COLONIAL PERIOD
1479-1516 Gold double Excelentes of
Ferdinand and Isabella, Seville Mint, evenly
struck EF with sharp portraits........... $2077.
Silver 4 Reales of Ferdinand and Isabella,
slightly crude VF................................
$397.
Gold Ducat of Ferdinand and Isabella, Spanish
city of Campen in the Netherlands, VF $877.
(1516-1556) Carlos & Johanna, gold 1
Escudos, Seville Mint VF ..................
$975.
(1556-1598) Gold 4 Escudos of Philip II,
Seville Mint, large flan.VF, centered
and bold cross................................... $2200.
1589, Rare with 4 digit date readable,
Philip II, Seville Mint, gold 2 Escudos,
strong VF........................................... $1977.
1650 Gold 2 Escudos of Bogota,
Colombia, with parts of all 4 digits
of date readable! VF.......................... $1977.
(1664-1699) Carlos II gold 4 Escudos, Seville
Mint, bold fine.................................... $1775.
THE FIRST COINS
OF THE NEW WORLD
SUPERB CONDITION SILVER
1536 to 1556 mar ked the first issue in the New
World of Spanish Reales at the Mexico City
Mint under the Spanish rulers, Charles V and
his mother Johanna.These silver 4 Reales
are the pick of a large hoard and have
wonderful strikes and planchets. The waves
are so detailed you can just imagine Spanish
galleons laded with New World silver sailing
through the Pillars of Hercules. Only 17
available, so call quickly. About Uncirculated,
well-struck on nice planchets, even medium
gray toning.........................................
$477.
1576 to 1685 Dutch Lion Talers, circulated in
New Amsterdam (old name for New York City)
and were known colloquially as "Dog Dollars"
due to the crudeness of the design.These
had a large production because the Dutch got
the silver from the Spaniards one way or
another, in large quantities. Fine, crudely
struck , encrustation, $67., VF..........
$147.
1622 ATOCHA SHIPWRECK COBS
WITH TREASURE SALVORS
CERTIFICATES
Silver 8 Reales or 4 Reales, Grade I $377.;
Grade II $177.;Grade III or no
designation........................................
$117.
1622 Dated, 90 pound silver ingot from the
Atocha in choice state of preservation, with
certificate...........................................$27,000.
England 1688 James II, huge gold 5 Guinea,
NGC MS-64! $19,700.; another elephant &
castle mint mark, VF (see photo)...... $2477.
1708 Queen Anne silver Half Crown ANACS
AU-58, pleasing color and surfaces..
$317.
FLORIDA SHIPWRECK SILVER
REAL EIGHT CO. CERTIFICATES
From the 1715 plate fleet wrecked off the coast
of Florida.
Silver 2 Reales, centered cross, pentagonal
shape. Fine+ .....................................
$277.
2 Reales, cross not centered, roughly
rectangular. F+..................................
$137.
1 Real, cross bold, but not centered, roughly
pentagonal. F+..................................
$227.
8 Reales, MO, 17 shows, F+, black corrosion
streak................................................
$137.
SUNKEN TREASURE:
SPANISH SILVER
8 REALES
FROM THE DUTCH
"VLIEGENHART" SUNK IN 1735
We can offer silver 8 Reales from the Mexico
City Mint struck in 1730, 1731, or 1732 in
premium condition.A sea salvage coin will
show corrosion, and cobs are among the
world's worst made coins ever, hence the
expression "rough as a cob." VF $197.; F $97.
1741 George II, huge gold 5 Guineas,
NGC MS-62....................................... $8900.
1748 George II, huge gold 5 Guineas,
NGC MS-64!......................................$14,700.
CLIVE OF INDIA
SHIPWRECK GOLD
1752 Brazil gold 6400 Reis, or "Joe." Abt.Unc.
seawater matte surfaces, light planchet
striation, as struck .............................
$977.
FRENCH LOUISIANA
1739-D Sou Marque, VG/VF, slightly bent, 1760
beat up, the pair................................
$87.
1767-A Copper Sou, rarer uncountermar ked
pleasing PCGS VF-35.......................
$377.
1779 "Stampee"crowned C on uniface Billon
Sol.Breen-699, all ANACS:EF-45 $77.;
AU-50 $107; AU-55...........................
$137.
NON-"CURATED"
SHIPWRECK GOLD!
1751 Gold 8 Escudos, bust, Santiago Mint,
apparently Gem Unc., but mostly covered
with shell and limestone concretions from the
mystery "Rio Plata" shipwreck.Rarer with
debris still attached because of the
overwhelming desire to uncover the blazing
gold luster.......................................... $4700.
Milled Silver Reales and gold Escudos. Eight
Reales were legal in the colonies and United
States until 1857 for a Silver Dollar, and the
eight Escudos for..............................
$16.
1743 Pillar Four Reales Mexico, raw pleasing
VF-20 ................................................
$277.
1778 Gold Popayan, Colombia, 1 Escudo, raw
nice F-VF...........................................
$197.
1781 Eight Reales, Lima, Peru,
ANACS, EF-45..................................
$197.
1782 Eight Reales, Potosi, Bolivia,
ANACS AU details, cleaned (very faintly)
net EF-40..........................................
$147.
1784 Eight Reales, Mexico City FM,
ANACS AU-50...................................
$277.
1788 Gold 4 Escudos, Madrid,
ANACS EF-40...................................
$477.
1788 Gold 2 Escudos, Popayan,
Colombia, raw AU-50........................
$277.
1789 Eight Reales, Potosi, Bolivia PR, name of
Ch. IV, bust of Ch.III ANACS VF-20 .
$97.
1789 Gold 1 Escudo, Madrid, raw AU - 5 5 + $297.
1796 Eight Reales, Lima, Peru ANACS Unc.
details, cleaned (ve ry faintly) net AU - 5 0 $177.
1798 Gold 1 Escudo, Popayan, Colombia
raw VF, few faint defects....................
$177.
1806 Eight Reales, Mexico City, TH,
ANACS EF-40...................................
$117.
1807 Four Reales, Potosi, Bolivia,
ANACS EF-40...................................
$127.
1807 Eight Reales, Lima , Peru blazing white
Unc., some black oxidation at edges.
$377.
1808 Eight Reales, Mexico City, TH,
ANACS EF-45...................................
$147.
1810 Eight Reales, Lima, Peru, JP "Imaginar y
Bust"of Ferdinand 7th. ANACS AU details,
cleaned (very lightly), net EF-40.......
$177.
1818 Eight Reales, Lima, Peru, JP,
ANACS EF-45...................................
$127.
1821 Eight Reales, Mexico City, JJ,
ANACS AU-50...................................
$177.
