The Salton Collection Proceeds of Nearly $20 Million Donated to Charity

Stack’s Bowers Galleries was delighted to have played a significant role in bringing the numismatic collections of Mark and Lottie Salton to market from January 2022 through June 2023. The series of eleven auction sales held in conjunction with respected German auction firm Künker realized proceeds approaching $20 million for over 10,000 chiefly gold and silver coins of Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and Europe.

“Mark and Lottie were a part of my life from the moment I started in the business,” said Larry Stack, co-founder of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. “My father, Harvey, and I enjoyed many dinners and events with them as the collection was being assembled. Viewing their collection on exhibit at Bowdoin College was an inspiration for my own Renaissance Collection.”

The Saltons made charitable donations to museums and institutions during their lifetime, and now the proceeds from these auction events start a new chapter for the Salton legacy. Three non-profit organizations committed to the remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust and to ensuring that their fates will never be repeated will share equally in significant donations in the Salton name. These recipients are the Anti-Defamation League based in New York City, the American Society for Yad Vashem, and the Leo Baeck Institute in New York.

Larry Stack further commented, “Mark and Lottie were generous in life, and it is not surprising that the proceeds from the sale of their collection will go on to support these charitable groups and learned societies. The funds will make a significant difference in what they will be able to accomplish in upcoming years.”

For more information about the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection, please contact Stack’s Bowers Galleries at 800-566-2580 or email info@stacksbowers.com.