Rare NGC-certified Irish Gold Coin Featured in Heritage Auctions Sale

A variety of rare coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) are being offered in the upcoming World and Ancient Coins Platinum Night Auction, presented by Heritage Auctions. Online bidding is currently underway, with the sale concluding May 6-7, 2021.

An ultra-rare Ireland (1646) Gold Ormonde Pistole graded NGC XF 45 and pedigreed to the Kroisis Collection (lot 31161) is one of the most anticipated coins in the sale. Struck during the turbulent Wars of the Three Kingdoms, James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, commissioned these coins because he did not have enough silver to pay the royalist garrison in Dublin. One of only 12 known examples, most of which reside in museums, this rarity has an estimate of $100,000 to $125,000.

Ireland (1646) Gold Oromonde Pistole graded NGC XF 45 and pedigreed to the Kroisis Collection Click images to enlarge.

Another highlight in the sale is an NGC-certified Great Britain 1887 11-piece Jubilee Proof set pedigreed to the Murdoch Collection (lot 31139). Known as Jubilee coinage, these coins were commissioned with a new portrait to celebrate Queen Victoria’s 50-year reign.

Great Britain 1887 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo and pedigreed to the Murdoch Collection Click images to enlarge.

This high-grade set has an estimate of $80,000 to $120,000 and includes the following pieces:

• Great Britain 1887 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo
• Great Britain 1887 2 Sovereign graded NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo
• Great Britain 1887 Sovereign graded NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo
• Great Britain 1887 Half Sovereign graded NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo
• Great Britain 1887 Crown graded NGC PF 66
• Great Britain 1887 Double Florin graded NGC PF 66
• Great Britain 1887 Half Crown graded NGC PF 65
• Great Britain 1887 Florin graded NGC PF 66
• Great Britain 1887 Shilling graded NGC PF 66
• Great Britain 1887 6 Pence graded NGC PF 65
• Great Britain 1887 3 Pence graded NGC PF 65

Other NGC-graded highlights in the sale include:

• a Great Britain 1726 2 Guineas graded NGC MS 65 (lot 31105) with an estimate of $70,000 to $90,000
• a Calabria, Taras (circa 280-272 B.C.) Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 31001) with an estimate of $50,000 to $70,000
• a Sicily, Syracuse, (circa 405-400 B.C.) Silver Decadrachm graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 4/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 31002) with an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000
• a Roman Empire, Claudius (A.D. 41-54) Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients MS★, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 31039) with an estimate of $40,000 to $50,000
• a Roman Republic, Octavian & Divus J Caesar circa 43 BC Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 3/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface (lot 31033) with an estimate of $40,000 to $50,000
• a Great Britain 1893 10-Piece Proof Set from 3 Pence to 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 63 Cameo to NGC PF 65 (lot 31140) with an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a Roman Empire, Caligula (A.D. 37-41) Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 4/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 31038) with an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000

All estimates are provided by the auction house.

Related Links:

• NGC Census: Ireland 1603-1823
• NGC Census: Great Britain 1816-1901