HOARD OF MEXICO "HAND ON
BOOK" GOLD 8 ESCUDOS. MORE
"DOUBLOONS OF THE OLD
SOUTHWEST." LEGAL TENDER IN
THE U.S. FOR $16 UNTIL 1857.
1835 Go, PJ, NGC VF-20....................
$387.
1840 Go, PJ, NGC VF-35....................
$407.
1841 Go, PJ, NGC XF-40....................
$487.
1842 Go, PJ, NGC VF-25....................
$367.
1845 Go, PM, NGC XF-40...................
$577.
1850 Mo, GC, NGC XF-40...................
$387.
1853 Mo, GC, NGC VF-35...................
$347.
1855 Mo, GF, NGC XF-45....................
$387.
1856 Mo, GF, NGC VF-30....................
$347.
MANY NEW PURCHASES
Jonathan Kern
All coins 100% unless noted otherwise .
1662 Massachusetts Bay Colony silver Oak
Tree Two Pence, VF or better but with two
holes punched in the middle. ............
$877.
1787 Fugio, B-H.1 PCGS
VF-30 pleasing ................................. $1177.
1787 Connecticut Cents, M-17g3, mostly brow n
E F, date off flan. Planchet defects $247;
another M-33.6KK pleasing F-VF . . . . . .
$177.
(1792-94) Kentucky Cent, Plain Edge, PCGS
AU-55, $397.;another raw VF-30 .....
$217.
HALF CENT
1855 ANACS MS-64 brn......................
$327.
CENTS
1837 Large Cent, N-3, ANACS VF-35 .
$57.
1837 Feuchtwanger Cents, Private pattern
issue intended to gain U.S. coining contracts.
ANACS AU details, cleaned (faintly) net
EF-40 $127.; ANACS AU-58.............
$277.
1854 J-161, original, Pattern reduced large
cent with no obv. stars. ANACS AU-55 $977.
1856 Flying Eagle, PCGS AU-50, PQ perfect,
two-tone, problem-free coin........
$7500.
1938-D PCGS MS-66 RB....................
$17.
1942-S PCGS MS-66 RB ....................
$17.
1952 PCGS Prf.-67 RD........................
$177.
1953 PCGS Prf.-66 RD........................
$37.
1975-S Both PCGS Prf.-66 DCAM $17.;
Prf.-66 CAM......................................
$17.
1977-S PCGS Prf.-66 DCAM...............
$17.
1978-S Prf.-66 DCAM .........................
$17.
1979-S Type 1, Prf.-67 DCAM.............
$27.
1980-S PCGS Prf.-67 DCAM ..............
$27.
1981-S Type 2, PCGS Prf.-67 DCAM..
$147.
TWO CENTS
1864 Lg.motto, ANACS KF-L13, repunched
date MS-63 BN $177.; another NGC
MS-64 BN..........................................
$237.
1869 NGC Prf.-65 RB (mostly red)......
$747.
COPPER NICKEL THREE CENTS
1871 NCG Prf.-64 ...............................
$357.
1880 NGC Prf.-65................................
$397.
1888 ANACS Prf.-65............................
$367.
HALF DIMES
1792 Half Disme. One of my favorite coins
ever. PCGS AU-58, medium to dark gray
toning, super strike and luster, a few faint
mint made adjustment marks across
Liberty's cheek...........................
$77,000.
1794 JR-1, NGC VF-30, very pleasing, medium
gray even toning................................
$2477.
1870-P NGC MS-64 PQ, pleasing white $397.
NICKELS
1902 NGC MS-65 pleasing..................
$447.
1910 PCGS Prf.-65 very PQ, with superb
toning................................................
$775.
1913-P Type 1, ANACS MS-64
very pleasing.....................................
$57.
1913-D Type 1, ANACS MS-64 pretty .
$87.
1914/3-P FS 014.87 NGC MS-63 Very
pleasing with nice original violet and blue
light toning..................................
$3477.
1937-P PCGS MS-66 ..........................
$57.
1938 D/S, OMM-1, ANACS MS-64 PQ
$117.
1952 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$47.
1953 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$47.
1975-S PCGS Prf.-67 CAM.................
$12.
1976-S PCGS Prf.-67 DCAM...............
$27.
1977-S PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$57.
1978-S PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$57.
1980-S PCGS Proof DCAM.................
$57.
NICKELS
1981-S Type 2, both PCGS Prf.-69
DCAM $197.;Prf.-68 DCAM.............
$117.
DIMES
1833 JR-5 ANACS AU, scratched
(faintly) net EF-40..............................
$97.
1836 JR-2, bisecting obv. die break
NGC XF-45.......................................
$177.
1890-P NGC MS-64 nice original toning $247.
1890-S NGC MS-63 PQ nice
original toning....................................
$377.
1905-O ANACS MS-63, nice, white.....
$407.
1937-P PCGS MS-66 FB $49;
ANACS MS-64 FSB..........................
$22.
1944-S NGC MS-67 FB F ew splashes of
pretty colors $167;ANACS MS-64....
$47.
1945-S PCGS MS-66 white.................
$47.
1951 PCGS Prf.-66 white ....................
$49.
1952 PCGS Prf.-64..............................
$19.
1953 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$57.
1954 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$57.
1959 PCGS Prf.-66..............................
$9.
1964 PCGS Prf.-68..............................
$47.
1981-S Type 1 both PCGS Prf.-69
DCAM $47.;Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$27.
1981-S Type 2, PCGS Prf.-69 DCAM..
$177.
QUARTERS
1805 B-1 ANACS VF-20......................
$747.
1877-P NGC MS-62, nice orig.deep P-L,
rare rev. die state...............................
$397.
1892-P ANACS MS-64 P-L medium
toning, fully DMP-L............................
$417.
1892-O ANACS AU-50.........................
$107.
1930-P NGC MS-65 FH frosty white...
$587.
1951 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$137.
1952 PCGS Prf.-66..............................
$57.
1954 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$57.
1955 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$47.
1956 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$47.
1957 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$47.
1958 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$97.
1959 PCGS Prf.-66..............................
$27.
1960 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$47.
1962 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$32.
1963 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$32.
1976-S Clad, PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM.....
$77.
1977-S PCGS Prf.-67 DCAM...............
$47.
1978-S PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$57.
1979-S Ty. 1, PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM......
$57.
1980-S PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$57.
1981-S Ty. 1, both PCGS, Prf.-69 DCAM $67.;
Prf.-68 DCAM....................................
$47.
1981-S Ty. 2, both PCGS, Prf.-69 DCAM $97.;
Prf.-68 DCAM....................................
$77.
HALF DOLLARS
1830 O-115, SL rev., NGC AU-50
light gray............................................
$247.
1830 O-110, SL rev., NGC XF-45,
dark gray ...........................................
