Total Sales Realize Nearly $995,000

IRVINE, Calif. – Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin auction house, announces the success of their Collector’s Choice Auction, held September 17 to 26, 2007, at the company’s Irvine, Calif., headquarters. The online auction offered more than 1,100 lots and realized an impressive $994,585 in total sales.

“This was only our second official Collector’s Choice Auction and already we have surpassed our first in terms of total prices realized,” said Steve Deeds, Bowers and Merena President. “These Collector’s Choice Auctions generate such an eclectic selection of coins and currency and there is something for everyone in a sale like this. I really like that this is an auction that any collector can participate in, on all levels from novice to expert, budget-friendly to high-end.”

The centerpiece of the auction was Lot 72, a 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar in a PCGS Genuine Holder that realized $110,400. “The detail and definition of this coin is exceptional,” Deeds noted. “We are thrilled to offer a coin of this caliber in our Collector’s Choice sale. The Collector’s Choice Auction has proven to be a true collector’s paradise, especially when you consider the high quality collector type material of a rarity like the 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar.”

Prices realized for all lots in the Bowers and Merena Collector’s Choice Auction can be viewed online at www.bowersandmerena.com, or call 800.458.4646 to request a printed list. Highlights include:
Lot 72 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar in a PCGS Genuine Holder. BB-1, B-1, Rarity-4. AU-58

$110,400

Lot 6 1856 Flying Eagle Cent. Proof Details Environmental Damage (NCS).

$10,810

Lot 19 1916-D Mercury Dime. Unc Details Improperly Cleaned (NCS).

$7,590

Lot 211 1800 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. AU Details Obverse Repaired, Reverse Scratched (NCS).

$2,421

Lot 225 1849 Liberty Eagle AU-58 (NGC).

$1,018

Lot 294 1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel. VF-20 (PCI).

$2,415

Lot 842 Lot of (50) BU 1884-O Morgan Dollar Rolls.

$29,072

Lot 896 A Partial U.S. Type Set.

$6,440

Lot 971 A Complete Set of Business-Strike 1921-1935 Peace Silver Dollars.

$1,265

Lot 986 A Partial Set of Indian Half Eagles.

$6,440

Bowers and Merena’s next auction is the Official Auction of the Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention scheduled for November 14 to 17, 2007. That will be followed by the next Bowers and Merena Collector’s Choice Auction, December 3 to 14, 2007, in Irvine, Calif. The consignment deadline for the December Collector’s Choice Auction is November 2.

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. 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.

For more information about Bowers and Merena and the September Collector’s Choice 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.