First of all, Happy New Year from me and all of the staff at Stack’s. We all wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2011, filled with nice things, numismatic and otherwise. Coming up in January are three important sales, all held at our auction gallery in New York City—our sale of world coins on [...]

Welcome to the latest edition of my Market Report. Here at Stack’s we have been busy with our next three catalogues, our New York 2011 International Sale to be held in New York City on Monday, January 10th, Part II of The 52 Collection on Tuesday, January 25, and, following that, our ever-popular Americana Sale [...]

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 [...]

Welcome to the latest edition of my Market Report. We are in the midst of the Holiday Season, and I and everyone else at Stack’s wish you the best of happiness and cheer.

One of the simplest designs for an American coin is that of the so-called Bar copper—bearing on the obverse USA as a monogram, and on the reverse a series of 13 parallel bars, each representing one of the early states. These began to appear in New York City in 1785, but their origin is not [...]

The holidays are upon us and we want to help with your holiday shopping! I’ll be discounting 10 coins every weekday between today and December 22nd so check out the eShop and get first shot and some great prices. Over 100 coins will be marked down (10 coins at a time) and will make great [...]

In August 1955, The Numismatist included many features, including coin exhibit categories, strange money of the world, the approval of the motto In God We Trust on United States paper money, aluminum used for coins and other numismatic items, a plea for returning to the gold standard, money of the Chinese communists, and the spelling [...]

Welcome to the latest edition of my market report. Buying and selling continues to be excellent on all fronts, although gold bullion is a bit quiet. It is remarkable that when the price is going up, and news channels are running stories about gold, buyers swarm into our gallery at 123 West 57th Street in [...]

Mark your calendars! Stack’s International Sale will be held on January 10, 2011 in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention. The sale will feature Ancient and World coins and World Medals, as well as Paper Money, Orders & Decorations, and much more. Several important collections will be showcased during this impressive sale, including [...]

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 [...]