$97.
1832 O-101, LL, PCGS-45..................
$127.
1834 O-106 LD, SL rev. NGC AU-50
med. gray...........................................
$247.
1837 ANACS EF-40.............................
$97.
1854-P Arrows ANACS MS-61 white PQ,
unlisted recut 85, extra berry on
rev. branch.........................................
$577.
1866 ANACS Proof, cleaned, net Prf.-55 $327.
1914-S ANACS VF-35.........................
$117.
HOARD OF UNCERTIFIED
CIRCULATED WALKERS
1917-P Fine.........................................
$9.
1927-S Fine.........................................
$12.
1934-P VF $5.;EF...............................
$8.
1935-P VF $4.;EF $7.; AU ..................
$17.
1936-P VF $4.; EF $6.; AU ..................
$17.
1937-P EF............................................
$8.
1938-P VF $6.;EF ...............................
$11.
1939-P VF $4.;EF $6.; AU ..................
$17.
1939-D VF $6.; EF...............................
$9.
1940-P EF $5.; AU ...............................
$10.
1941-P EF $5.; AU ...............................
$10.
1941-D EF $5.; AU...............................
$14.
1942-P EF $4.; AU ...............................
$10.
1942-D EF $5.; AU...............................
$14.
1942-S EF $5.; AU ...............................
$15.
1943-P EF $4.; AU ...............................
$10.
1943-D EF $6.; AU...............................
$19.
HOARD OF UNCERTIFIED
CIRCULATED WALKERS
1938-P PCGS MS-63 white.................
$87.
1940-P PCGS MS-65 PQ undipped
near white $97.; PCGS-65................
$87.
1942-P PCGS MS-65 white $77.;
ANACS MS-62 white.........................
$29.
1943-P Both PCGS MS-65, white $77.;
white PQ $97.; both ANACS white:
MS-63 $37.;MS-61...........................
$29.
1956 Ty. 2, PCGS Prf.-66.....................
$27.
1958 PCGS Prf.-66..............................
$29.
1959 PCGS Prf.-66..............................
$29.
1963 PCGS Prf.-65..............................
$17.
1964 PCGS Prf.-67..............................
$27.
1968-S PCGS Prf.-67 DCAM...............
$67.
1969-S PCGS Prf.-66..........................
$9.
1971-S PCGS Prf.-67..........................
$17.
1972-S PCGS Prf.-67 CAM.................
$37.
1973-S PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$37.
1974-S PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$37.
1976-S Clad, both PCGS ,
Prf.-68 DCAM $37.; Prf.-67 DCAM...
$19.
1977-S PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$37.
1978-S PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM...............
$37.
1979-S Ty. 1, Prf.-69 DCAM.................
$47.
1980-S PCGS Prf.-69 DCAM...............
$47.
1981-S Ty. 2, PCGS Prf.-68 DCAM......
$37.
SILVER DOLLARS
1795 B-1 Flowing Hair, 2 lvs.,
nice original F-12.............................. $1677.
1798 B-12 Double struck rev., ANACS VF-25,
nice orig. even med. gray. Nice shift between
strikes................................................ $2700.
1836 Gobrecht.SEGS XF-45, rough surfaces,
holed, plugged (nicely repaired)........ $2777.
1859-O Raw EF-40, dark orig.toning..
$247.
1860-O "U.S. Treasury Hoard" both ANACS:
pleasing white MS-62 $1175.; MS-60 bright
white $797.; another PCGS MS-60 mostly
white..................................................
$877.
1870-CC Raw VF-20, usual weak obv. very
gentle cleaning..................................
$557.
1972-P ANACS AU-50, light orig.
pretty toning......................................
$417.
TRADE DOLLARS
1876/?/4-S Breen-5803, nice
white AU-55....................................... $2700.
1877-S Br.-5814, minute mm.ANACS MS-60,
mostly white......................................
$477.
TRADE DOLLARS
1877-CC PCGS VF-35.........................
$327.
1878-S PCGS MS-61 mostly white .....
$477.
1880 Both ANACS, Prf.-50 white $1077.;
Prf.-58 light edge color...................... $1277.
1882 ANACS cleaned (light polish)
net Prf.-50......................................... $1277.
1883 ANACS AU rim filed (smoothing rim
bumps), cleaned (polished) net Prf. - 4 0 $1177.
MORGANS
GSA HOLDERED U.S.TREASURY SALES
1878-CC VAM-13, doubled date....
$295.
1881-CC........................................
$257.
1882-CC........................................
$97.
1883-CC........................................
$97.
1884-CC VAM-4, spiked date........
$127.
1890-CC........................................
$1277.
1878 VAM-17 8F PCGS MS-64 near white, and
very PQ $267.; VAM-21 ANACS MS-64 P-L
white..................................................
$377.
1878-P 7F Both ANACS:MS-62 white
VAM-114 $67.; VAM-131 MS-63 white
$87.
1878-S NGC MS-65 white, (Semi-P-L)
$227.
1879-S VAM-3 ANACS MS-63 white...
$47.
1880-S PCGS white MS-65.................
$87.
1881-O PCGS MS-63 white, PQ.........
$47.
1882-CC NGC MS-65 white ................
$317.
1882-S All PCGS white unless mentioned:
MS-66 $217.; MS-65 $87.; MS-65, rev. color
$107.; MS-64 $47.;MS-64 rev. color $67.;
MS-63 mostly white...........................
$37.
1883-S Both ANACS:MS-62 white $477.;
VAM-6 AU-55 white...........................
$107.
1884-S ANACS EF-45 mostly white....
$47.
1885-O PCGS MS-63, rev. rainbow .....
$47.
1887-S PCGS MS-62 white.................
$87.
1889-CC ANACS AU-50 very PQ, perfect,
original, undipped, amazingly rare in this
state of preservation......................... $3277.
1890-S ANACS MS-63 near white $79.;
another MS-63, white........................
$87.
1894-P ANACS MS-61 mostly white,
faintest toning....................................
$877.
1895-S ANACS EF-40 PQ, old
envelope toning.................................
$437.
1896-P PCGS MS-64 mostly white ,
streak at date....................................
$47.
1896-O ANACS AU-50 white...............
$117.
1897-O ANACS AU-58 near white.......
$177.
1899-P ANACS VAM-2 mostly white MS-61
$87.; ANACS MS-63 mostly white....
$117.
1900-P All PCGS, MS-65 white $127.;MS-64
white..................................................
$57.
1904-S ANACS MS-61 very near white
$877.
PEACE
1934-P PCGS MS-65 white PQ...........
$837.
GOLD DOLLARS
1849 No L, PCGS MS-62.................... $1077.
1849-P Open Wreath NGC MS-61 PQ
$387.
