1,200 NGC-graded World & Ancient Coins to be Offered at Heritage’s Central States Auction

More than 1,200 world and ancient coins graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) will be offered April 24-27 as part of Heritage Auctions’ official Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) Convention auction.

The CSNS canceled its 81st anniversary convention scheduled for Chicago because of the coronavirus. Heritage will still hold the associated auctions on the scheduled dates but at its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Heritage also will present auctions of US coins, US paper money and world paper money during that time. (Bidding can also be done online at HA.com.)

This England 1644 Triple Unite graded NGC MS 62+ has an estimate of $80,000-$120,000. Click images to enlarge.

One of the most impressive NGC-certified coins in the sale is an England 1644 Triple Unite graded NGC MS 62+ with a pre-sale estimate of $80,000-$120,000. It is the finest-known example of the handful graded by NGC.

The coin, the largest hammered gold coin ever produced in England, was issued by King Charles I during the 1642-49 English Civil War to promote the king’s claim to be able to unite the realm under “the Protestant religion, the laws of England, and the Liberty of Parliament.”

The most outstanding NGC Ancients-graded collectible in the auction is a gold medallion: a Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337) 9 Solidi graded NGC Ancients Choice VF, 5/5 Strike, 2/5 Surface with Fine Style. The 41.88-gram medallion, 47 mm (nearly 2 inches) in diameter, has an estimate of $100,000-$150,000. Such objects were struck as gifts for VIPs and are known as “money medallions” because they were true multiples of gold and silver coins and could be used in commerce.

Among the other especially notable coins to be offered in the sale are:

• An England 1687 Gold 5 Guineas graded NGC MS 60 with an estimate of $40,000-$60,000. The coin bears the image of James II, whose reign lasted only from early 1685 until he was overthrown and exiled to France three years later in the Glorious Revolution.
• A Great Britain 1911 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 67 with an estimate of $40,000-$60,000. Part of George V’s coronation Proof set, it is one of only 2,812 examples of the 1911 5 Sovereign struck. NGC has graded one 1911 5 Sovereign in NGC PF 67 and one in NGC PF 67 Cameo, with none graded finer.
• A Great Britain 1716 5 Guineas graded NGC MS 60, also with an estimate of $40,000-$60,000. The second-highest 1716 5 Guineas graded by NGC has the portrait of George I, who ruled from August 1714 until his death in June 1727.
• A Great Britain 1839 Victoria Silver Crown graded NGC PF 64 Cameo with an estimate of $30,000-$40,000. This was part of a Proof set that followed her 1837 coronation.
• A Great Britain 1831 Gold 2 Sovereigns graded NGC PF 65+★ with an estimate of $25,000-$35,000. The coin is the finest 1831 2 Sovereigns.
• A Venice, Italy Undated (1709-22) 15 Zecchini graded NGC XF 45 with an estimate of $25,000-$35,000. The 51-gram coin has a depiction of the city-state’s doge kneeling before St. Mark, its patron saint.
• A Dutch Colony of Brazil 1646 Gold Klippe 6 Guilders graded NGC MS 61 with an estimate of $15,000-$25,000. The rectangular Geoctroyeede West-Indische Compagnie was used in Brazil while it was colonized by the Netherlands from 1630-1654.
• A Germany 1640 5 Ducats graded NGC MS 63 with an estimate of $20,000-$30,000. The coin, struck at the Munich Mint, commemorated completion of fortifications around the city and shows Maximillian I.

All estimates are provided by the auction house and in USD.