In our upcoming January 26-27, 2011 New York Americana Sale there is an incredible Gem Mint State 1844 Seated dime. Bright silver and satiny, the surfaces are a delight, virtually free of bagmarks or handling issues normally found on a coin from this era. While most Philadelphia Mint dimes from this period are obtainable in [...]

In our January 26-27, 2012 New York Americana Sale we are pleased to offer a magnificent 1840 Seated dollar Proof-65 (NGC) (Lot #4836), that is important for several reasons. Of course, 1840 is the first year the silver dollar resumed production in earnest, after a small flurry of activity in 1836 with the release of [...]

Among the many Latin American rarities that highlight our New York International Sale is Lot 1578, an 1843 8 Escudo from Ecuador. This example, graded MS-62 by NGC, is one of the finest known of this popular type, and is tied with the Eliasberg and Millennia Collection specimens at this grade. This coin was a [...]

In our upcoming January 26-27, 2011 Americana Auction there is a magnificent 1807 S-271 large cent, the famed “Comet” variety of that year, so named for the comet-like die sinking behind Liberty’s head. This particular specimen is from the Bement, Beckwith, Gies and Hogan Pond collections and is one of just two examples that have [...]

Stack’s is pleased to announce it has been chosen to sell a small collection of early gold coins as part of our January 26-27, 2011 New York Americana Sale, the highlight of which is a 1795 $10 gold piece. This BD-2 variety is graded AU-50 by PCGS and is still in its original first generation [...]

One of the many highlights of our upcoming New York International Sale is a lovely and rare 1830 RA P 8 Escudos of Argentina. This is a key date example of the classic Sunface design, the second rarest date in the series. This piece hails from the Porteño Collection, a small but high quality offering [...]

While cataloguing the magnificent W. L. Carson Collection of Proof coins for Stack’s 75th Anniversary Sale in Baltimore something unusual was noted on the 1888 Proof gold set. Lot #5305—the half eagle in Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS) (CAC)—has two different textures of frost on Liberty’s head. This seemed unusual in and of itself, but when the [...]

Among regular issue Federal coins in our upcoming Philadelphia Americana Auction (September 30 – October 2) is a particularly nice 1795 Capped Bust gold eagle. This coin is AU-53 (PCGS) and is one of several scarce die pairings of the year. What makes this coin truly outstanding it the original quality of the surfaces.

There are several desirable early United States Federal coins in our September 30-October 2 Philadelphia Americana Sale, but one that stands out is the 1796 Draped Bust, Small Eagle quarter graded MS-63 (PCGS).

Stack’s is pleased to present a significant group of countermarked coins in our upcoming Philadelphia Americana auction on September 30 through October 2, 2010, highlighted by the cabinet formed by Anthony Terranova. The combined offerings include a single Capped Bust half dime in this group countermarked “EXTRA”. Remarkably there are seven examples of countermarked dimes [...]