1849-O Open Wreath PCGS AU-50 light
orange tone.......................................
$247.
1851-O NGC MS-62............................
$847.
1854-P Ty. 1, NGC MS-64 ve ry pleasing $1177.
1854-P Ty. 2, both PCGS: AU-58, very nice
strike and surfaces $2375.; AU-50 $700.;
ANACS AU, cleaned (very faint wipes)
net EF-40 ..........................................
$577.
1856-D NGC AU-53 very pleasing....... $6077.
1858-P NGC MS-62 bright...................
$447.
1859-P PCGS MS-61 ..........................
$317.
1862 ANACS MS-61 PQ......................
$350.
1863 ANACS AU-50............................. $1575.
1865 ANACS AU details, polished-bent net
VF-20 grossly underrated date.........
$417.
1868 NGC MS-62................................
$927.
1869 NGC MS-62................................ $1127.
1870 Both PCGS:MS-61 $777.; AU-58
$457.
1871 NGC MS-61................................
$700.
1873 Open 3 both PCGS: MS-62 PQ $397.;
AU-58................................................
$217.
1874 Both PCGS:MS-65 $1550.;MS-64, H. W.
Bass Jr. pedigree on holder, Obv.:lt. worn
hub, rev.:broken 4 die state. Two fascinating
mint defects and a great pedigree.... $1477.
Jonathan Kern
MANY MORE NEW PURCHASES
GOLD DOLLARS
1878 Both NGC:MS-63 PQ $997.;
MS-61................................................
$647.
1879 NGC MS-62................................
$617.
1888 PCGS MS-61..............................
$357.
QUARTER EAGLES
1802/1 ANACS EF-40.......................... $4277.
1807 ANACS EF-45............................. $5177.
1883 ANACS AU-58.............................
$917.
1925-D PCGS AU-58...........................
$187.
THREE DOLLARS GOLD
1854-P Both ANACS: AU-50 $770.;
EF-40................................................
$587.
1878 PCGS MS-62 pleasing................ $2077.
STELLA FOUR DOLLARS
GOLD PATTERNS. NEED TO BUY,
PLEASE OFFER, ANY GRADE.
HALF EAGLES
1834 Pl.4, ICG AU-58 very pleasing... $1377.
1839-C One year type coin with the obv.
mint mark and a completely different
head of Liberty. NGC AU-58.............$10,200.
1839-D One year type coin.
NGC AU-55....................................... $5900.
1842-D Large Date, NGC XF-40 tiny
bagmarks on jaw and neck ............... $3977.
1844-P PCGS AU-55 $427.;
ANACS EF-45...................................
$235.
1846-O PCGS EF-40...........................
$775.
1887-S NGC MS-63 very pleasing......
$617.
1891 PCGS Prf.-63 PQ Cameo
(not designated)................................ $8900.
1891-CC ANACS MS-60......................
$617.
1892-CC PCGS MS-60, pleasing........ $1277.
1893-O ANACS AU-55.........................
$337.
1907-D ANACS MS-61........................
$247.
1908-P Indian ANACS EF-45..............
$197.
1910-P ANACS AU-50.........................
$200.
1911-S ANACS EF-45.........................
$207.
1912-P ANACS AU-55.........................
$217.
1913-P PCGS MS-62 $450.;
ANACS AU-50...................................
$207.
1914-D ANACS AU-55.........................
$247.
1915-S PCGS AU-53...........................
$517.
EAGLES
1799 ANACS AU details, rim damaged (couple
light bumps) cleaned (lightly)............ $3277.
1842-P Lg.Date, raw VF-25,
gently cleaned...................................
$327.
1847-P PCGS VF-25 ...........................
$297.
1853/2 PCGS XF-40............................
$775.
1854-S PCGS AU-50...........................
$677.
1878-S Raw AU-50, obv. rim
mark smoothed.................................
$675.
1879-P PCGS XF-40...........................
$197.
1881-P All PCGS:MS-61 $247.;MS-60
$227.
1882-P Both PCGS MS-62 $277.; MS-61 $247.
1884-P PCGS MS-61..........................
$725.
1893-P All PCGS:MS-64, H. W. Bass Jr.
pedigree, intense luster over pleasing
undipped surfaces. A couple faint spots are
barely visible $1297.;MS-62 $277.;
MS-61 $247.;MS-60.........................
$217.
1894-P Both PCGS:MS-62 $277.;
MS-61................................................
$247.
1897-P PCGS MS-62 ..........................
$277.
1901-P Both PCGS MS-62
very PQ $347.; AU-58.......................
$187.
1901-O PCGS AU-53...........................
$287.
1907-P Liberty all PCGS:
MS-62 $257.; AU-58..........................
$197.
1908-P Motto ANACS AU-58...............
$307.
1910-P PCGS AU-58...........................
$327.
1910-D ANACS MS-60 $347.;
PCGS AU-58.....................................
$317.
1911-P PCGS AU-58...........................
$317.
1914-D ANACS AU-58.........................
$327.
1932 "Depression Year"gold
PCGS MS-61....................................
$367.
DOUBLE EAGLES
1852-O PCGS XF-45........................... $1077.
1859-S Raw, AU, very scruffy..............
$477.
1874-CC NGC VF-30...........................
$597.
1875-S ANACS AU-50.........................
$367.
1876-S ANACS AU-53.........................
$367.
1877-S PCGS AU-55...........................
$407.
1878-S PCGS AU-58...........................
$467.
DOUBLE EAGLES
1890-S PCGS AU-58...........................
$387.
1891-S ANACS EF-45.........................
$327.
1893-S PCGS MS-62 ..........................
$437.
1895-P Both PCGS: MS-62 $417.;
AU-58 PQ..........................................
$347.
1896-S ANACS MS-62 ........................
$457.
1897-S ANACS MS-61........................
$377.
1900-P All NGC: MS-64 PQ $777.;
MS-63 PQ $507.; MS-63...................
$437.
1900-S ANACS MS-60, struck thru grease
(about 15% of obv. 3 to 5 o'clock).....
$477.
1904-P NGC MS-64 PQ $777.; ANACS:
MS-63 $397.;MS-61 $377.; all PCGS:
MS-63 $417.;MS-62.........................
$357.
1904-S NGC MS-64 PQ $797.; all PCGS:
MS-64 $717.;MS-63 $427.; MS-62..
$357.
1906-S PCGS MS-61 ..........................
$417.
1907-P Liberty Head, NGC MS-63......
$597.
Roman Numeral High Relief. ANACS EF,
ex-jewelry, net VF-30......................... $2877.
1907 Arabic Date, Low Relief St. Gaudens
ANACS AU-58...................................
$437.
1908-P No Motto PCGS MS-62...........
