Important Collections of U.S. Coins, Paper Money Featured in Stack’s Bowers March 2021 Las Vegas Auction
March 2021 Las Vegas Auction, the firm’s first Showcase event for Americana and United States coins and paper money of the year.
The primary highlight of this auction is the magnificent
Virgil Brand and D. Brent Pogue collections. These two pieces will be sold in the firm’s
Rarities Night session held on the evening of Thursday, March 25.
In addition to these treasures, the Stack’s Bowers Galleries March 2021 Las Vegas Auction presents many significant collections spanning every category in the
Guide Book. Registry Set participants will be thrilled with the
1787 Fugio from the
Newman 13-X dies. This is an easy die marriage to attribute; the obverse is heavily clashed in the right field and the reverse is the workhorse die X with a prominent crack from 6 o’clock on the rim. This lovely near-Gem example offers incredibly silky luster and steely-brown patina with hints of tangerine luster in the protected areas. The superior technical quality is matched by tremendous eye appeal.
Most Uncirculated Fugio coppers owe their preservation to a large cask of approximately 5,000 coins purchased by the
Bank of New York in 1788 and forgotten in the basement until the bank moved to a different location in 1856. The bank handed out the coins to preferred clients for many years and in 1948 the