NGC - MS 67 ¡¡Top Pop!!
Chile. 20 centavos "Pechugon". 1865. Santiago. (Km-135). . 5,04 g. Superb specimen with pristine surfaces and all details sharply defined, even on the devices most prone to wear, such as the condor’s breast or the reverse wreath.
Full original luster with intense iridescent toning that enhances its excellent eye appeal. Extremely rare in this grade.
Slabbed by NGC as MS 67 (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGC census. Est...5000,00.
NGC - MS 66
Chile. 50 centavos "Pechugon". 1865. Santiago. (Km-134). . 12,40 g. Magnificent specimen with all details sharply defined, even on the devices most prone to wear, such as the condor’s breast or the reverse wreath.
The surfaces display deep gray toning with some darker and slightly iridescent hues. Full underlying original luster enhances its eye appeal. Extremely rare in this grade.
Slabbed by NGC as MS 66. Only 1 finer specimen in the NGC census. Est...4000,00.
"Tael" - Extremely rare
China. Hupeh. Tael. Year 30 (1904). Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). (Km-Y128.2). (L&M-180). (Kann-933). . Small characters variety. Sharp and well-defined reliefs. Original luster with superb iridescent toning that enhances its extraordinary eye appeal. Extremely rare.
Short-lived issue, introduced as part of a monetary reform based on the traditional Chinese weight system, rather than the decimal dollar system.
The coins denominated “Tael” are among the most sought-after types in Chinese numismatics, and we are sure that this specimen will not go unnoticed by collectors of this period.
Ex Teutoburger Münzauktion GmbH (8-15/04/2024), lot 1043. AU. Est...40000,00.
NGC - Fine Details
Curaçao. 3 reaals (18 stuivers). ND (1818). (Km-29). . 4,74 g. Curaçao countermark, associated with local ordinance of 13 July 1818. Stylized "3" within dentilated circulate indent. Applied to the reverse of a 1/5 cut 8 reales of Ferdinand VII.
Slabbed by NGC as VG 10 C/S: XF STRONG.
According to a governmental report dated 20th December 1825, after the government ceased buying Dollars to make small change in 3 and 5 parts, cutting was open to anyone and became a general practice with pieces being readily accepted.
The report also goes on to confirm their private token status and that they were permitted for general circulation by convention. Est...400,00.
Ex Richard Stuart - VF 30
El Salvador. 1 real. 1835. San Salvador. (Villavicencio-C22). (Jovel-Yonaka-Tipo B1). (Km-18.8). . 2,51 g. “POR LA LIBERTAD DEL SAL”.
Slabbed by NGC as VF 30. Special Richard Stuart Collection label. Slightly off-center strike on a broad flan, with all details visible. Light toning. Very rare and with an enviable pedigree; ex Richard Stuart Collection; this very specimen illustrated on p. 107 of Monedas Provisionales del Estado Del Salvador (2019), by Miguel Villavicencio. Est...3000,00.
NGC - AU 55 Top Pop!!
El Salvador. 2 reales. 1832. San Salvador. RL. (Villavicencio-C2b). (Jovel/Yonaka-Type D3). (Km-11.3). . Sharp legends, though the centers are rather weakly struck. Attractive light iridescent toning at the peripheries. Very rare, even more in this condition.
Slabbed by NGC as AU 55, “SALVADOR” Solid Circle (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGC census. Est...5000,00.
20 Pesos - AU 58
El Salvador. 20 pesos. 1892. San Salvador. CAM. (Km-119). (Fried-1). (Stickney-C358). . With a limited mintage of just 300 pieces, this attractive gold issue is highly sought after by collectors of Latin American coinage. Its lustrous surfaces display a lovely golden-yellow color and retain virtually all the details of the original strike.
A remarkable specimen whose rarity and beauty make it a worthy addition to even the finest collections of gold coinage.
Slabbed by NGC as AU 58. Est...18000,00.
