Copper, Gold and Silver Rarities Perform Brilliantly in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ 2025 Summer Global Showcase Rarities Night and Rick Springfield Collection Sessions

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, numismatic records were shattered as two sessions in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Summer Global Showcase Auction combined to realize nearly $31 million. The first session featured the collection of famed rock star Rick Springfield, while the second was the firm’s highly anticipated Rarities Night presentation. Superb-quality rare Morgan Dollars, an incredible offering of gold coins, and extremely enticing pattern issues drove the bidding. Top billing for the day was shared by two lots, one silver and one gold, which each realized $720,000. Lot 3140 offered the single finest-known 1901 Morgan Dollar, graded PCGS MS66, and set an all-time record price for the date. Lot 3386 presented a PCGS AU50 1870-CC Double Eagle that ranks among the finest graded examples of this very rare first year issue. (All prices include the buyer’s premium.)

Coins from the Chicago Collection, the Floyd T. Starr Collection, the Hough Family Collection, the Illinois Set, the Iron Eagle Collection, the John D. Miner Collection, the Julian Korein Collection, the PentaMint™ Collection, the Seven Lions Collection, and the Warwick Collection were all prominently featured in Rarities Night, and many record shattering prices realized were from these “named” collections.

“Significant collections of United States gold coins and patterns led to very active and strong bidding from across the globe,” said Brian Kendrella, president of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. “Even more impressive is how deep the pool of collectors truly is.”

“Not only were we amazed by the strength of the sale, but our consignors were floored with the results,” Mr. Kendrella continued. “It was a great offering, and the market took note. Competition for many lots took several minutes to complete, with multiple bidders online, in the room, and on the phone battling it out. This intense activity led to 72 coins breaking into six-figure territory!”

Highlights of the Rarities Night session included:

