On October 25 and 26, 2024, Gadoury will maintain two public sale gross sales. The second incorporates quite a few outstanding particular person items. You possibly can stay up for rarities from antiquity, China, France, Nice Britain and Italy in addition to a small run of US cash.
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Public sale XVII – Monaco 2024 – Gadoury Excessive Finish – Prime graded Cash: Historical, Chinese language, Spanish, French, British, Italian, Savoy, Russian, USA & World Cash
After the public sale on October 25, 2024, presenting seven collections, one other public sale sale will likely be held by Maison Gadoury Numismatique on October 26 that includes about 870 tons with attention-grabbing particular person items.
Historical Cash
The public sale begins with a small sequence of Greek cash. Subsequent are attention-grabbing items of the Roman civil struggle between Caesar, his successors, and representatives of the Senate. The spotlight is an especially uncommon denarius from 42 BC, minted on behalf of Brutus within the month previous to the Battle of Philippi.
These focused on Roman aurei will discover a wealthy number of above-average high quality at Gadoury’s. Even when we will solely current one instance at this level, a better look is unquestionably value it.
Lot 754: Ptolemy II, 283-246 (Egypt). Quarter mnaieion in gold. From Leu public sale 86 (2003), 456. NGC Selection AU* 5/5 4/5 mild marks. Estimate: 10,000 euros.
Lot 766: Roman Republic. Q. Caepio Brutus, one of many conspirators in opposition to Caesar. Denarius, Sardes(?), 42 BC. Extraordinarily uncommon. NGC CHOICE VF 5/5 – 3/5. Estimate: 8,000 euros. Diameter: 21 mm broad, 25 mm excessive
Lot 776: Pertinax, 192-193. Aureus, Rome 123. From fixed-price checklist Harlan J. Berk (March 1995), No. 227. NGC Gem MS 5/5 5/5 High-quality Type. Estimate: 50,000 euros.
Cash of the Holy Roman Empire
A small number of about 30 tons with cash from Monaco is adopted by world cash.
Albania is adopted by Germany – Allemagne in French – with some attention-grabbing gold cash, together with a five-fold ducat with the portrait of the Nice Elector. The provenance of this piece issued in 1656 beneath Frederick William of Brandenburg could be traced again to 1904.
As well as, there’s a small attention-grabbing sequence of gold cash type Nuremberg. For instance, we current a triple lamb ducat of 1703.
Lot 825: Germany / Brandenburg-Prussia. Frederick William, 1640-1688. Gold medal of 5 ducats celebrating the victory within the Battle of Warsaw on the facet of the Swedes in opposition to Poland. From the Killisch von Horn Assortment, Adolph Hess public sale (1904), No. 1252. Very uncommon. NGC AU DETAILS DAMAGED. Estimate: 10,000 euros.
Lot 832: Germany / Nuremberg. 3 ducats 1703. Uncommon. NGC AU58. Estimate: 5,000 euros.
Two Rarities from China
Gadoury affords as many as two Chinese language rarities without delay. The primary one is a 1912 greenback from the mint of Wuchang, depicting on the obverse the portrait of the Chinese language statesman Li Yuanhong. It’s the uncommon selection displaying Li with navy cap. This valuable Chinese language coin was graded MS65 by PCGS.
A second piece, graded MS63 by the brand new French grading agency GENI, depicts the portrait of Duan Qirui, Li Yuanhong’s nice rival, from the entrance. The greenback was minted in 1924 in Tientsin, immediately’s Tianjin.
Lot 877: China. Li Yuanhong. Greenback with out yr (1912), Wuchang. Extraordinarily uncommon. PCGS MS65. Estimate: 40,000 euros.
Lot 878: China. Duan Qirui. Greenback with out yr (1924), Tientsin. Very uncommon. GENI MS63. Estimate: 20,000 euros.
Points from the Spanish Empire
In 1871, solely 25 specimens of this uncommon gold coin of 100 pesetas have been minted. This makes the coin a numismatic treasure. General, Gadoury has a lot on supply for all those that are focused on cash of the Hispanic world. 20 tons are from Spain; 32 tons from Mexico and 28 items – together with quite a few gold cash from the twentieth century – from Peru.
Lot 911: Spain. Amedeo I, 1871-1873. 100 pesetas, Madrid 1871. From Nomisma public sale 47, No. 559. Solely 25 specimens minted. NGC AU particulars, rim filling. Estimate: 50,000 euros.
France: Considered one of Gadoury’s Specialties
Collectors of French cash are properly aware of the Gadoury public sale home since it’s the writer of a very powerful catalogues on French numismatics of the identical identify. So it’s no shock that Gadoury additionally specialises in French cash in relation to promoting cash. From the Merovingians as much as 2014, from uncommon fractional items to intensive sequence of gold cash of the Latin Financial Union, each royal and féodal – there’s hardly a subject that won’t be coated by the 168 tons with French cash in Gadoury’s autumn sale.
