Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosi mint, 8 reales, 1813 J, NGC MS 63. Janson-4.1; KM-5. Choice strike with full rims and sharp details all over, nice luster, very minor lamination flaw at L of DEL, among the finest graded. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosi mint, 8 reales, 1815 F, PROVICIAS error, NGC AU details / cleaned. Janson-5.2.2; KM-14. Lightly rainbow toned over luster and light surface hairlines, always a popular error. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosi mint, 1/2 real, 1813 J, NGC AU 58. Janson-16.1.2; KM-1.1. Bold strike with light toning over luster, the rarer of two sunface dies listed in Janson. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Argentina (River Plate Provinces), La Rioja mint, 4 soles, 1832 P, NGC MS 63 ("top pop"). Janson-40; KM-22. Muted luster with toning (including diagonal dark streak through center), minor natural flaw in center of shield, tied with one other for finest in current NGC census, notably superior to the Pat Johnson example. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Tucuman, Argentina, "imitation cob" 2 reales, date "752" (unofficial issue, struck 1820-24), proper quadrants, R at top left, solid oval at bottom right, solid semi-oval at bottom left, rare, NGC VF 30. Janson-2.2; KM-1. 4.71 grams. Full pillars with clear date, bold R at top left and traces of oval figures flanking the date ("clandestine striking," according to Janson), choice full cross with castles and lions in proper quadrants, faintly toned. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Tucuman, Argentina, "imitation cob" 2 reales, date "752" (official issue, struck 1820-24), proper quadrants, R at top right, oval with N/T at bottom right, rare, Janson Plate. Janson-1.2; KM-1. 5.00 grams. Bold and very richly toned AXF with full cross-lions-castles, off-center pillars with full date and clear partial R at top and N/T on oval at bottom on the right side. Plate Coin on page 487 of La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino 1547-2019, by Hector Carlos Janson (2020).

Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 20 decimos, 1830, NGC MS 64 BN, finest known in the NGC census. Janson-4.1; KM-5. Choice strike and nice natural copper-brown color with traces of luster, the finest in the NGC census by five grades. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 5 decimos, 1827, coin axis, struck 30% off-center over a 1 decimo of 1822-3, NGC Mint Error MS 65 RB, finest known in NGC census. Janson-9; KM-3. Choice luster and original copper color, with full details on 30% of the under-coin (darker) visible due to the centering error. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 5 decimos, 1827, coin axis, struck 10% off-center over a 1 decimo of 1822-3, NGC Mint Error MS 64 RB. Janson-9; KM-3. Bright luster and original color, only a small part of the under-coin details visible at edge. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1/4 real, 1827, NGC MS 62 BN, ex-O'Brien. Janson-13; KM-2. Rainbow toned over luster, scarce one-year type, second finest (O'Brien: "finest seen") in current NGC census behind a single MS 64. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien Collection (stated on label), with his tag. Please use this link to verify the certification number

La Rioja, Argentina, 8 reales, 1831 P, very rare, NGC AU 58. Janson-32.2; KM-20. Frosty luster for the grade, with slightly weak strike in parts of legends, second finest in current NGC census behind a single MS 62. This coinage represents a fascinating period in history (as related in full in the accompanying book by Mariano Cohen): In 1829, the Unitary Party under the command of General Lamadrid invaded La Rioja, and in response the population left the city under orders by their provincial chief Facundo Quiroga, who also took all the coins and minting machinery to Los Llanos and buried them, thus creating the legend of Los Tapados de Quiroga (The Hoards of Quiroga). Lamadrid found the machinery in 1830 and struck new coins with new dies. Then in 1831 the Federalists took over, made new dies again (with some slight differences), and struck coins like the one you see here. Accompanied by the book Monedas Riojanas en La Era Quiroga 1824-1835 (2019), by Mariano Cohen. Please use this link to verify the certification number

La Rioja, Argentina, 8 reales, 1836 P, variety without leaves between laurels, very rare, NGC MS 65, ex-Janson, Cohen Plate Coin. Janson-37; KM-20. Brilliantly lustrous with trace of light toning, very deeply struck with choice details, small natural void in edge, desirable pedigree, second finest in current NGC census behind a single MS 66*. Pedigreed to the Carlos Janson Collection, also Plate Coin on page 107 of Mariano Cohen's Monedas Riojanas en La Era Quiroga 1824-1835 (2019), with copy of that book. Please use this link to verify the certification number

