Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction Realizes Over $70 Million

Stack’s Bowers Galleries, one of the world’s most prestigious rare coin auction firms, announces the results of its annual Global Showcase Auction, held as an Event Auctioneer Partner of the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money. Over 12,000 lots crossed the block, across all numismatic categories: United States, World, and Ancient coins; Numismatic Americana; United States and World currency; and other numismatic related material. In total the sale brought $70,011,421, and included incredible prices realized for the United States coins and Numismatic Americana presented in sessions 1, 5, 9, 11, 12, and 13. (All prices include the buyer’s fee.)

Session 1 began with the Skylar Leichty Collection of Indian Peace Medals, a world-class assemblage studiously built by one of this generation’s great collector/researchers of American medals. The focus of this cabinet was medallic medals awarded by the European colonial powers. Leading the Leichty Collection was lot 1028, a spectacular Lion and Wolf medal in solid silver which realized $103,700. Additional Indian Peace medals from other consignors followed, with lot 1042, an incredibly rare Russian Slava Rossii medal bringing $134,200, a newly discovered 1841 John Tyler Silver First Size medal selling for $134,200, and an undated John Jacob Astor/ American Fur Company Indian Trade medal in tin realizing $122,000. Other significant medal realizations included a 1786 Franklin Natus Boston in silver that sold for $41,480; a bronze Washington Before Boston medal that realized $41,480; and one of only two believed extant 1909 Lincoln Preserve, Protect, Defend medals by Brenner in silver that garnered $29,280.

Session 1 continued with Colonial and other Pre-Federal issues, along with Federal coins from half cents to twenty-cent pieces. Highlights included lot 1294, the famed Robison-Salmon Noe 3-B NE shilling that sold for $134,200; lot 1311, the Gem Newman 1722 Wood’s Hibernia farthing that brought $17,080; lot 1320, a beautiful MS-63 1694 Carolina Elephant token that realized $53,680; lot 1321, the famed Garrett-Roper Freidus 1.3-A Higley copper that brought $42,700; and lot 1347, a very rare Albany Church Penny that realized $29,280. Federal coins saw considerable bidding throughout the session with a 1793 half cent in NGC Fine-12 bringing $8,235; a lovely AU-55 1794 S-31 cent realizing $9,150; a superb 1904 nickel, tied for finest by PCGS at MS-67+, selling for $26,840; a Fine-15 PCGS/CAC 1796 dime garnering $17,080; and a freshly graded 1926-S Mercury dime bringing $12,200.

Session 5 offered quarters to trade dollars, and featured the J B N Collection of Seated Liberty Dollars. Again, the demand for rare collector coins, particularly issues that were fresh and high-end for the grade, proved nearly insatiable, with prices realized surpassing previous records on numerous occasions. Lot 3009, a Choice AU-58 1825/4/2 quarter brought $6,710: a PCGS Good-4 1871-CC quarter realized $9,760; a collector grade 1812/1 Large 8 half dollar rarity in VF-35 sold for $10,675, and a beautifully toned 1897-S Barber half dollar in MS-64 (PCGS) CAC brought $7,930. The J B N Collection illustrated the strong market demand for high quality Seated Liberty dollars as extremely high prices were realized, far surpassing pre-auction estimates. Great examples included the 1854 PCGS/CAC AU-55 that realized $39,040 (just shy of the PCGS Price Guide value for an MS-64+!) and the EF-40 1872-CC that brought $23,180. Made clear by these results is the fact that Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ bidders are actively searching for high quality Seated Liberty dollars. This was proved again when a Proof-only 1858 in Proof-20 sold for $17,080. Among Morgan dollars, lot 3218, a near-Gem 1879-CC in a PCGS MS-64 OGH holder brought $15,860; lot 3277, a Superb DMPL 1887, tied for finest graded realized $29,280; and lot 3345, a magnificent 1896 in an old NGC holder graded Proof-65 Gold CAC brought an astounding $39,040.

Session 9 finished out the live U.S. coin sessions of the Global Showcase, with a robust selection of federal and territorial gold, as well as commemoratives, patterns, and errors and saw record prices in multiple categories. Among gold coins, lot 5366, a near-Gem 1893-O half eagle, set a world record for the issue bringing $43,920, nearly two times the PCGS Price Guide value. Other Session 9 highlights included lot 5246, a scarce 1846-C half eagle in NGC AU-58, that garnered $19,520; lot 5451, a gold CAC PCGS MS-64 1911 eagle that soared to $18,910; lot 5543, a stunningly toned Columbia, S.C. half dollar that realized $26,840; lot 5680, a Gem 1858 Judd-206 Pattern Flying Eagle cent, that sold for $13,420, and lot 5758, a CAC-gold stickered 1883 Hawaiian dollar that brought $26,840.

“Demand was strong across every category we offered, from United States, world, and ancient coins to currency and numismatic Americana,” said Brian Kendrella, president of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. “That breadth of participation made this the most valuable auction in our firm’s history. I’m grateful to our consignors for entrusting us with their collections, to the bidders whose enthusiasm drove these results, and to our team for the expertise and dedication that brought the sale together.”

For a full and complete list of prices realized from the Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, including the Online Sessions, visit StacksBowers.com. For information about consigning to an upcoming Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction call 800-458-4646 or email [email protected].