Particular highlights are an undated gold medal of the chamber of commerce of Lyon with the portrait of Louis XIV, an essai for the go to of the First Consul Napoleon to the Paris mint in 1803, and an essai of 100 francs in gold by Domard from 1831, graded PR64 (high pop) by PCGS.
Lot 951: France. Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Undated gold medal of the chamber of commerce of Lyon. Extraordinarily uncommon. NGC MS61. Estimate: 30,000 euros.
Lot 974: France. Napoleon as First Consul. Sample of 5 francs in gold to commemorate Napoleon’s go to to the Paris mint on 21 Ventôse An XI (= 12 March 1803). From Heritage, Paramount Assortment (2021), No. 30175. NGC PROOF 61. Estimate: 50,000 euros.
Lot 1032: France. Louis Philippe I, 1830-1848. Sample of 100 francs in gold by Domard, no yr (1831). PCGS PROOF 64. TOP POP. Estimate: 100,000 euros.
A Gold Sample for William IV
From the identical yr – 1831 – is a sample for the British five-pound piece issued with the portrait of William IV. Solely six to 10 specimens of this piece are recognized!
Lot 1106: Nice Britain. William IV, 1830-1837. 1831 sample of 5 kilos, by William Wyon after Chantrey, Rv. by Jean-Baptiste Merlen. Solely 6 to 10 specimens minted. Barely rubbed and labored, in any other case extraordinarily wonderful. Estimate: 100,000 euros.
One other of Gadoury’s Specialties: Italy
Those that frequently research Gadoury’s catalogues will know that they don’t solely focus on France but in addition in Italy. And, in reality, as soon as once more the public sale home presents a wealth of rarities from the varied states of the Italian Boot.
At this level, we wish to point out the double ducat from Milan with the luxurious renaissance portrait of Louis XII of France, the extraordinarily uncommon gold medal by Pope Pius VIII, the simply as uncommon zecchino by Francesco Contarini, who didn’t even stay the Doge of Venice for 3 months, and the extraordinarily uncommon, completely preserved, and traditionally essential 10-fold scudi d’oro displaying Carlo Emanuele II, Duke of Savoy, along with his mom Christine of France.
In fact, specialists can even discover a wealthy number of cash from the Casa Savoia. However see for your self!
Lot 1165: Italy / Milan. Ludovico XII of France, 1500-1513. Double ducat n.d. NGC MS64 TOP POP. Estimate: 40,000 euros.
Lot 1204: Italy / Papal States. Pius VIII, 1829-1830. 1830 gold medal. Very uncommon. NGC MS63. Estimate: 25,000 euros.
Lot 1221: Italiy / Venice. Francesco Contarini, 1623-1624. Zecchino. Extraordinarily uncommon. About extraordinarily wonderful. Estimate: 50,000 euros.
Lot 1235: Italy / Savoy. Carlo Emanuele II, 1638-1675. Beneath the guardianship of his mom, 1638-1648. 10 scudi in gold, Turin 1641. From the Paramount Assortment, Heritage (2021), No. 30383. Extraordinarily uncommon. NGC AU58. Estimate: 100,000 euros.
Peter III and His Uncommon 10-Fold Gold Rouble
Among the many 68 tons with Russian cash – together with quite a few gold cash from the nineteenth century – is among the nice rarities of Russian numismatics: the 10-fold rouble by Peter III, minted in 1762 in Saint Petersburg. Solely 25,876 specimens have been minted and plenty of of them have been in all probability melted down once more. The reverse exhibits the coats of arms of the varied territories dominated by the Tsar, not solely Moscow and western Russia, but in addition Astrakhan, Kazan, and Siberia, which supplied promising new financial alternatives within the mid-18th century.
Lot 1394: Russia. Peter III, 1762. 10 roubles, St. Petersburg 1762. Solely 25,876 specimens minted. NGC AU53. Estimate: 30,000 euros.
Gold Cash from the USA of America
Gold cash from the United States of America are the final giant chapter in Gadoury’s public sale sale. 121 tons, together with principally 20-dollar items of the Liberty kind, are ready for brand spanking new homeowners. All cash have been graded by PCGS, are from varied mints and totally different years and thus current a great alternative for traders who wish to put cash into US gold objects.
Lot 1501: USA.20 {Dollars} Double Eagle, Carson Metropolis, 1878 CC. PCGS AU 50 with a extremely low mintage of simply 13,180 examples. Beginning Bid: 6,000 euros.
Lot 1524: 20 {Dollars} Double Eagle, Carson Metropolis, 1891 CC, PCGS AU 55. Mintage of solely 5000 cash. Beginning Bid: 15,000 euros.
Lot 1585: USA. 5 {dollars} Half Eagle, Carson Metropolis 1872 CC. Solely 16,980 specimens minted however lower than 100 recognized. NGC AU 58. EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY! Beginning Bid: 10,000 euros.
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