Scotland - VF Details
Scotland. Circular countermark “DERBYSHIRE CROMFORD 4/9”, complete and well struck. Applied between 1799 and 1810 to an 8 reales struck in Mexico in 1798-FM, for circulation at a value of 4 shillings and 9 pence. (Manville-104). (Hodge-039). Attractive cabinet toning. Very rare.
Possibly the specimen recorded by Manville and Hodge, and offered in the Numismatic Circular in December 1937, no. 66759.
Slabbed by NGC as VF Details, Test Cut. C/S: XF Standard. Special “The Traveller Collection” label.
Cromford, in Derbyshire, was one of the key sites of early British industrialization. There, Sir Richard Arkwright developed his large water-powered cotton-spinning complex. His Cromford mill became one of the models for the modern factory system.
After Sir Richard’s death in 1792, his son Richard Arkwright Jr. continued and expanded the family business. Modern numismatic literature tends to attribute the initiative for these countermarked dollars precisely to the son, partly because the dates of the host coins extend to years well after the father’s death.
The most widely accepted explanation is that these dollars were used as currency for local payments, especially wages, at a time when Great Britain was suffering from a severe shortage of silver coinage suitable for everyday transactions.
The large Spanish and Spanish-American 8 reales were ideal for this purpose: they had a high silver content, circulated internationally, and were widely recognized.
It is therefore much more than a commercial countermark: in practice, it functioned as a form of private industrial currency, backed by one of the largest manufacturing enterprises in England. Studies on British industrial coinage regard Arkwright & Co. of Cromford as the principal English issuer of this type of countermarked silver. Est...2500,00.
Scotland - VF 30 Top Pop!!
Scotland. Circular countermark “THISTLE BANK 4/9”, deep and very well detailed, with horizontal thistle on the reverse. Applied between 1803 and 1804 to an 8 reales struck in Lima in 1790-IJ, with the bust of Charles III under the reign of Charles IV, for circulation at a value of 4 shillings and 9 pence. (Manville-46). Attractive toning with light iridescent highlights on the countermark. Very rare.
Hodge traced only 2 examples of this date for Lima, both in museum collections.
Slabbed by NGC as VF 30, C/S: XF Standard (Top Pop), the finest graded specimen in the NGC census. Special “The Traveller Collection” label.
Thistle Bank of Glasgow was founded in 1761 by a group of merchants from the city. In the early years of the 19th century, Great Britain suffered from a severe shortage of circulating silver coinage. The large Spanish and Mexican 8 reales —the famous “Spanish dollars”— contained abundant silver and circulated internationally, so British banks and companies began countermarking them with a guaranteed value in shillings in order to keep them in local circulation.
The aim was to give foreign silver coinage a fixed value, slightly above the monetary value it would have had without the bank’s guarantee. In this way, two objectives were achieved: silver was retained within the local economy, and users could trust that Thistle Bank would accept the piece at the marked value.
It was not simply an ownership countermark. In practice, it functioned as a private monetary issue guaranteed by a bank. Est...3500,00.
France. François 1er (1515-1547). Ecu d´or au soleil de Bretagne. ND (ca. 1534). Nantes. N. (Gad-333). (Duplessy-790). (Fried-364). Anv.: FRANCISCVS: D: G: FRANCOR: REX: BRITANIE: DVX:. Crowned shield of France, flanked by a crowned ‘F’ and a crowned ermine patch, beneath a sun. Rev.: DEVS: IN: ADIVTORIVM: MEVM: INTENDE: N. Fleur-de-lis cross with a quatrefoil in the centre, flanked by two crowned ermine patches and two crowned letters F. . 3,43 g. Second type. AU. Est...1200,00.
France. Louis XIV (1643-1715). Louis d’or à la mèche courte. 1652/44. Lyon. D. (Duplessy-1419). (Fried-415). (Gad-244). . 6,68 g. Rare overdate. Light adjustment lines on the reverse. Original luster.
