Robert “Bob” Reed’s love of collecting perhaps started as a child when he collected toy soldiers and cowboys – items still in his possession when he passed away in May 2024. Bob grew up outside of Newark, New Jersey before his family finally settled in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Soon after that move, he left college to join the United States Army serving a tour in Vietnam. When he returned from the war, he began working for the family business and soon took over the company after his father passed away.

Bob and his wife Donna began taking trips to New York City and fell in love with the city, where his passion for coins blossomed at Stack’s Rare Coins’ West 57th Street location. Sourced primarily from Stack’s through a combination of public auction sales, fixed price lists, and over the counter sales, the collection features a diverse array of rarities. Although Bob collected mostly United States coins, he expanded his collection to include pieces from all over the world and from different time periods.

The Reed Collection is highlighted by a magnificent 1850 Baldwin & Co. “Horseman” $10 gold piece which was recently graded MS-63+ by PCGS and ranks as one of the finest known. Also included are a dazzling quartet of 1879 Flowing Hair $4 Stella gold patterns, graded Proof-62 and Proof-63 Cameo by PCGS.

“It was stunning,” commented Greg Cohen, Senior Numismatist in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries New York City gallery. “When I opened the email and saw that the first two coins and the last two coins on the first handwritten page were Stellas, I knew this would be a very special collection.”

“After a short conversation with the family, we made plans to visit and take delivery of the collection,” continued James McCartney, the firm’s Director of Numismatics and Consignments. “Reviewing the coins in hand confirmed just how special they are. We are extremely excited to present this amazing cabinet to a new generation of collectors in our November Showcase Auction.”

Other treasures include early quarter eagles, half eagles, and eagles; double eagles that feature scarce and popular Carson City and New Orleans issues; further territorial rarities including 1849 and 1860 Mormon $5 pieces and a Clark-Gruber “Pikes Peak” $10; a trio of high-grade early dollars, and three Haseltine Confederate Cent Restrikes – one in copper and two in silver.

To consign your United States numismatic items alongside the Robert D. Reed Collection in the November 2024 Showcase Auction, contact Stack’s Bowers Galleries at Consign@StacksBowers.com or 800.566.2580.

About Stack’s Bowers GalleriesStack’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 and Philadelphia. Offices are also located in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Sacramento, South Carolina, 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 Coin & Collectibles Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, the Spring and Fall Hong Kong shows, and the Maastricht Paper Money shows.