'Three Emperors' Coin Certified by NGC Realizes More than $400,000

Hundreds of sought-after world coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) and banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) were sold in the 35th Ginza Coins Auction on November 18, 2023.

The top-selling item in the auction was a rare Bohemia (1612-19) Prague 10 Ducats graded NGC MS 60 (lot 823), which realized 69,900,000 JPY (about $474,000). This coin is known as the Three Emperors because of the rulers featured on its obverse. They are Maximilian I and his grandsons Charles V and Ferdinand I, who ruled the Holy Roman Empire in succession from 1508 to 1556. Together, the Habsburg rulers established their land as a formidable force in Central Europe.

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Other NGC-certified coins sold in this auction included:

• a Great Britain 1839 15-Piece Proof Set that includes an Una and the Lion 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 62 Ultra Cameo (lot 922), which realized 53,590,000 JPY (about $363,000)
• a Japan M10(1877) 10 Yen graded NGC PF 64★ Cameo (lot 690), which realized 41,940,000 JPY (about $284,000)
• a US 1915-S Panama-Pacific Round 50 Dollars graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1022), which realized 12,523,750 (about $85,000)
• a US 1915-S Panama-Pacific Octagonal 50 Dollars graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1023), which realized 11,184,000 JPY (about $76,000)
• a British India 1835.(C) Gold Restrike 2 Mohurs graded NGC PF 64 Cameo (lot 951), which realized 11,184,000 JPY (about $76,000)
• a Great Britain 1887 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 63 Cameo (lot 931), which realized 8,155,000 JPY (about $55,000)
• a Great Britain 1847 Gothic Type Crown graded NGC PF 64 Cameo (lot 925), which realized 6,990,000 JPY (about $47,000)
• a Vietnam 1848-83 Annam 4 Tien graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1030), which realized 6,524,000 JPY (about $44,000)
• a Great Britain 1893 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 61 Ultra Cameo (lot 934), which realized 4,543,500 JPY (about $31,000)
• a Great Britain 1826 2 Sovereign graded NGC PF 63 Ultra Cameo (lot 919), which realized 4,077,500 JPY (about $28,000)

Some of the PMG-certified banknotes also sold in this auction included:

• a Malaya / British Administration 1940 5 Dollars graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 514), which realized 2,679,500 JPY (about $18,000)
• a Malaya / British Administration 1940 1 Dollar graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 515), which realized 2,563,000 JPY (about $17,000)
• a China, Ta Ching Government Bank ND (1910)10 Dollars graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 465), which realized 1,514,500 JPY (about $10,000)
• a China 1937 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 462), which realized 1,281,500 JPY (about $8,700)
• a China 1937 1 Dollar Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 464), which realized 1,281,500 JPY (about $8,700)
• a China 1918 ND (1925) 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 459), which realized 1,223,250 JPY (about $8,300)
• a China 1918 ND (1927) 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 460), which realized 1,223,250 JPY (about $8,300)
• a China 1918 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 461), which realized 1,223,250 JPY (about $8,300)
• a China 1917 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 452), which realized 1,165,000 JPY (about $7,900)

Prices realized include a buyer’s premium. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.