Several NGC-certified Rarities Expected to Realize Six Figures in MDC Monaco Auction

Two French coins from a magnificent collection are the top highlights among hundreds of coins and medals from around the world graded by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) that are featured in an upcoming MDC Monaco auction. Online bidding is already underway for the Numismatic Auction 13: Ancient and World Coins sale, which will be held October 12-13, 2023.

The top NGC-certified coin in this auction is a France 1640A 8 Louis d'Or graded NGC MS 61 and pedigreed to The Paramount Collection (lot 1560), which has a starting price of €250,000 (about $267,400). The rarity depicts an effigy of King Louis XIII, who reigned over France from 1610 to 1643. The gold coins were created as an homage piece, and this particular example is the finest of three in the NGC Census.

Meanwhile, the auction is also offering a France L'An 10A Gold 5 Francs graded NGC PF 62 Cameo and pedigreed to The Paramount Collection (lot 1779), which has a starting price of €220,000 (about $235,300). The obverse of the rare French coin features an allegorical image of union and strength, depicted by Hercules standing between Liberty and Equality. The reverse references the new French Republic, with a crown made of an oak branch and an olive branch. This is the lone graded example in the NGC Census.

Also offered is a Greece 1915 Essai Gold 2 Drachmai graded NGC PF 64 (lot 2210), which has a starting price of €150,000 (about $160,500). The obverse of the Greek rarity features the bust of King Constantine I, who ascended the throne after the assassination of his father in March 1913. Following World War I, the king and his family were exiled to Switzerland before he later abdicated the throne for a second time to his eldest son in 1922. This is the lone graded example in the NGC Census.

Other NGC-certified highlights in this auction include:

• a France (1328-50) Philippe VI 1 Couronne d’or graded NGC MS 65 (lot 1465) with a starting price of €80,000 (about $85,600)
• a Sicily, Syracuse (317-289 B.C.) 100 or 50-Litrai graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 1010) with a starting price of €80,000 (about $85,600)
• a Spain 1888-dated Gold Barcelona World Fair Medal graded NGC MS 60 PL (lot 1433) with a starting price of €60,000 (about $64,200)
• a France (1552) Henri II 1/2 Henri d’or graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1533) with a starting price of €50,000 (about $53,500)
• a Spain 1892-dated Gold Discovery of the Americas Medal graded NGC MS 63 DPL (lot 2601) with a starting price of €50,000 (about $53,500)

Starting prices are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.