Lyon Mint struck the short-lock type until 1652, when the long-lock type also began to appear. XF/Almost XF. Est...2000,00.
PCGS - MS 62
France. Napoleon Bonaparte. 5 francs. An 14 (1805). Paris. A. (Gad-580). (Km-662.1). . Magnificent specimen displaying soft iridescent toning and extraordinary luster, enhancing its excellent eye appeal.
Slabbed by PCGS as MS 62, with only two finer specimens in the PCGS census.
Ex Richard Margolis Collection. Est...4000,00.
PCGS - MS 63 Top Pop!!
France. Napoleon Bonaparte. 5 francs. 1809. Paris. A. (Gad-584). (Km-694.1). . Attractive specimen with lovely mottled lavender and amber toning that enhances its exceptionally sharp, well-defined reliefs. Rare in this grade.
Slabbed by PCGS as MS 63 (Top Pop), the finest graded specimen in the combined NGC and PCGS censuses. Est...3000,00.
Oliver Cromwell - Lovely
Great Britain. Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658). 1 crown. 1658/7. London. (Km-393.2). (S-3226). (Esc-240). Anv.: OLIVAR. D.G.R.P. ANG. SCO. HIB &c PRO. Rev.: PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO. . 29,90 g.
Magnificent and extremely rare specimen. Overdate. Dies engraved by Thomas Simon. One of the earliest English machine-struck coins. Lovely old lustrous toning that gives the coin excellent eye appeal.
Although Cromwell's issues are generally regarded as patterns rather than official coinage, this specimen shows slight signs of circulation.
Edge inscription: *.HAS. NISI. PERITVRVS. MIHI. ADIMAT. NEMO. (let no one take these coins from me on pain of death), a direct reference to coin clipping, a widespread practice involving the hammered coinage of the period.
An iconic piece of British numismatics, of great historical importance, which will undoubtedly attract considerable interest among collectors . Almost MS. Est...18000,00.
Countermark George III
Great Britain. George III. (Cal-958 var). (Km-634). (S-3765A). . 26,91 g. Bank of England oval counterstamp with the face of George III for circulation of 5 shillings, made in 1797 on a 8 reales minted in 1795-FM for Mexico during the reign of Charles IV. Very nice patina with some golden and bluish hues. Excellent eye appeal. Rare in this grade.
This counterstamp brought a latent discontent among the English people, given that one real of a 8 stamped was equivalent to a crown minus three pennies, namely 4 shillings and 9 pennies (1 crown = 5 shillings; 1 shilling = 12 pennies). It generated some humorous phrases such as "The Bank (of England) in order to make its money pass, stamped the head of a fool on the neck of an ass". AU/XF. Est...2000,00.
NGC - MS 66
Haiti. President Petion. 25 centimes. AN 14 (1817). (Km-15.1). . Superb specimen with full original luster and a very sharp strike, displaying nearly prooflike fields and the slightest traces of toning around the peripheries. Second-highest grade in the NGC census, tied with nine other specimens and surpassed by only one graded MS 67.
Slabbed by NGC as MS 66. Est...600,00.
NGC - MS 62 ¡¡Top Pop!!
Italy. Napoli and Sicily. Charles of Bourbon (1734–1759). Gold Oncia. 1739. Palermo. (Fried-887). (Spahr-59). (Mir-564/4). . Hairlines from strike, common on this type. Nice color, Scarce.
Slabbed by NGC as MS 62. (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGC census. . Est...1200,00.
Early date
Mexico. 8 escudos. 1843. Chihuahua. RG. (Km-383.1). (Fried-67). . 26,79 g. Early date, rare in any grade.
We have found no specimens of this date offered at auction in recent decades. Only a handful of specimens are known from nearby dates, such as 1842, 1844 or 1845. Tiny marks and light cleaning. Choice VF. Est...5000,00.
NGC - MS 61 Top Pop!!
