NGC-certified Una and the Lion Showcased in SINCONA Auction

More than 550 rare coins that are certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) are being offered in an upcoming SINCONA Auction sale, which is focused on Swiss coins and other world rarities. Online bidding for Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals is already underway, with the sale ending on May 27, 2025.

The top NGC-certified highlight of the auction is a Great Britain 1839 Una and the Lion 5 Sovereign graded NGC Proof Details (lot 1577), with a starting price of CHF75,000 (about $91,000). This coveted coin's design is universally praised as the most attractive in English numismatic history. The rarity features a bust of Queen Victoria on the obverse, which was designed by Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint William Wyon. He also designed and sculpted the coin's famous reverse that depicts Victoria as Lady Una, a character from Edmund Spenser’s 1590 poem "The Faerie Queene."

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Other NGC-certified coins in this auction include:

• a Japan M3(1870) 20 Yen graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1772), with a starting price of CHF45,000 (about $55,000)
• a Switzerland (1700-10) Bern 4 Ducats graded NGC MS 63 (lot 3071), with a starting price of CHF25,000 (about $30,000)
• a Switzerland 1796 Bern 6 Ducats graded NGC MS 62 PL (lot 3102), with a starting price of CHF20,000 (about $30,000)
• an England (1584-86) 1 Sovereign graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1555), with a starting price of CHF20,000 (about $24,000)
• a Korea 1906 10 Won graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1814), with a starting price of CHF20,000 (about $24,000)
• a Switzerland (1700-10) Bern 4 Ducats graded NGC AU 58 (lot 3072), with a starting price of CHF18,000 (about $22,000)
• a Czechoslovakia 1934 10 Ducats graded NGC MS 66 (lot 2342), with a starting price of CHF15,000 (about $18,000)
• a Switzerland 1925B Gold 100 Francs graded NGC MS 63 (lot 3564), with a starting price of CHF15,000 (about $18,000)

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