Nine NGC-certified Rarities from the Salton Collection Each Realize Over $100,000

Nine gold coins and medals certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) sold for over $100,000 apiece in a Künker’s sale on March 22, 2022. These centuries-old rarities from Germany and elsewhere in continental Europe were part of the prominent Salton Collection.

The top NGC-certified piece in the auction was a Germany 1614 Teutonic Order 12 Ducats graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1551) that realized €252,000 (about $280,600) — several times its pre-auction estimate of €50,000 ($54,900). This religious-themed coin features Archduke Maximillian III, who held the highest office in the Teutonic Order, which still exists to this day. Encapsulated in NGC’s Oversize Holder, this extremely rare coin is the only example certified in the NGC Census.

Germany 1614 Teutonic Order 12 Ducats graded NGC MS 61 and pedigreed to the Salton Collection. Realized: €252,000 (about $280,600) Click images to enlarge.

Another coin to far surpass its estimated price of €50,000 ($54,900) was a Bohemia (1612) Prague 5 Ducats graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1363). The coin, which features three consecutive Holy Roman Emperors, sold for €216,000 (about $240,500).

Bohemia (1612) Prague 5 Ducats graded NGC MS 62 and pedigreed to the Salton Collection. Realized: €216,000 (about $240,500) Click images to enlarge.

Assembled by numismatists Mark and Lottie Salton, the collection also included nearly 400 NGC-certified ancient coins. Click here to view NGC’s image gallery of the ancient coins from the phenomenal Salton Collection.

Other NGC-certified highlights from the Salton Collection in the sale included:

• a Germany 1698 GFN Nurnberg 5 Ducats graded NGC MS 64 PL (lot 1609) that realized €192,000 (about $213,800)
• a Germany (1749) Regensburg 8 Ducats graded NGC MS 61+ (lot 1628) that realized €168,000 (about $187,100)
• a Netherlands 1687 Holland Ducat graded NGC PF 63+ (lot 1289) that realized €168,000 (about $187,100)
• a Hungary 1668/7KB 10 Ducats graded NGC AU 58 (lot 1380) that realized €156,000 (about $173,700)
• a Germany 1653 Regensburg 10 Ducats graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1627) that realized €156,000 (about $173,700)
• a Germany 1598 Bavaria 8 Ducats graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1480) that realized €126,000 (about $140,300)
• a Germany 1736-dated Hamburg Gold Trade with Denmark Medal graded NGC MS 64+ PL (Lot 1578) that realized €108,000 (about $120,300)

All prices realized include the minimum 20% buyer’s premium. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.