Peru. 8 escudos. 1828/7. Cuzco. G. (Km-148.2). (Fried-63). . 26,89 g. Scarce overdate, visible at the extremities of the upper part of the 8. Light impurities in the center of the obverse, as is the case with most specimens of this issue. Soft surface hairlines on the obverse, retaining full original luster, much more intense on the reverse.
Magnificent reverse strike, with virtually pristine surfaces. A specimen of great eye appeal and excellent presence. Rare in this condition.
Slabbed by NGC as MS 61 (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGC census. Est...5000,00.
Magnificent Cuzco - MS 64!!
Peru. 8 escudos. 1838. Cuzco. MS. (Km-171). (Fried-92). . 26,93 g. Exceptional specimen of this iconic issue, struck for only two years and representing the largest gold denomination of the short-lived Peru-Bolivia Confederation (1836–1839). Variety with CONFEDERACION in the legend. Regarded as one of the most iconic and sought-after coins of Latin American numismatics, it stands out for its imposing design and outstanding artistic quality.
Strong, complete and exceptionally sharp strike, revealing the intricately engraved details with remarkable clarity, even in the sun's face. The surfaces are virtually pristine, with brilliant full original luster that gives the coin spectacular eye appeal. Only a few tiny marks are present, none of which detract from its exceptional grade.
A coin of great historical and numismatic interest, whose exceptional preservation and extraordinary beauty make it a rare opportunity for the most discerning and specialized collectors.
Slabbed by NGC as MS 64. Est...40000,00.
Fleur de lis - Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (under Spain). . 13,42 g. Fleur-de-lis countermark on the obverse of a Capped Bust half dollar. 1829. Philadelphia (KM#37). Attempted piercing at 12 o'clock. We are aware of only one specimen with these characteristics offered at auction over the past 20 years, highlighting its extreme rarity.
The Puerto Rican fleur-de-lis countermark was the only official countermark used on the island. In 1884, faced with the need for circulating coinage, customs authorities resorted to foreign coins already present in Puerto Rico, marking them with a fleur-de-lis to recognize their validity and authorize their circulation. This countermark also served to identify coins that had arrived on the island before the introduction of the new monetary regulations.
On November 27, 1884, Governor-General Luis Dabán issued a decree prohibiting the importation of damaged coins, many of which were pierced. This measure helped define the conditions under which these countermarked coins could circulate within the monetary system of the period. VF. Est...1000,00.
Special issue - MS 65 ¡¡Top Pop!!
Switzerland. 1 centime. 1839. Genoa. (Richter 1-468, R4). (Km-No cita). (HMZ-2-370a). Anv.: Coat of arms of Geneva within a circle, with the IHS monogram inside a sun above. Rev.: Denomination and date arranged in three lines. . 1,39 g.
FRAPPE en OR. Extremely rare. Special issue of a denomination normally struck in billon or silver. Full luster and lovely color.
We have traced only one other specimen, sold by Numismatica Genevensis on 16 November 2021, realizing CHF 17,000.
Slabbed by NGC as MS 65 (Top Pop), the finest graded specimen in the NGC census. Est...10000,00.
Ex Eric P. Newman Collection
Venezuela. 1 centavo. 1852. (Km-Y6). . Well-struck, with touches of original mint-red color around the devices and no flaws worthy of mention. High-grade circulated examples of this issue are only scarce, but Mint State pieces, such as this, are rare and difficult to obtain. Slabbed by NGC as MS 63 BN. Ex Eric P. Newman Collection. Ex Heritage Auctions, #3029 lot 31090. Sold for $3.000. Est...1500,00.
NGC - PROOF Details
Venezuela. 1 centavo. 1858. Heaton. (Km-Y7). . Incuse 'LIBERTAD' variety. Almost entirely pinkish-red, with a light graze across the obverse that runs from the L in VENEZUELA to the U in REPUBLICA.
Slabbed by NGC as PROOF Details, Obverse scratched.
Ex Heritage Auctions, #3057 lot 34217. Est...900,00.
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