Property from an Alabama Family, a World-Class Cabinet of Patterns, and Other Important Collections Anchor Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ November 2026 Rarities Night Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries, premier rare coin auction house and auctioneers of some of the world’s most prestigious collections, is proud to announce the November 2026 Rarities Night Auction, to cross the auction block on Tuesday, November 17 beginning at 12:00 noon PT. Presented are incredible numismatic rarities spanning United States federal coinage from the earliest issues to recent Mint rarities, territorial gold, and pattern issues. The sale is anchored by the Property from an Alabama Family and other important collections.

The Property from an Alabama Family is sure to attract excitement when the sensational trophy coins contained in this incredible collection cross the block. Among the most impressive pieces are a Gem 1792 half disme, graded MS-65 (NGC) with the famed Garrett provenance; a Mint State 1794 silver dollar; one of just five known 1885 trade dollars, graded Proof-63+ (PCGS) CAC; a Gem Proof 1862 $20 gold piece, and a gorgeous 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 Octagonal “Slug.”

“We expect numerous mid-six figure and a couple of seven-figure prices realized when these incredible coins are sold. Many are ‘old friends’,” explained Brian Kendrella, president of Stack’s Bowers Galleries, “having crossed the auction block in sales from earlier in our firm’s history.”

Also of note is a world-class selection of pattern and experimental coins, among the rarest, most interesting, issues produced by the United States Mint. This section features items acquired by a dedicated collector, many of which trace their pedigrees to some of the most important cabinets of the 19^th, 20^th, and 21^st centuries. Highlighted by unique Judd numbers and spectacular high grade specimens, this offering is historic for its depth, breadth, overall quality and eye appeal. Highlights include examples of the very rare Amazonian quarter and half dollar, as well as a selection of incredibly rare 1877 pattern half dollars, including the unique Judd-1520 Garrett-Pogue coin. A set of six 1873 trade dollar patterns that have remained together since their striking will be sold separately. They first appeared at auction as lot 1135 in the Chapman brothers’ December 1895 sale of the Winsor Collection.

Other featured cabinets include the Alan J. Harlan Collection, focused on early federal copper coins, and offering an exceptional AU-53 1793 half cent, a Gem Proof 1831 half cent, and an unbronzed 1829 Proof large cent in Proof-64 (NGC). Coins from the Property of a Park Avenue Collector are highlighted by a pair of Mint State 1796 type coins – a dime and quarter – and a near-Gem Proof 1907 eagle.

While the Mack C. Chase Collection of Walking Liberty Half Dollars, Part II is being offered in Session 4 of this sale, Rarities Night features impressive quality type coins, an 1879 Stella, and a selection of patterns from that collection. A trio of Gobrecht dollars from the Julius Korein Collection are being sold to benefit the American Numismatic Society, while the Collection of American Silver Classics presents significant Bust, Seated Liberty, and trade dollars in this and other sessions of the November sale. The Grossman Collection presents Morgan dollars, including a pair of classic 1895 Proof-only coins. A gold CAC 1805 half eagle is among the items from the Emerald Coast Collection included in Rarities Night; impressive colonial and early American coins from this cabinet are found in a dedicated section of Session 1 of the Stack’s Bowers Galleries November 2026 Showcase Auction. Concluding Rarities Night is an impressive offering of private and territorial gold coins, including six octagonal $50 slugs and a Wass-Molitor $50.

The November 2026 Rarities Night Session, as well as the entire November 2026 Showcase Auction, is available for viewing and pre-sale bidding at www.stacksbowers.com. Lot viewing will be available at the 2026 Whitman November Expo in Baltimore from November 10-13. For more information visit StacksBowers.com or email [email protected].