It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our friend and founder, Harvey G. Stack onJanuary 3, 2022. His leadership over the years spearheaded our operations and his kindness and mentorship to staff,collectors, dealers, numismatic organizations and colleagues will never be forgotten.

Harvey was born in Manhattan on June 3, 1928, the son of Morton M. Stack and Muriel Stack. He grew up in Bronxand Jamaica, New York and attended NYU. His life revolved around his family and around numismatics, asgenerations of the Stack family built upon the rare coin business founded in 1933 by Harvey's father, Morton, andhis uncle Joseph at 690 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. Presenting their first public auction in 1935, Stack's quicklyprogressed to larger premises and a growing reputation. Although as a youngster Harvey worked after school andduring vacations at the firm's Manhattan coin store, it wasn't until 1947 that he went to work full time for Stack'sRare Coins, a career that would last more than 70 years. As one of the second generation of family members to jointhe firm, Harvey worked alongside his father, uncle, and cousins Norman and Benjamin, supported by a staff ofexperts that comprised many of the most well-known professional numismatists of the 20th century.

In 1953 Stack's moved to a gallery at 123 West 57th Street, a location that would be home to the firm for more than60 years and become a popular destination, known as the for collectors from all over the world. As afamily member, Harvey's responsibilities were wide ranging, assisting clients in the store, traveling to pick upcollections and attend conventions and coin shows, cataloging auction lots, auctioneering, and any other work thatneeded to be done. He became an expert in many areas of numismatics and was able to translate his warm and jovialpersonality into long-term relationships with the collectors and dealers he worked with over his career.

The decades following World War II were times of great growth for Stack's. Besides opening a new and improvedlocation, they were tapped to present at auction many important collections including Anderson-Dupont, Davis-Graves, Charles A. Cass (), R.L. Miles, Massachusetts Historical Society, Samuel Wolfson, and GeorgeWalton, as well as conducting public auctions in conjunction with major numismatic shows including the AmericanNumismatic Association and the Metropolitan New York conventions. In the 1970s, Harvey's son Larry anddaughter Susan joined the firm, bringing in a third generation.

Harvey and the Stack family were instrumental in building some of the greatest collections of their time, includingthe cabinet of gold coins assembled by Josiah K. Lilly, chairman of the Eli Lilly & Co. pharmaceutical company.After Lilly's death in 1966, his collection of over 6,000 coins became part of the National Numismatic Collection atthe Smithsonian, a process aided by Harvey and other members of the Stack family. Over the decades, Harvey andthe Stack family also built a relationship with Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., who accumulated the only complete collectionof United States coins ever formed. In 1976, when the nation was celebrating its Bicentennial, Harvey and the firmhelped facilitate the display of Eliasberg's incomparable collection at the United States Mint in Philadelphia.

Harvey Stack's role in numismatics was not purely business. He fought for clearer import regulations on coins fromoverseas and testified before a congressional subcommittee leading up to the Hobby Protection Act of 1973. Heworked with the American Numismatic Association and other professionals in the effort to develop a standardizedgrading system for coins. In 1996 he appeared before the U.S. House Banking Committee to propose the 50 State Quarters Program, which brought countless new collectors into the hobby. Harvey Stack served on the board of theProfessional Numismatists Guild for nearly a decade and acted as its president for two years beginning in 1989. In1993 he received the PNG's Founder's Award, their highest honor, for his dedication to the hobby. Over the years,Harvey was a great supporter of the American Numismatic Association, the American Numismatic Society, and theSmithsonian Institution. He was a long-term member of the International Association of Professional Numismatists,as well as numerous other numismatic societies.

As the 20th century turned to the 21st , Harvey Stack and Stack's were still going strong, as Larry and Harvey broughtto auction the incredible John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, and many other famous name cabinets. In addition, theypartnered with Sotheby's in the record-breaking sale of the first 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagle to cross theauction block. In 2011, Stack's merged with Bowers and Merena to create Stack's Bowers Galleries, one of the topnumismatic auction firms in the country and a company that continues the Stack family's legacy of presentingimportant numismatic cabinets and realizing record-breaking prices. Harvey remained involved in the new businessuntil the very end, telling the company's history, mentoring staff members, and maintaining his relationships withinthe hobby. Most recently he and Larry worked with the estate of long-time friends and clients Mark and LottieSalton to bring their outstanding collection of world and ancient coins to market. It is unfortunate that Harvey willnot be there to see the fruits of his labor as this remarkable cabinet crosses the auction block in 2022 and 2023.

Harvey was predeceased by his parents, his uncle Joseph, his cousins Norman and Ben. He is survived by his wife,Harriet, children Larry (Loretta) and Susan (Larry), grandchildren Rebecca (Jimmy) and Matthew (Tanya), and fivegreat-grandchildren: Bryce, Avery, Dylan, Brielle and James.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, theAmerican Numismatic Society or a charity of choice. The family can be contacted at Harveygs6328@gmail.com.

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To watch the video, see:
Harvey Stack: Essence of Being a Coin Collector. S15-15 VIDEO: 1:58.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdiSDw6jn74)

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To read a CoinWeek piece by Charles Morgan, see:
Remembering Numismatic Icon Harvey Stack, Co-Founder of Stack's Bowers(https://coinweek.com/people-in-the-news/in-memoriam/remembering-numismatic-icon-harvey-stack-co-founder-of-stacks-bowers/)