Nomisma Offering More than 200 NGC-certified Vintage Coins in March Auction

Posted on 2/28/2024

The top highlights of the sale are Italian rarities, including one expected to sell for six figures.

More than 200 coins and medals certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) are being offered in an upcoming Nomisma sale. Online bidding for Auction #69, which is focused on rarities from Italy, is already underway and will conclude March 23-24, 2024.

The top NGC-certified lot in the sale is an Italy Genoa 1642 5 Doppie graded NGC MS 66 (lot 1134), with a starting price of €150,000 (about $162,800). This Italian rarity dates back to the rich history of gold coinage in Genoa during the 17th century, when Genoese banker-financiers funded many of the Spanish crown's foreign endeavors. The gold coin's obverse features an image of Madonna and child on a cloud, while the reverse shows a large flat-end cross with 6-pointed stars. There are only two examples of this historic coin in the NGC Census, with this particular coin being the finer.

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Other NGC-certified highlights in the auction include:

  • an Italy 1880R 100 Lire graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1948), with a starting price of €80,000 (about $86,800)
  • a Romania 1940 100 Lei graded NGC MS 61 (lot 575), with a starting price of €60,000 (about $65,100)
  • an Italy 1864T BN 100 Lire graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1907), with a starting price of €30,000 (about $32,600)
  • an Italy 1700 Papal States 1 Piastra graded NGC MS 66+ (lot 1584), with a starting price of €20,000 (about $21,700)
  • an Italy 1903R 100 Lire graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1988), with a starting price of €20,000 (about $21,700)
  • an Italy 1828 Tuscany 80 Fiorini graded NGC MS 64 (lot 1110), with a starting price of €15,000 (about $16,300)
  • an Italy (1504-16)IT Naples Ducat graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1214), with a starting price of €15,000 (about $16,300)
  • an Italy 1903R 2 Lire graded NGC MS 64 (lot 2039), with a starting price of €15,000 (about $16,300)
  • an Italy (Undated) Scudo d'Oro graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1150), with a starting price of €12,000 (about $13,000)

Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol indicates US Dollars.


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