Denmark Butter Merchant Lars Emil Bruun Descendants Waited 100 Years to Claim $72 Million Inheritance of 20,000 Coin Collection via Auction by Stack’s Bowers, Will of Lars Emil Bruun Requires Coin Collection be Sold at an Auction after 100 Years, Collection Comprised of 15,000 Coins, 4,600 Medals & Tokens, 330 Banknotes & 1,800 Book Titles
28th April 2024 | Hong Kong
Denmark butter merchant Lars Emil Bruun (1852 to 1923) descendants had waited 100 years to claim a potential $72 million inheritance of 20,000 coin collection to be auctioned for sale by Stack’s Bowers. The will of Lars Emil Bruun had required the 20,000 coin collection to be sold at an auction after 100 years, with the collection comprising of 15,000 coins, 4,600 medals & tokens, 330 banknotes & 1,800 book titles. 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 nearly one century 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 Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection, The Joel R. Anderson Collection, The Fairmont Collection, and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few. World coin and currency collections include The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, The Guia Collection, The Thos. H. Law Collection, The Robert O. Ebert Collection, and the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection. Topping off this amazing numismatic history is the inclusion of the 2013-2021 world record for the highest price ever realized at auction for a rare coin, the 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar graded Specimen-66 (PCGS) that realized over $10 million, part of their sale of the famed Cardinal Collection. The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, with offices in New York, Philadelphia, Tulsa, Wolfeboro, Hong Kong, and Paris. Stack’s Bowers Galleries is an Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic conventions, including American Numismatic Association events, the New York International Numismatic Convention, The Spring, Summer, and Fall Baltimore Auctions, and August Hong Kong Auctions.
“ Denmark Butter Merchant Lars Emil Bruun Descendants Waited 100 Years to Claim $72 Million Inheritance of 20,000 Coin Collection via Auction by Stack’s Bowers, Will of Lars Emil Bruun Requires Coin Collection be Sold at an Auction after 100 Years, Collection Comprised of 15,000 Coins, 4,600 Medals & Tokens, 330 Banknotes & 1,800 Book Titles “
Denmark Butter Merchant Lars Emil Bruun Descendants Waited 100 Years to Claim $72 Million Inheritance of 20,000 Coin Collection via Auction by Stack’s Bowers, Will of Lars Emil Bruun Requires Coin Collection be Sold at an Auction after 100 Years, Collection Comprised of 15,000 Coins, 4,600 Medals & Tokens, 330 Banknotes & 1,800 Book Titles
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 nearly one century 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 Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection, The Joel R. Anderson Collection, The Fairmont Collection, and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few. World coin and currency collections include The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, The Guia Collection, The Thos. H. Law Collection, The Robert O. Ebert Collection, and the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection. Topping off this amazing numismatic history is the inclusion of the 2013-2021 world record for the highest price ever realized at auction for a rare coin, the 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar graded Specimen-66 (PCGS) that realized over $10 million, part of their sale of the famed Cardinal Collection. The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, with offices in New York, Philadelphia, Tulsa, Wolfeboro, Hong Kong, and Paris. Stack’s Bowers Galleries is an Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic conventions, including American Numismatic Association events, the New York International Numismatic Convention, The Spring, Summer, and Fall Baltimore Auctions, and August Hong Kong Auctions.
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