Bowers and Merena’s May Internet Auction is Online and Bidding is Open through May 17

Lot Viewing Schedule Includes the PCGS Members-Only Show in Las Vegas

 

IRVINE, Calif. – Bowers and Merena Auctions, America's leading rare coin and currency auction house, will conduct the May Internet Auction now through Monday, May 17, 2010, closing at 3 p.m. Pacific Time. The auction offers nearly 1,100 U.S. coin lots, including more than 600 lots graded by PCGS. Interested bidders can view the entire catalog and bid online at www.bowersandmerena.com.

 

Viewing for all lots will be held at the PCGS Members-Only Show in Las Vegas beginning Wednesday, May 12, through Saturday, May 15, as follows:

 

Las Vegas Lot Viewing:
PCGS Members-Only Show
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, San Polo Room #3402
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Tel: 702.414.1000

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12        2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
THURSDAY, MAY 13           10:00 am – 6:00 pm
FRIDAY, MAY 14                10:00 am – 6:00 pm
SATURDAY, MAY 15           8:00 am – Noon

 

Highlights in the Bowers and Merena May Internet Auction include:

 

Lot 123           1867 Shield Nickel. Rays. Proof-65 (PCGS). OGH.
Lot 866            1911-D Indian Quarter Eagle. MS-65 (NGC).

Lot 893           1843 Liberty Half Eagle. MS-64 (NGC).
Lot 911           1912 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-67 (NGC).
Lot 914           1914 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-66 (NGC).
Lot 926           1875-CC Liberty Eagle. Winter 1-A. AU-50 (NGC).
Lot 940           1915 Indian Eagle. Proof-65 (NGC).
Lot 1007         1911-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-66 (NGC).
Lot 1036         1913 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH.
Lot 1092         1926-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS).

 

All lot descriptions and images in the May Internet Auction can be viewed online at the Bowers and Merena website, www.bowersandmerena.com. Bidding is open and pre-auction bids are welcome at www.bowersandmerena.com; by e-mail at auction@bowersandmerena.com; by phone at 800.458.4646; by fax at 949.253.4091; and by postal mail addressed to Bowers and Merena, May Internet 2010, 18061 Fitch, Irvine, CA, 92614. A complete auction and lot viewing schedule is available at www.bowersandmerena.com or by calling 800.458.4646.

 

Bowers and Merena Auctions was founded in 1983 and has grown to become the world's preeminent numismatic auctioneer with more than half a billion dollars in rare coin and currency sales. They continue their service as Official Auctioneer of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expos three times every year. Bowers and Merena has handled four of the five most valuable United States coin collections ever sold, including the Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. Collection, the Harry W. Bass Jr. Collection, the Garrett Collection for The Johns Hopkins University and the Norweb Collection. In 2008, Bowers and Merena Auctions acquired Ponterio & Associates, Inc., which now serves as Bowers and Merena’s auction division for world and ancient coins and currency. Bowers and Merena Rare Coin Galleries offers direct buying and selling of exceptional quality gold and silver rare coins.

 

For more information about Bowers and Merena’s May Internet Auction, call 800.458.4646. For media inquiries, ask for president Steve Deeds. Complete prices realized for all past auctions are available at www.bowersandmerena.com.