$387.
1908-D No Motto NGC MS-62.............
$477.
1914-D PCGS MS-64..........................
$775.
1914-S PCGS AU-58...........................
$377.
1915-P ANACS AU-58.........................
$397.
1915-S PCGS MS-63 ..........................
$457.
1922-P Both PCGS: MS-64 $517.;
MS-62................................................
$377.
1923-D ANACS Unc.details, cleaned
(very faintly) net AU-55.....................
$417.
1924-P All PCGS:MS-64 $447.;MS-63 $387.;
NGC MS-66 very PQ........................ $1517.
1927-P Both PCGS: MS-63 $387.;
MS-62................................................
$367.
1928-P ANACS obv. DD, net MS-60 $477.;
unpublished? both PCGS: MS-65 PQ $757.;
AU-58................................................
$357.
TERRITORIAL GOLD
1854 Gold Octagonal Dollar, BG-504,
The "Micro Slug"eagle rev. PCGS MS-63,
PQ and P-L....................................... $6700.
COMMEMORATIVES
Arkansas 1938-S ANACS near white $107.;
1939-P ANACS MS-62 near white $197.;
1939-D ANACS MS-62 near white $197.; raw
1937 PDS set, Unc.$187.; raw 1938 PDS
set, Unc., nice but very faintly cleaned $227.
Columbian 1893 NGC MS-64 frosty, deeply
toned.................................................
$77.
Constitution Proof 1987 Gold Half Eagles, mint
capsule only......................................
$70.
New Rochelle ANACS MS-64 white....
$287.
Oregon 1938-P NGC MS-65 very light toning
$147.; 1938-D NGC MS-67 white, couple
tiny toning spots $517.;another NGC
MS-66 light toning.............................
$187.
Roanoke ANACS MS-64 PQ
mostly white......................................
$207.
Washington-Carver 1951-S NGC
MS-65 light toning $117.;
1952-S NGC MS-65 near white........
$127.
Wisconsin ANACS MS-64 PQ
mostly white......................................
$187.
York ANACS MS-64 PQ white.............
$167.
MISCELLANEOUS
PRINTING PRESS LOVE TOKEN
Floral design around an old printing press on
the obv. of a pre-1866 quarter. "Geo. E.Moore
1870" between solder marks on rev..
$377.
GENERICS WITH NO PRINTING.
BIG BOARDS 14" HIGH 7.5"WIDE
24 Half Dollars. . . . . . . $ 1 7 . 30 Large Cents . . . . $ 1 7 .
40 Nicke l s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1 7 . 58 Half Dimes. . . . . . . $ 1 7 .
55 3-Cent Nicke l s. . $ 1 7 . 15 Crowns 43 mm $ 1 7 .
15 Bust Dollars or Crow n s, 40 mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1 7 .
SMALL BOARDS 5.5" H I G H , 8 "W I D E
8 Bust Dollars or 40 mm crowns..........
$17.
8 Crowns 34.5 mm...............................
$17.
14 Nickels 21 mm................................
$17.
24 Small Gold Dollars 13 mm..............
$17.
MISCELLANEOUS
Hawaii, Kingdom, 1883 Quarter ANACS,
med.toning AU-55 $127.; 1883 Silver Dollar
ANACS AU-50 light even gray toning $877.;
ANACS AU-55, medium, uneven gray
toning ................................................
$775.
Southern Civil War Currency:The New
Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad
Co. Nov. 16, 1861.These are printed on the
backs of unissued sheets of currency from
Port Gibson, Mississippi. Fine+ $2 bill,
"Deuce" for $27.Three Dollar Bill "Tray" for
$47. Pair discounted to .....................
$67.
Bashlow Restrikes of the Confederate Cent,
struck 1961-2 by transfer dies from the Lovett
original, red MS-65 $57.; red MS-63.
$37.
SETS WITH PRINTING FOR
DATES AND MINT MARKS,
5.5"HIGH, 8"WIDE
Indian Cents
1857-1909-S Lg.Board Special........
$7.
Small Cents
1856 thru 1959, 8 pages, 28 holes
per page, all for.................................
$37.
Two Cent Pieces
complete, 1 page ..............................
$17.
Three Cents Silver
1851-1873 complete, 1 page............
$17.
Three Cents Nickel
1865-1889 complete 2 pages...........
$27.
Twenty-Cent Pieces
6 holes...............................................
$7.
Half Dollars
9 major types, one page...................
$17.
Kennedy Halves
'64-'68-D, with holes for '65, '66, and '67
Denver! 10 openings.........................
$17.
48 Piece Commemorative Half
Type Set 5 pages..............................
$37.
Commemorative Gold
1903-1926, $1 and $2 1/2 only.........
$17.
Canada
Silver five cents, no dates, 24 holes .
$17.
Please ask for any specific series
for availability and quotes.
MANY, MANY MORE NEW PURCHASES
FOREIGN CURRENCY
EDUCATIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL BUT NOT SPENDABLE.
GERMAN HYPERINFLATION
50,000 mark notes. Nov. 19, 1922.
They measure 7.5 by 4.25 inches.
Black printing, brown serial numbers
on cream and green paper, with
original bands from Berlin, 1922.
Uncirculated in packs of 20 notes,
totaling one million marks. Choice
Crisp Uncirculated pack of 20 notes
for $127.Catalog value of $8.per
note, water damaged, oil stained or
defective packs of 20, with bands,
for only.................................
$47.
BRAZIL
Gold 10,000 Reis 1880
NGC MS-62......................... $307.
CANADA
1949 Silver Dollar PCGS
MS-66 white......................... $117.
DANZIG
Free City, 1930 25 Gulden,
ICG MS-65...........................$4277.
UNCUT
MEXICAN SHEETS
1898-1911, of Sonora 5 Peso
Notes. 14.5 x 9.5 inches
(photo slightly clipped,
sheets are choice with
margins) black printing, red
serial numbers, on light
yellow green and beige
background.Catalog for
unsigned singles in XF is
$10. Our price for the six
note uncut sheet in choice,
Crisp Uncirculated is..
$77.
Jonathan Kern
CLASSIC WAYTE RAYMOND COIN CARDBOARD PAGES
We lucked onto an old coin shop's inventory of Wayte Raymond pages, made for 2 and 3 ring
binders. These were the state of the art in coin preservation and display. The plastic slides
allowed for seeing the obv. and rev. of each coin. Care needs to be taken not to slide the plastic
across the surfaces of the coin to avoid light scratching called "slide marks." The slide marks
were ultimately the biggest downside of these pages. The slight sulfur content of the cardboard
created some of the most beautiful toning known to exist on coins of all grades. I believe most
of these were made from the 1930s to 1964.
