THE NEW YORK SALE AUCTION LIII

The coins in this catalogue are offered for sale on Thursday 14th January 2021 and will be sold from the Los Angeles offices of New York Sale partner Ira and Larry Goldberg (due to the cancellation of the 2021 New York International Coin Convention).

The sale's two main core groups are a collection of European silver Talers, and a collection of British coins which incorporates the Anglo-Saxon and hammered portion of the William Oldknow Collection; whose main Ancient coin collection is featured in the Ancient coin sale being held by the group two days earlier.

Though many other countries are represented from Australia to Tanzania, there is a small group of eleven lots of Central and South American derived gold, a twenty lot section of medieval Islamic gold, and four high quality Anglo-Gallic pieces graded in the MS levels.

Of special mention the Anglo-Gallic includes the finest graded La Rochelle Mint Edward III Guyennois D'Or NGC graded at MS63 estimate $15,000 (above) and the finest graded Le Mans Mint Henry VI Salut D'Or NGC graded at MS64 estimate $7,500.

The silver Taler collection consists of pieces from Austria, Bohemia, Germany, Hungary, Transylvania and Poland, some doubles and fractional and numbers to some 77 lots. The British coin section contains a number of outstanding pieces ranging from the early Anglo-Saxon period right through till the more modern decimal gold coins of Queen Elizabeth II.

The William Oldknow Collection heads the section with a number of the Anglo-Saxon Kings represented; a highlight amongst which is the Alfred the Great portrait Penny with Londinia monogram on the reverse.

The variety a firm favourite amongst collectors of the series, this piece has been NGC graded MS63+ and is currently top of the NGC population, conservatively estimated at $5,000.

However, one of the highest graded pieces in the Anglo-Saxon section is another coin of Alfred the Great but this is a non-portrait Orsnaforda Viking imitation of one of his issues, NGC photo certificated at MS64 shown above and estimated at a mere $1,500.

A number of the Saxon pieces are graded in the MS range, and another rare highlight shown above, is the Harold II Penny which is the rare variation without the sceptre before the bust, from the Exeter Mint graded by NGC at AU58 at a $3,500 estimate.

The Oldknow Collection progresses through the Norman Kings into the Medieval starting with an MS64 NGC graded PAXS Penny of William the Conqueror, Gloucester Mint, estimated at a conservative $1,000. The collection ends on a couple of rare provincial Halfcrowns of the Stuart King Charles I for the mints of Worcester and Shrewsbury both NGC graded AU58.

The other headline part of the British section are the slabbed and graded gold coins, starting with the finest NGC graded Half Noble of King Edward III shown above, which at the time of writing is actually the finest graded Half-Noble for the whole life of the denomination at MS65 estimated at $7,500.

This is followed by a number of high grade Nobles and Ryals all in the MS levels, including what is currently the highest graded Ryal of King Edward IV, London issue in an NGC MS63 holder. This coin is estimated at a conservative $7,500 and is shown above.

Interestingly there are also Ryals of this monarch on offer from the extremely rare Coventry Mint with C in waves below the ship estimated at $12,500, as well as Bristol at $7,500 with B in waves, which is the highest graded of the mint; and the extremely rare Norwich Mint at $19,500 shown above with n in the waves.

The only mint not present for a gold Ryal is York, a mint which in this sale is instead represented in gold by a Noble of Edward's predecessor King Henry VI estimated at $12,500 with the lis mint mark at the stern of the ship shown above.

Moving into the Tudors there is the current highest graded gold Crown of King Henry VIII, one of his posthumous issued NGC graded MS63 estimated at $5,000 show above, followed by gold Sovereigns of Elizabeth I and the Stuart King James I.

The latter coin shown above, being currently the finest graded Sovereign of King James in NGC AU58 estimated at $40,000.

The finest James I coin in the sale though is an example of the very rare fine gold Angel mint mark trefoil which has been NGC graded MS63 and is an unpierced example. Highly unusual as such coins were intended to be holed and worn by the recipient as a healing amulet having been given out by the King himself to represent his Royal touch. Therefore, examples without a hole are most unusual, and to find one graded so high is a real rarity, with an estimate of $12,500 shown above.

Moving into the reign of Charles I we have an example of the Briot issue Half-Unite or Double- Crown, currently top of the NGC population as AU58 and estimated at $22,500, followed by the largest hammered gold coin in the sale, an example of the spectacular Charles I gold Triple Unite from the first year of the Oxford Mint 1642, NGC graded AU58, this coin shown above is estimated at $100,000.

A companion Oxford Unite dated 1643 is then followed by hammered gold coins of the Commonwealth period which includes the current highest graded 1654 gold Unite in NGC grade MS63 estimated at $17,500 shown above.

There then follows a group of milled silver and gold all in superlative grades of varying denominations. Highlights include high grade coins of the Hanoverian Georges, including an example of the very rare "Dorrien and Magens" Shilling dated 1798 of which only a small number survive. The example in this sale shown above, NGC grades at MS62 and there is an interesting story explained in detail in the catalogue as to the circumstances of the issue and why so few survive, estimate is $35,000.

There are a number of higher-grade pattern and proof coins of George III from things as diverse as a 1770 Proof Halfpenny in PCGS PF65 at $3,500 to a pattern Wreath Dollar of 5/6d in silver dated 1811 NGC graded PF60 at $10,000 shown above. This silver "dollar" coin appears to be the only example available to collectors of the six berry wreath obverse, with the scant few others known all housed in museum collections.

The highlight and front cover coin of the catalogue is the George III Pattern gold Two Pounds dated 1820 shown above, of which only sixty examples were struck, as the dies for the coins were literally still in preparation at the time George III passed away. The example offered here has been graded by NGC as PF63 ultra cameo and is estimated at $60,000.

Moving onward into the reign of Queen Victoria the largest gold pieces on offer are a Golden Jubilee Proof Five Pounds of 1887 graded by NGC as PF63 Cameo with the Jubilee bust by Boehm, it is estimated at $25,000 and shown above.

Following on from this is the next Five Pound Proof issued in this reign for 1893 with the older veiled head of Victoria by Thomas Brock, this coin is graded by NGC as PF61+ Ultra Cameo, show above and estimated at $15,000. There is also a companion proof Two Pounds of 1893 graded NGC PF63 Cameo estimated at $7,500.

Moving onward other pattern and proof coins in gold and silver are on offer from the 20th Century period, with a good gold decimal section with Five Pound pieces of varying commemorations. One of the more highly sought after pieces, is the 500th anniversary of the Sovereign gold Five Pounds shown above, graded by NGC at PF70 Ultra Cameo and estimated at $7,500.

The modern section also contains the two largest coins in the sale in the form of two different kilo coins in gold of £1,000 face value, one is celebrating the Chinese lunar year of the dog for 2018 estimated at $70,000; and the other shown above celebrates the iconic literary character and multi-film franchise of James Bond estimated at the same value.

The British section ends on the decimal coins but one other coin of special note is for what is today the special territory of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands off the UK. The coin shown above is the only pre-decimal period Crown of Five Shillings ever issued on the island by the bank of Bishop De Jersey dated 1809 and struck over a Spanish Empire dollar of Mexico City. Graded by NGC as AU58 it is estimated at $15,000 and is a major rarity of the Channel Island series.

The printed New York sale catalogues are hot off the press now and the auction partners of the USA and Europe are willing and able to help answer any enquiries.

For more information on the sale, see:
http://www.thenewyorksale.com/

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