NGC-certified Centuries-old Shipwreck Coins Showcased in Sedwick Sale

More than 800 coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) are featured in a Sedwick’s Treasure, World and US Coin sale (Auction 31) on May 4-6, 2022. Online bidding is already underway for the five sessions, which include many NGC-certified rarities from shipwrecks and the Spanish Colonial America era.

From the historic 1715 Fleet Shipwreck, a Peru 1713L M 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 62 (Session 1, lot 44) is among the leading NGC-certified lots, with an estimate of $20,000 to $40,000. It is encapsulated with an NGC Shipwreck Certification label that includes the important pedigree to the 1715 Fleet, a group of 11 Spanish ships that were lost off the coast of Florida in a hurricane on July 31, 1715.

Peru 1713L M 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 62 and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet Click images to enlarge.

Meanwhile, two heart-cut cobs are some of the most intriguing offerings in the sale. A Bolivia 1720P Y 4 Reales is certified as NGC Plated and is pedigreed to the Pat Johnson Collection (Session 2, lot 651), while a Bolivia 1721P Y 4 Reales is graded NGC XF 45 (Session 2, lot 652). Each coin has an estimate of $20,000 to $40,000.

Bolivia 1720P Y Heart Cut – Holed 4 Reals certified as NGC Plated and pedigreed to the Pat Johnson Collection (top) and a Bolivia 1721P Y Heart Cut – Holed 4 Reales graded NGC XF 45 Click images to enlarge.

Other NGC-certified highlights in the sale include:

• an Argentina 1845 RB La Rioja 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 63 (Session 3, lot 679), with an estimate of $20,000 to $40,000
• a Mexico 1714MO J Philip V 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 61 and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet (Session 1, lot 34), with an estimate of $15,000 to $30,000
• an Argentina 1834RA P 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 62+ (Session 3, lot 668), with an estimate of $15,000 to $30,000
• a Mexico 1714MO J Philip V 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 62 and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet (Session 1, lot 33), with an estimate of $15,000 to $30,000
• a Spain 1721/19 F Segovia 8 Escudos graded NGC AU 55 (Session 3, lot 1109), with an estimate of $12,500 to $25,000
• a Peru 1709L M 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 62 and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet and Pullin Collection (Session 1, lot 41), with an estimate of $15,000 to $22,500
• a Peru 1715L M 8 Escudos graded NGC XF 45 and pedigreed to the Loosdrecht (Session 1, lot 45), with an estimate of $15,000 to $22,500
• a Peru 1711L M 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 63 and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet (Session 1, lot 42), with an estimate of $12,500 to $20,000
• a US 1861 Double Eagle graded NGC AU 58 and pedigreed to the Steamer Pewabic (Session 1, lot 345), with an estimate of $10,000 to $20,000

All estimates are provided by the auction house.