MANY, MANY MORE NEW PURCHASES
OLD EGYPTIAN GOLD
Sultan Abdul Mejid,gold 100 Qirsh,
(equivalent to an English Pound),beaded
border. Year 5- 1844/45 A.D. catalogs in
Krause XF $400.NGC or ANACS certified.
AU-55...................................................
$277.
AU-53...................................................
$227.
AU-50...................................................
$197.
EF-45...................................................
$167.
Year 15 of Abdul Mejid 1854/55 A.D.
toothed border. Catalogs in Krause XF
$250. NGC or ANACS certified.
AU-55...................................................
$167.
AU-53...................................................
$147.
AU-50...................................................
$137.
British Protectorate with Hussein Kamil as
local sultan.1916 gold 100 Piastres
catalogs Krause XF $150.; Unc.$300.
ANACS or NGC certified.
MS-64..................................................
$477.
MS-63..................................................
$377.
MS-62..................................................
$297.
MS-61..................................................
$227.
AU-58...................................................
$177.
Net EF-45.............................................
$137.
1922 Civilian Bust of Fuad, red or yellow
gold 500 Piastres, 1.1957 troy oz. actual
gold weight. 1,800 minted both gold
alloys, catalogs in Krause XF $800. Unc.
$1500. NGC or ANACS certified.
MS-61 red gold (P-L)........................... $2700.
AU-58 red gold.....................................
$977.
ANACS AU-55 yellow gold...................
$977.
1932 Fuad, military bust 500 Piastres, 1.1957
actual gold weight. Catalogs in Krause for
$1450.in Proof. NGC or ANACS certified.
Proof-65............................................... $1877.
Proof-64............................................... $1477.
Proof-63............................................... $1177.
Proof-62...............................................
$877.
Proof-61...............................................
$777.
Proof-60...............................................
$577.
ANACS Proof, cleaned (polished),
net Prf.-50.........................................
$447.
1929 Fuad, military bust 100 Piastres, both
1929 and 1930 Catalogs in Krause in Unc.
for $265. NGC or ANACS certified.
MS-63 ..................................................
$257.
MS-62 ..................................................
$227.
1930 100 Piastres MS-63....................
$257.
1930 Gold military bust 20 Piastres,
catalogs in Krause for $110. ANACS or
NGC certified.
MS-65 ..................................................
$177.
MS-64 ..................................................
$97.
MS-63 ..................................................
$87.
DISCOUNT on Fuad and older gold.Many
prices aggressively slashed this ad, and, buy
one of each denomination for all the Fuad
and earlier rulers and get another 20%
discount on this collection. Your choice of
grades as available. First come, first served.
1957 Egypt 5 pounds, yellow gold "Pharoah
in War Chariot"ANACS MS-63......... $1077.
FRENCH GOLD
NAPOLEON Bonaparte, 20 Francs, 1807-1814,
raw VF, what looks like edge bumps are mint
caused by the castaing edge lettering
machine.............................................
$87.
Louis Philippe I 1831 A 40 Francs,
KM cats. $1200.; Unc., NGC MS-61 .
$425.
Napoleon III, 1856 A 50 Francs
ANACS AU-55...................................
$207.
GERMANY
Nurnberg 1635 "Peace" gold Ducat with
chronogram date NGC MS-62..........
$877.
Bavaria 1911-D 3 Mark regular dies struck in
aluminum, SCH-49 Prf.-63 $277.;1913 2
Mark copper pattern 12 NGC Prf.-64 $137.;
10 Mark copper pattern PN-23 NGC Prf.-65
$247.; 20 Mark copper pattern PN-26 NGC
Prf.-64 $137.;1925 SCH-CF 320A, Platinum!
3 Mark pattern struck in platinum.NGC
MS-60................................................ $2770.
CHEAPEST SHIPWRECK GOLD!
England, Victoria Sovereigns, 1853-71 in EF or
better from the Douro shipwreck.Ea.
$177.
1855 Half Sovereign ANACS AU-55....
$237.
1876 Half Sovereign ANACS AU-55....
$137.
1902 Sovereign, ANACS Prf.-60..........
$277.
1902 Half Sovereign ANACS Prf.-60...
$227.
1911 Two Sovereigns ANACS Prf.-63..
$977.
Russian, Platinum 3 Roubles, all ANACS:1831
AU-55 $737.;1833 AU, damaged (light nicks
and scratch) cleaned, net EF-40.......
$577.
1842 EF-45 $697.;NGC 5 Roubles 1902
MS-67 $137.;Silver 1849 10K;MS-63
$47.
1884 15 K;MS-65 $23.;1885 20 K;
MS-66 $29.;1896 50 K; MS-61 ........
$57.
SWITZERLAND
1842 Graubunden silver 4 Franken (dollar size)
shooting Ta l e r. NGC MS-63 $1077.; m o s t l y
w h i t e, fully P-L. 1857 Bern shooting Ta l e r
NGC MS-63 $547.; 1859 Zurich shooting
Taler ANACS MS-64 mostly white . . . . .
$ 4 7 7 .
1872 Zurich shooting Ta l e r, mostly white $477.
1920-B 1 Franc silver ANACS MS-65 mostly
white $37.;1908 5 Francs ANACS MS-63 PQ
$1077.;1925 Silver 5 Francs ANACS MS-65
med. gray toning $187.; Gold 20 Francs, all
NGC certified:1898 MS-64...............
$147.
SWITZERLAND
1913 MS-64.........................................
$127.
1914 MS-65 $187.;MS-63...................
$117.
1915 MS-64.........................................
$127.
1922 MS-65 $127.; MS-64...................
$97
1927 MS-65 $127.; MS-64 $107.;MS-63
$97.
1930 MS-65 $127.;MS-64...................
$107.
1935 LH (which were struck in 1945, '46
and '47) MS-66 $97.; MS-65.............
$87.
1947 MS-67 $197.;MS-66 $147.; MS-65
$97.
1949 MS-66 $147.; MS-65 $97.Gold 10
Francs, all NGC: 1913 MS-64...........
$127.
1914 MS-63 $137.; 1915 MS-63..........
$127.
1922 MS-66 $127.MS-65 $97.;
MS-64 $77.;MS-63...........................
$67.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
PORTRAIT GOLD
Greek gold Staters, about 8.25 grams of near
pure gold, from the cities of Kallatis and
Tomis, were struck about 85 B.C. as part of
the kingdom of Mithradates VI of Pontus.
Obv.: Portrait of Alexander the Great, deified
as the god Ammon. Rev.:Athena enthroned,
name of Lysimachos, and mint mark on
throne. Call for uncertified, or:
ICG certified MS-63............................. $1700.
ICG certified MS-62............................. $1477.
ICG certified AU-58..............................
