Rare NGC-certified Japanese Coin Featured in Sedwick's November Auction

More than 650 world rarities that have been certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) are being offered in Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC’s Auction 30. Online bidding has already begun for the sale, which takes place in six sessions being held November 4-8, 2021.

The top lot in the sale is one of the rarest Japanese coins of any era, which has a mintage of about 100 and has a surviving population just a fraction of that. It is extremely uncommon for one of these coins to appear at auction. This Japan M13 (1880) 20 Sen graded NGC PF 62 (Session 3, lot 1173) has an estimate of $35,000 to $70,000.

Japan M13 (1880) 20 Sen graded NGC PF 62 Click images to enlarge.

Another fascinating rarity in the auction is a Spanish coin from the era of Christopher Columbus. Pedigreed to the famous Archer M. Huntington Collection of Coins from the Hispanic World, this rare Spain (1476-1516)A 4 Excelentes graded NGC AU 50 (Session 3, lot 1276) has an estimate of $30,000 to $60,000. It features on its obverse a portrait of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II, who jointly ruled Spain from 1474 through 1504.

Spain (1476-1516)A 4 Excelentes graded NGC AU 50 Click images to enlarge.

Other NGC-certified rarities in the auction include:

• a Spain 1620/10 A Segovia 50 Reales graded NGC XF 40 (Session 3, lot 1315) with an estimate of $30,000 to $60,000
• a Mexico 1706MO J 8 Reales - Royal Coinage graded NGC XF Details (Session 2, lot 424) with an estimate of $25,000 to $50,000
• a Mexico 1728/6/5MO D 8 Reales - Royal Coinage graded NGC XF 40 with a Shipwreck Certification (Session 2, lot 434) with an estimate of $25,000 to $50,000
• a Spain 1644 R Seville 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 63 and pedigreed to the J.O.B. Collection (Session 3, lot 1252) with an estimate of $25,000 to $50,000
• a Mexico 1711MXO J 8 Escudos - Royal Coinage graded NGC UNC Details and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet Shipwreck (Session 1, lot 16) with an estimate of $20,000 to $40,000
• a Mexico 1706MO J 8 Reales - Royal Coinage graded NGC XF Details (Session 2, lot 430) with an estimate of $25,000 to $50,000
• a Mexico 1714MO J 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 62 and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet Shipwreck (Session 1, lot 18) with an estimate of $20,000 to $40,000
• a Peru 1712L M 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 64 with and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet Shipwreck (Session 1, lot 29) with an estimate of $20,000 to $40,000
• an Egypt AH1277//11 500 Qirsh graded NGC MS 63 (Session 3, lot 1015) with an estimate of $20,000 to $40,000
• a Bolivia 1696P VR Heart Cut 4 Reales graded NGC VF 35 (Session 2, lot 741) with an estimate of $15,000 to $30,000

All estimates provided by the auction house.