La Rioja, Argentina, 1/2 real, 1854 B, CRED. PUB. variety, NGC MS 66, finest known in the NGC census. Janson-69; KM-25. Nearly prooflike with bold details against brightly lustrous fields, finest at NGC by two grades above a single MS 64. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cordoba, Argentina, 2 reales, 1844, CONFEDERADA, dot under rosette, NGC MS 63 ("top pop"). Janson-48.2.18; KM-23. From a complicated series of five groups differentiated by many minor details (including styles of castles and numbers of sun-rays, this one falling under Janson's Type I Group b), with rather lustrous fields around full but slightly crude details, tied with two others for finest in current NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Argentina, copper 1 centavo, 1886, NGC MS 63 BN. Janson-42.1; KM-7. Traces of original color and luster draped with light, uneven toning, tied with an RD example for second highest grade in current NGC census behind a single MS 64. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Tierra del Fuego (struck in Buenos Aires), Argentina, gold 5 gramos, Popper, 1889, rare, NGC MS 63. Janson-5; KM-Tn8. Choice luster with light purplish toning, very natural-looking and pretty, the rarer of just two denominations in a one-year type (highly sought by numismatists) struck by Romanian-Jewish gold-prospector Julius Popper using gold dust found on the beach of El Paramo in the Patagonian peninsula. Popper's expedition, under the name of Gold-Washing Company of the South (Lavaderos de Oro del Sud), achieved a sort of autonomy, with its own army and coins and stamps, as well as a notorious "wild west" atmosphere replete with crime and abuse of natives. Popper died suddenly and mysteriously in 1893. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Tierra del Fuego (struck in Buenos Aires), Argentina, gold 1 gramo, Popper, 1889, large letters, NGC MS 62. Janson-7; KM-Tn5. Ample luster with traces of light rainbow toning, a one-year type (highly sought by numismatists) struck by Romanian-Jewish gold-prospector Julius Popper using gold dust found on the beach of El Paramo in the Patagonian peninsula. Popper's expedition, under the name of Gold-Washing Company of the South (Lavaderos de Oro del Sud), achieved a sort of autonomy, with its own army and coins and stamps, as well as a notorious "wild west" atmosphere replete with crime and abuse of natives. Popper died suddenly and mysteriously in 1893. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Austria (Hall mint), thaler, Leopold, 1628/6, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Dav-3338 for type; KM-unl (629.2 for type). Very deeply rainbow toned all over, with some faint underlying luster, wear on highest points only, the overdate quite discernible (unlisted in KM). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Salzburg, Austria, 1/2 thaler, Johann Ernst, 1694, PCGS MS62. KM-253. Beautifully rainbow toned on reverse (featuring facing seated portraits of saints Rupert and Virgil), the obverse white with luster, sharply detailed all over. Pedigreed to a banker's collection from the early 1900s. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Flanders, Belgium, gold lion d'or, Louis II de Male (1346-84), PCGS MS63. Fr-157. Broad flan with 100% legends and inner details (all well struck), nice luster and no wear, a monument to the intricately artistic style that characterizes this period. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Full denomination set of four copper Mechelen, Belgium, undated church tokens (1888), St. Rumbold's Cathedral, in PCGS slabs: 100 centimes, MS62BN; 75 centimes, MS62RB; 50 centimes, MS64RB; and 25 centimes, MS64RD. Choice complete set of four different denominations, all with at least some violet toning and traces of original luster (especially on the middle two), all with lion in shield between S and R (for St. Rumbold) on one side and denomination within (or below, on the smallest) legends referring to the Ecclesia Metropolitana Mechliniae (Metropolitan Church of Mechelen), no others graded by PCGS or NGC and apparently quite rare in Mint State. The unusually shaped St. Rumbold's Cathedral was supposed to be the tallest church tower in the world (a superlative owned instead by the Ulm Minster in Germany), but its construction was abandoned in the early 1500s due to financial reasons. Tokens like these mostly likely were used in the administration of alms to the needy during a lull in government services to that effect. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1778 PR, very rare, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Janson-68.1; KM-59; Cal-2061. Very highly desirable first date of type, struck in only 1,030 pieces, representing the very first gold coins struck at this prolific mint after two centuries of silver-only production, notably missing in major collections like Eliasberg and Garrett (and so many others), this example with good luster and only a few small marks away from Mint State, hands down the finest of only three that have made it to market in at least the past decade, including an AU 53 we offered in October 2013 (Sedwick Auction 14). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1788 PR, NGC MS 61. Janson-68.11.1; KM-59; Cal-2075. Choice luster and strike, the reverse virtually pristine but the obverse surface slightly granular, tied with one other for second finest in the current NGC census behind a single MS 62 placed into a separate category without assayer (for no apparent reason). Please use this link to verify the certification number