$977.
HAIL CAESAR!
FIRST OF THE TWELVE
Gold Aureus of Julius Caius Caesar, struck
early 46 B.C. with the name of Caesar by his
moneyer Aulus Hirtius., Obv.:Uncertain veiled
head, sometimes called Pietas or Vesta.
Some scholars think some dies show the
features of Julius himself. Rev.:Sacrificial
implements.
All ICG authenticated and g raded:
AU-50................................................... $3700.
AU-55 (huge flan., double struck)........ $4700.
AU-58................................................... $3977.
MS-60 .................................................. $4700.
MS-62 .................................................. $6700.
I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED!
Gold Aureus of Julius Caius Caesar, struck
later in 46 B.C. with the name of Caesar
and the title of Dictator, by his moneyer
Lucius Plancus. Obv.: bust of Victory.
Rev.:handled jug.
All ICG authenticated and graded:
AU-55................................................... $3775.
AU-58................................................... $3977.
MS-60 .................................................. $4700.
MS-61 .................................................. $5700.
EGYPTIAN GOLD HOARD
COINS STRUCK BY THE KING OF COLLECTORS
From a wealthy Egyptian family in Swiss exile comes a spectacular group of Proof and
Uncirculated gold struck to commemorate the wedding of King Farouk in 1938. Farouk was
king of Egypt in a decade of despots and tyrants, the more infamous being Hitler, Mussolini,
and Franco of Spain. Farouk inherited Egypt from his father Ahmed Fuad in 1936 and pretty
much treated the country and its treasury as his royal playground.As long as he kept the Suez
Canal open for Allied transport to the Eastern reaches of the British Empire, the western
powers supported him.In 1952 the patience of the Egyptian military ran out and Farouk was
forced to abdicate in a bloodless coup. The palace entourage and old royalty were no longer
welcome in the new Egypt.
With the unlimited budget to satisfy his whims Farouk amassed the largest of coins eve r. If he
didn't have one, he wanted it. Ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Persian and all medieva l
kingdoms were represented. E ve ry ru l e r, eve ry mint, eve ry va ri e t y, eve ry coin ever stru ck
a nywhere in the wo rld, eve r. E ve ry foreign coin ever stru ck, and of course eve ry U. S. coin eve r
s t ru ck .E ve ry denomination, ye a r, mint and of course his legendary pattern collection including
m a ny unique gold pattern s. The major dealers in Fra n c e, Switze rland, the Netherl a n d s, England
and the United States supplied the royal palace with consignments of hundreds of thousands of
dollars wo rth of coins when a U. S. dollar bought ten times what it does now. The dealers fo u n d
out that a package over $10,000. went to a palace bu r e a u c ra t 's office loaded with red tape, and
p r o b a bly " b a k s h e e s h ," and took a year or two to get paid, so nobody cut Farouk a good deal,
and in real dollar terms he probably paid the most ever for the wo rl d 's largest collection eve r.
The clever dealers soon learned to send multiple packages of $9,500. each, since they we n t
through a different bu r e a u c ra t 's office and invoices were paid in maybe six months or so.
Farouk also collected eve ry stamp of the wo rld, snuff boxe s, objects of ve rtu, watches and
automata, telescopes, and basically any object or art wo rk with precious metals and jewe l s,
p r e fe ra bly large gold and platinum diamond studded objects, like Carl Faberge Easter eggs.
There was a massive gold stand to hold two Coca Cola bottles which had been given to him by
the company as a gift for the concession for the Egyptian bottling ri g h t s.
When Farouk left the majority of his vast holdings became the property of the new republic,
which had no interest in trinkets not of Egyptian cultural value, so his collections went to the
auction block.Abe Kosoff wrote a wonderful series for Coin World about his adventures at one
of the biggest giveaways of all time at the palace auction.
DISCOUNT DEAL, Marriage Commemorative Set of all four denominations.
Pick the grades you want and take a 20% discount!
Gold 500 Piastres, 1938, 42.5 grams, 875 fine
gold, 1.1957 troy oz.actual gold weight,
Proofs, mintage figures of British Ro yal Mint
indicates 1,000 struck.Krause catalogs @
$2750.ANACS or NGC certified and graded.
Proof-67............................................... $3750.
Proof-66............................................... $3000.
Proof-65............................................... $2450.
Proof-64............................................... $2100.
Gold 100 Piastres, Uncirculated business
strikes,1938, 8.50 grams, 875 fine gold, red
color, .2391 troy oz.actual gold weight, 5,000
minted.Krause catalogs @ $325. in Unc.
ANACS or NGC certified and graded.
MS-65 ..................................................
$325.
MS-64 ..................................................
$245.
1938 Gold 50 Piastres, Uncirculated business
strikes, 4.25 grams, 875 fine gold, red color,
.1195 troy oz.actual gold weight.10,000
minted.Krause catalogs @ $225. in Unc.
NGC or ANACS certified MS-65.......
$237.
1938 Gold 20 Piastres, Uncirculated business
strikes, 1.7 grams, 875 fine gold, red color,
.0478 troy oz.actual gold weight.20,000
minted, Krause catalogs at $90.;ANACS or
NGC certified.
MS-65 ..................................................
$87.
MS-66 ..................................................
$127.
KING AHMED FUAD, 1922-1936, FATHER OF FAROUK
Jonathan Kern
Ancient Macedonia prospered on the fringe of
the classical civilization epitomized by the
Greek city-states. The monarchy of
Macedonia was of Greek descent, and Philip
II, ruler from 359 to 336 B.C. was determined
to bring his kingdom into the mainstream of a
unified Hellenistic civilization under his
leadership. He employed great thinkers at his
court, like Aristotle to tutor his young son,
Alexander, later known as "the Great." His first
expansions absorbed neighboring Thessaly
and Thrace, whose rich mineral wealth proved
to be the paymaster to finance his
processional armies.
The gold mines of Mount Pangaeum in Thrace
yielded about 1,000 talents, or 75,000 pounds
a year. Philip, a military genius, led his own
troops into battle. Amazingly he survived an
arrow that blinded him in one eye. The
Macedonian phalanx, his "secret weapon,"
was sectioned into a 16 man by 16 man
square of armored foot soldiers, bristling with
their 14 foot long spears. The first five ranks
leveled their spears to attack the front, and
the ranks behind rested their lances skyward
on the soldiers in front to provide a barrier
against arrows. These squares of weaponry
could be deployed with infinte variety
depending on the terrain and the opposing
forces.
