Th e Gilded Age Collection of United States $20 Double Eagles August 6, 2014 Rosemont, Illinois Donald E. Stephens Convention Center An Offi cial Auction of the ANA World’s Fair of Money Stack’s Bowers Galleries Upcoming Auction Schedule Coins and Currency Date Auction Consignment Deadline Continuous Stack’s Bowers Galleries Weekly Internet Auctions Continuous Closing Every Sunday August 18-20, 2014 Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio – World Coins & Paper Money Request a Catalog Hong Kong Auction of Chinese and Asian Coins & Currency Hong Kong October 7-11, 2014 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – U.S. Coins August 25, 2014 Our 79th Anniversary Sale: An Ocial Auction of the PNG New York Invitational New York, NY October 29-November 1, 2014 Stack’s Bowers Galleries –World Coins & Paper Money August 25, 2014 Ocial Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo Baltimore, MD October 29-November 1, 2014 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – U.S. Coins & Currency September 8, 2014 Ocial Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo Baltimore, MD January 9-10, 2015 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – World Coins & Paper Money November 1, 2014 An Ocial Auction of the NYINC New York, NY January 28-30, 2015 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – U.S. Coins November 26, 2014 Americana Sale New York, NY March 3-7, 2015 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – U.S. Coins & Currency January 26, 2015 Ocial Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo Baltimore, MD April 2015 Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio – World Coins & Paper Money January 2015 Hong Kong Auction of Chinese and Asian Coins & Currency Hong Kong June 3-5, 2015 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – U.S. Coins April 3, 2015 Ocial Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo Baltimore, MD August 11-15, 2015 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – World Coins & Paper Money June 15, 2015 An Ocial Auction of the ANA World’s Fair of Money Chicago, IL August 11-15, 2015 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – U.S. Coins & Currency June 30, 2015 An Ocial Auction of the ANA World’s Fair of Money Chicago, IL August 2015 Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio – World Coins & Paper Money May 2015 Hong Kong Auction of Chinese and Asian Coins & Currency Hong Kong October 2015 Stack’s Bowers Galleries – U.S. Coins July 24, 2015 Our 80th Anniversary Sale: An Ocial Auction of the PNG New York Invitational New York, NY Stack’s Bowers Galleries presents e Gilded Age Collection of United States $20 Double Eagles Wednesday, August 6, 2014 Immediately following the conclusion of the Dr. James A. Ferrendelli Collection Lots 12001-12124 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 5555 N. River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 Tel: 847.692.2220 On the Covers: Enlarged on the covers is the 1855-S double eagle from B. Max Mehl’s May 1950 Fi ieth Anniversary Golden Jubilee/Jerome Kern Sale, later sold in David Aker’s October 1997 auction of the John Jay Pittman Collection, Part 1. California O ce New York O ce New England O ce Hong Kong O ce 1063 McGaw Ave. 123 W. 57th St. P.O. 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If you wish to arrange live bidding by phone, contact Customer Service at 949-253-0916 or email [email protected]. ii e August 2014 ANA World’s Fair of Money Auction August 6-8, 2014 Lot Viewing Lot Viewing will be conducted in the Irvine, CA oces (by appointment only): July 16-19, 2014 Lot Viewing will be conducted in the NY oces (by appointment only): July 24-28, 2014 Lot Viewing will be conducted at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Room 1, as follows: Saturday, August 2 Sunday, August 3 Monday, August 4 Tuesday, August 5 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT Wednesday, August 6 ursday, August 7 Friday, August 8 Saturday, August 9 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT Auction Location Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 5555 N. River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 Tel: 847.692.2220 Auction Details e Auction will be conducted at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Room 12 as follows: e Gilded Age Collection of United States $20 Double Eagles Wednesday August 6, 2014 Immediately following the conclusion of the Dr. James A. Ferrendelli Collection Lots 12001-12124 Lot Pickup Lot Pick up will be conducted at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Room 1, as follows: ursday, August 7 Friday, August 8 Saturday, August 9 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT Bank Wire Information: HSBC 950 ird Avenue, New York, NY 10022 For credit to (Payee): Stack’s Bowers Numismatics, Account #000186236 US Routing #021001088 International Routing (Swi Code) #MRMDUS33 iii Stack’s Bowers Galleries Q. David Bowers Harvey Stack Lawrence R. 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