Starting price: 135'000 CHFRussian Empire, Nicholas I. 1825-1855.
10 Zlotych Polskich 1827, Warsaw Mint.
Excessively rare. NGC AU53.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 26274
Starting price: 25'000 CHFIran/Persia, Muhammad Ali Shah, 1324-1327 AH (1907-1909).
Pattern 5000 Dinars 1326 AH (1908/1909 AD), Teheran Mint.
Very rare. NGC PF61.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 261185
Starting price: 1'500 CHFGreat Britain, Celtic coins. Regini and Atrebates / Tincomarus,
25 BC-AD 10. Gold ¼ Stater ND. Tincomarus Medusa Type.
About extremely fine.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 261526
Starting price: 350'000 CHFGreat Britain, Elizabeth II., 1952-2022.
Proof 5000 Pounds 2019, Royal Mint Llantrisant.
5 kg gold. Unique. NGC PF69 ULTRA CAMEO.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 261845
Starting price: 800 CHFChina, Empire. Tibet. 3 Srang BE 16-20 (1946), Tapchi Mint.
Rare in this condition. NGC MS64.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 262075
Starting price: 30'000 CHFGermany, Duchy of Bavaria, Maximilian I, 1598-1651.
5 Ducats 1640, Munich mint. On the refortification of the city.
NGC MS62.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 262212
Starting price: 15'000 CHFBohemia / Holy Roman Empire, Albrecht von Wallenstein,
1623-1634. 1626 Thaler, Jitschin Mint.
Very rare specimen with magnificent patina. Almost excellent.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 263186
Starting price: 25'000 CHFUSA, 10 Dollars 1797, Philadelphia Mint.
Liberty cap type. Large eagle. Very rare. NGC AU58.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 263242
Starting price: 20'000 CHFSwitzerland, Solothurn, St. Ursus canonical monastery.
Large Schautaler ND (1555), so called Berta Thaler.
Very rare, good very nice.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 264149
Starting price: 15'000 CHFSwitzerland, Confederation. Pattern 25 francs 2022,
Mint of Berne. Only 5 specimens minted. NGC MS70.
SINCONA AG, Zürich - Auctions 84-87, Oktober 23 - 264302

Records Shattered in Stack’s Bowers Rarities Night 2023 Global Showcase Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Global Showcase Auction 2023

Coins

16 August 2023

US-Costa Mesa

Exciting United States rarities saw exceptionally strong bidding activity with numerous record prices achieved in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Rarities Night session, held on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. Broadcast live from Griffin Studios, the firm’s state of the art auction facility in Costa Mesa, gold coins performed with particular brilliance throughout the session, which realized more than $11 million. The 229 high-end American rarities drew fierce bidding from active participants worldwide, with online and phone bidders battling to acquire these numismatic treasures. (All prices listed include the 20% buyer’s fee.)

Lot 5157: 1870-CC Liberty Head Eagle. Winter 1-A. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. Finest Known for this Rare Key Date Issue. Result: $1,080,000.

Lot 5157: 1870-CC Liberty Head Eagle. Winter 1-A. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. Finest Known for this Rare Key Date Issue. Result: $1,080,000.

Taking top position and shattering the previous record for the issue was lot 5157, the freshly discovered and now finest known 1870-CC $10, graded PCGS AU-58 and approved by CAC. After intense bidding from numerous phone bidders, this historic piece realized $1,080,000.

Other impressive gold coins brought incredibly strong prices, including lot 5113, an 1879 Flowing Hair $4 Stella, graded Proof-67* Cameo by NGC and tied for finest seen by that grading service. This superb example of the perennially popular issue brought a healthy $312,000, attesting to its desirability and outstanding eye appeal.

Lot 5125: 1815 Capped Head Left Half Eagle. BD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-7. MS-64 (PCGS). Only Six in Private Hands, Second Finest Known. Result: $720,000.

Lot 5125: 1815 Capped Head Left Half Eagle. BD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-7. MS-64 (PCGS). Only Six in Private Hands, Second Finest Known. Result: $720,000.

A trove of classic early “old tenor” half eagles saw extremely active bidding as demonstrated by lot 5125, a near-Gem grade 1815, the second finest known of just a half dozen examples traced to privately held collections, which brought $720,000. Once a part of the Garrett Collection, when this MS-64 PCGS example crossed the block it set a record for that grade and, befitting its status as second finest known, achieved the second highest price ever recorded for this great rarity.

Lot 5126: 1819 Capped Head Left Half Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-6+. 5D/50. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC. A Classic American Rarity. Result: $384,000.

Lot 5126: 1819 Capped Head Left Half Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-6+. 5D/50. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC. A Classic American Rarity. Result: $384,000.

Half eagles continued to shine as lot 5126, an 1819 $5 BD-1 variety graded PCGS MS-64 CAC, realized a record price of $384,000, surpassing prices achieved even by higher graded examples. Immediately following, lot 5127 offered another early “old tenor” half eagle, an extraordinary Gem 1830 Large D, graded PCGS MS-66 CAC. Tied for highest graded and the sole finest approved at CAC, this extraordinary Gem realized $420,000, surpassing the $305,500 record price achieved by the MS-66 example offered in the May 2016 Pogue Part IV sale.

Lot 5027: 1821 Capped Bust Quarter. B-5. Rarity-7+ as a Proof. Proof-64 (PCGS). Just Six Traced from All Die Pairings. Result: $252,000.

Lot 5027: 1821 Capped Bust Quarter. B-5. Rarity-7+ as a Proof. Proof-64 (PCGS). Just Six Traced from All Die Pairings. Result: $252,000.

However, it was not only gold coins that attracted huge prices. Bidding was intense when two newly confirmed and certified Proof Capped Bust coins crossed the block. Lot 5027, an 1821 B-5 quarter graded Proof-64 by PCGS, exceeded a quarter million dollars at $252,000. Lot 5034, the sole Proof 1828 half dollar from any die marriage, graded PCGS Proof-58, realized $192,000, confirming this offering as an astoundingly rare opportunity for the advanced Bust Half Nut.

A Fine-15 1792 half dime, graded by PCGS and approved by CAC, shattered the price records for this highly popular collector grade when lot 5023 brought $120,000! Among modern rarities, a PCGS MS-63+ RD example of the 1969-S Doubled Die cent, approved by CAC, realized a very healthy $72,000 as lot 5016.