Philip's loss of an eye, according to Plutarch,
the ancient historian, was foretold by the
oracle of Apollo at Delphi.Philip had looked
through a peephole into his wife's, Olympias',
bedchamber, and saw her cavorting with the
god Ammon, who had assumed the form of a
serpent.Further legend claims that Alexander
himself was the offspring of this union.But
the oracle warned that Philip's eye which
viewed this god's visitation would be lost to
him.Plutarch speculates that Philip lost
interest in Olympias after that, and although
he was proud of Alexander and his son; the
bitter seeds of discontent had been sown.
Philip, also an adept diplomat and schemer,
employed various means to advance his
political ambitions. He formed alliances by
marriage, (he had at least six wives at
different times.) He helped provoke and
aggravate the traditional rivalries amongst the
Greek city-states. His gold was useful in
bribing the disaffected elements of these
southern cities. The Greeks of Athens,
Corinth, Thebes, Sparta and the other city-
states certainly had not forgotten the Persian
threat from Asia Minor, and many Greeks, led
by Isocrates of Athens, saw Philip more as an
ally than an enemy. In a display for potential
unification, Philip presided over the games in
346 B.C. at the Panhellenic sanctuary at
Delphi, sacred to Apollo. Philip himself was a
victor in the chariot race of the Olympic
games. Demosthenes of Athens, one of the
most famous orators of all time, railed
effectively against Philip and his ambitions, so
when Philip moved aggressively into Greece,
Athens and Thebes fielded an ar my to
oppose him. Too little and too late, the Greek
resistance to the Macedonians met with
complete defeat at Chaeronea in 338 B.C.
Philip's treaty with Thebes was harsh, but he
treated Athens quite easily, apparently out of
sentiment and his respect for this center of
Greek culture.
Philip's life of conquest was cut short by an
assassin's blade, for in 336 B.C. he was
murdered at a wedding feast.He had been
preparing to invade the Persian empire, so
possibly agents of the Great King organized
the plot.Plutarch believes that Olympias, an
ex-wife and mother of Alexander the Great,
was the mastermind, and friends of Alexander
that Philip and his current wife had mistreated
were the perpetrators. Plutarch also describes
another drunken feast during which Philip and
Alexander exchange angry words, Philip
came close to attacking Alexander. Whoever
the instigator, Alexander was the beneficiary.
At the age of 20 Alexander ascended to the
Macedonian throne and began his lifelong
conquest of the known world.
The coinages in the name of Philip II were vast,
and are an amazing boon to modern
collectors, since large numbers have survived
in hoards. His territories covered many
prosperous territories and city states and their
busy economies required large quantities of
coins. The name and coin designs of Philip
continued to be struck for 40 years after his
death, partly to honor his achievements, and
partly to maintain needed coinages on the
Macedonian weight standard for those
regions. Perhaps the minting of Philip's gold
staters alongside the Alexander's gold staters
celebrated Philip's victories as well as paid
the ongoing expenses of his planned attack
on the Persian empire. The gold staters of
Philip were the same 8.6 gram pure gold
standard as Alexander's.
Gold Staters in the name of Philip II of
Macedonia.Obverse:Laureate Head of
Apollo engraved in fine style High Relief.
Philip identified with this major Greek god
whose famous oracles were at Delphi.
Reverse: Two horse chariot in high action,
alluding to Philip's Olympic victory.
Call for uncertified, or:
ICG certified, AU-55...............................................
$2775.
ICG certified, AU-53...............................................
$2477.
ICG certified, AU-50...............................................
$2177.
ICG certified, EF-45...............................................
$1977.
PHILIP II
AND THE RISE OF THE
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM
MANY, MANY MORE NEW PURCHASES
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These spectacular staters are from an amazing hoard of gold staters, bequeathed by the
Scythian King Koson's widow, from norther n Thrace, to the war chests of Brutus and his
republican allies in their struggle against Octavian (Augustus Caesar.) These staters of near
pure gold weigh about 8.5 g rams and depict a procession scene copied directly from one of
Brutus'silver denarii which he struck as a moneyer in 54 B.C. early in his political career. The
reverse depicts the Roman eagle holding a wreath of victory in one claw, similar to Roman
Republic silver and gold motifs. The monogram BR for Brutus appears to the left of the obv.
figures, and the dead king's name KOSON beneath.The middle figure is the ancestor Lucius
Junius Brutus who in 509 B.C. overthrew the last king of Rome and established the Republic.
Q.Caepio Brutus, better known as Marcus Junius Brutus, was the descendant and senator who
plotted the assassination of his friend Julius Caesar whose personal ambition was crushing the
republican government.After the fateful Ides of March, Civil War broke out with Brutus, Cassius,
and the Republicans, pitted against an alliance of Julius Caesar's nephew, Octavian, and Marc
Anthony. Brutus held office in Macedonia, adjacent to the kingdom of Koson.This gold hoard
was doubtless struck 43/42 B.C. as military payroll for the Republican army, which was defeated
at Philippi in 42 B.C. Brutus fell on his own sword after the loss .
All ICG Certified and Graded: MS-64 $1477.;MS-63 $1277.;MS-62..................................
$775.
Or unslabbed; blazing About Uncirculated $775.; Premium centering, strike, and larger spread
planchet, also blazing About Uncirculated........................................................................ $1177.
ANCIENT GOLD OF BRUTUS
"ET TU, BRUTE?"
SHAKESPEARE:
JULIUS CAESAR'S
DYING WORDS
B U Y I N G BU Y I N G BU Y I N G
WE CONSTANTLY NEED TO RESTOCK.
We Need To Buy Collections of Scarce and
Rare United States, Foreign, and Ancient
Coins for our Retail Trade.
Strong prices paid for:
· Colonial Coins struck in the 13 Colonies.
· Problem-free type coins
· Half Cents and Large Cents with smooth
pleasing surfaces.
· Silver Bust and Liberty Seated Half Dimes,
dimes, quarters, halves and Silver Dollars
with nice original toning.
· All Gold Coins.
· Rare medals, tokens, and currency.
· And we will buy complete collections,
hoards, accumulations, rolls, Proof
and Mint sets.
GOLD STATERS IN THE NAME OF
ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
Obv.:head of Athena wearing a crested
Corinthian helmet.Rev.:Nike standing,
holding the mast of a galley and laurel
wreath.
ICG certified, AU-55............................. $2775.
ICG certified, Lampsacus mint,
VF-30 ................................................ $1277.
ITALIA HEAD GOLD
FIRST GOLD OF AUGUSTUS?
Gold Aureus of 43 B.C. by the moneyers C.
Norbanus and L.Cestius. Obv.: bust of Italia.
Perhaps this issue was used to pay the troops
raised in Italy for the alliance of the Senate
and Octavian (later known as Augustus.)
Rev.:Cybele, mother goddess of the earth, in
chariot drawn bylion and lioness.
ICG MS-63........................................... $9700.
ICG AU-50............................................ $6700.
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