coin, a rare Philip II 4 Reales from the very beginning of Spanish colonial coinage for Peru. Lima, sometimes considered the most aristocratic colonial capital, was the site of a new […]
Thomas P. Warfield Collection Exceptionally Toned Gem 1926 Peace Dollar to be offered in Baltimore
The 1926 Peace dollar bridges the gap between the popular, yet abundant, early Philadelphia issues and the scarcer, lower-mintage strikings that finish out the series. Its production figure of 1,939,000 coins is the second lowest up until that date, edged out by only the inaugural High Relief 1921 mintage of 1,006,473. While these numbers might […]
Bid Now in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November Baltimore Auction
Stack’s Bowers Galleries presents the only Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo. We invite you to join us for another outstanding auction featuring U.S., ancient, world coins and paper money.