• Lot 3007. 1793 Flowing Hair Cent. Wreath Reverse. S-11c, B-16c. Rarity-3-. Lettered Edge. PCGS AU55+. The lovely Condition Census Clarke-Naftzger-Weinberg Specimen realized $66,000.
• Lot 3067. 1806/5 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-102, T-7. Rarity-4-. Large Stars. PCGS MS63. The famed Newcomer-Green-Bareford-Richmond Collection specimen, realized $50,400.
• Lot 3068. 1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-112, T-12. Rarity-4. 6/Inverted 6. PCGS AU58. The finest known from these dies and the Tompkins Plate coin realized $60,000.
• Lot 3087. 1936-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. PCGS MS67. A beautifully toned Superb Gem realized $38,400, a new record for the date.
• Lot 3119. 1880/79-S Morgan Dollar. VAM-9. Top 100 Variety. Large S. PCGS MS68. A Superb Gem, tied for highest graded, realized $40,800, a strong premium over published price guide values.
• Lot 3145. 1927-S Peace Dollar. PCGS MS65+. A phenomenal Gem-quality 1927-S Dollar, realized a strong $38,400, a record for the grade.
• Lot 3231. 1881 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. JD-1. Rarity-6. PCGS PR67DCAM. A stellar, Pop-Top Superb DCAM Gem realized $96,000 far exceeding the previous auction record of $62,250 set in 2013.
• Lot 3247. 1857 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. JD-1. Rarity-7. PCGS PR66DCAM. A landmark Gem example, one of only six confirmed examples known. In the Floyd T. Starr Collection since 1942, realized a world record $336,000.
• Lot 3254. 1866 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. JD-1. Rarity-7-. PCGS PR66+DCAM. The magnificent Starr coin, the finest known and off the market since 1958, realized a record $264,000.
• Lot 3265. 1878 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. JD-1. Rarity-6+. PCGS PR67+CAM. The single-finest 1878 $3 Proof known, acquired by Floyd T. Starr in 1937, realized a record shattering $348,000.
• Lot 3267. 1880 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. JD-1. Rarity-6-. PCGS PR68DCAM. The single-highest PCGS-graded Proof $3 gold piece, smashed all previous auction records for the date, realizing $312,000.
• Lot 3279. 1858 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. JD-1. Rarity-7-. PCGS P65+CAM. The stunning Trompeter specimen, realized $192,000, surpassing the previous auction record for this rare issue by $90,000.
• Lot 3309. 1858 Liberty Head Half Eagle. JD-1. Rarity-7. PCGS PR66DCAM. The second-finest of just five known specimens realized a world record $502,000. This world record price is twice what the single finest known example (the Ten Eyck-Clapp-Eliasberg) realized in August 2023.
• Lot 3350. 1898 Liberty Head Eagle. JD-1. Rarity-5+. PCGS PR67DCAM. This remarkable Superb DCAM Proof $10, ex Simpson Collection, realized a record $216,000.
• Lot 3355. 1908 Indian Eagle. Motto. JD-1. Rarity-5-. Sandblast. PCGS PR67. A dazzling quality Sandblast Proof realized $186,000, a record for the grade.
• Lot 3410. 1898 Liberty Head Double Eagle. JD-1. Rarity-5. PCGS PR64DCAM. This marvelous DCAM example sold for a very strong $180,000 a new record price for the grade level.
• Lot 3417. MCMVII (1907) Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. High Relief. Wire Rim. PCGS MS67. This majestic Superb Gem Wire Rim High Relief realized $312,000.
• Lot 3473. 1877 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-1526, Pollock-1694. Rarity-7+. Silver. Reeded Edge. PCGS PR65CAM. An impressively pedigreed example, one of only four known, realized $90,000, nearly doubling the previous auction record of $48,000 for the Judd-number.
• Lot 3474. 1877 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-1535, Pollock-1703. Rarity-8. Silver. Reeded Edge. PCGS PR64DCAM. The finest of just three known in silver with an extensive provenance to 1886, this pattern realized $55,200, surpassing all prior price records and price guide values.
• Lot 3477. 1879 Pattern Washlady Quarter Dollar. Judd-1590, Pollock-1783. Rarity-6+. Silver. Reeded Edge. PCGS PR66CAM. A splendid Gem example of this popular type realized $38,400, a new all-time record for a Judd-1590.
• Lot 3486. Undated (1842-1852) August Bechtler $1. K-24. Rarity-3. 27. G., 21. C. Plain Edge. PCGS MS64. A fabulous example, tied for finest certified, realized a record $33,600, more than double the previous auction record.

“These highlights show strength across many areas,” Mr. Kendrella concluded. “Feedback from consignors and bidders has been very positive. We look forward to the remainder of the 2025 auction schedule, as additional important properties are set to cross the block.”

For complete prices realized for the Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction, please visit www.stacksbowers.com. To consign your coins, medals, tokens and paper money to an upcoming Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction call 800-458-4646 or email [email protected].

About Stack's Bowers Galleries

Stack's Bowers Galleries conducts live, internet and specialized auctions of rare U.S. and world coins and currency and ancient coins, as well as direct sales through retail and wholesale channels. The company's 90+ year legacy includes the cataloging and sale of many of the most valuable United States coin and currency collections to ever cross an auction block — The D. Brent Pogue Collection, The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, The Joel R. Anderson Collection, The Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection, The Sydney F. Martin Collection and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few.

World coin and currency collections include The Pinnacle Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Salton Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, the Augustana Collection of gold rarities from across western Europe, the Richard Margolis Collection of world coins and medals and The Thos. H. Law Collection. Recently the firm was awarded the privilege of bringing the most valuable world coin collection to auction – the L. E. Bruun Collection.

The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, with galleries in New York, Boston, Miami, and Philadelphia. Offices are also located in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Sacramento, Virginia, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Paris and Vancouver. Stack's Bowers Galleries hosts an annual Global Showcase in August featuring United States coins and currency, ancient coins and world coins and currency in its Costa Mesa auction gallery. They are also the Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic events, including the New York International Numismatic Convention, the Whitman Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, the Spring and Fall Hong Kong shows, and the Maastricht Paper Money shows.