La Plata, Bolivia (minted in Potosi), gold 8 escudos proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, by Moncayo, very rare. Medina-311; Herrera-26 (in silver). 26.97 grams; 37 mm. This is a very important medal that has yet to see its proper potential in multiple appearances in both European and American auctions (with only one other example appearing in the meantime). The famous Argentine numismatic historian Arnaldo Cunietti-Ferrando (quoted in an article by Luciano Pezzano in 2014) described it thus: "The most magnificent medals of oath under this king refer to the city of La Plata. They represent the arms of this city artistically displayed while the obverse shows a scene of highly developed political reference: a crowned lion holds its right claw on a castle and the left on a two-headed eagle which lies dead on the ground, thus symbolizing the fall of the Napoleonic regime in Spain." The legends read 1808 . FERDINANDO . VII . . . HISP . ET IND . R . [La Plata monogram] / OPTIMO . PRINC . PUBLICE . FIDELIT . IURAT, and the edge is diagonally reeded, as presumably struck on the flan for a Potosi 8 escudos. It is significant to note that Medina (1917) mentions an "example in gold owned by this collector" and relates details from an 1809 document about the dissemination of these medals (presumably the silver ones) to the public in a grand ceremony. In any case the present example is a beautiful medal, in lustrous AU grade, only lightly hairlined from cleaning, but also with a very expertly plugged hole at top, the overlooked presence and subsequent over-explanation of which seems to have dampened the importance and appeal, both historically and aesthetically, of what is potentially one of Bolivia's greatest numismatic treasures.

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1774 JR, NGC MS 63+. Janson-63.2; KM-55; Cal-1170. With faint golden toning over highly lustrous fields, somewhat prooflike and relatively devoid of small marks, in our opinion begging a higher grade as certainly comparable to or even better than the MS 64's we have seen. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1776 PR, NGC MS 62. Janson-63.5; KM-55; Cal-1173. Brightly lustrous with faint traces of light golden toning, trifle hairlines, popular date with U.S. collectors, tied with three others for second finest in current NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1805 PJ, NGC MS 60. Janson-76.17.2; KM-73; Cal-1010. Strong luster for the grade, very lightly gold-toned over faint surface hairlines, high points on reverse a trifle weak. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1808 PJ, NGC MS 62. Janson-76.20; KM-73; Cal-1014. Well toned over muted luster, with traces of rainbow colors around details, minor natural edge-flaw at top. As pointed out by Cunietti and Janson, mintage figures for 1809-12 include coins struck with 1808 Charles IV dies while Ferdinand VII coins dated 1808 and 1809 were struck in 1813. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles III, 1773 JR, with dot above mintmark, NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census. Janson-64.1.4; KM-54; Cal-929. With mirror luster and light gold toning, just a bit weakly struck in the crown, this is the sole finest for the desirable first year of issue, also a scarce variety (not noted by NGC). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles III, 1774 JR, NGC AU 58 ("top pop"). Janson-64.2.1; KM-54; Cal-931. Frosty with luster but a few too many light marks to make MS, currently tied with two others for finest in the NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles III, 1779 PR, NGC AU 53. Janson-64.8.2; KM-54; Cal-941. Deeply rainbow toned with underlying luster, the reverse more like MS but the bust a bit weak and worn. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1773 JR, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census. Janson-65.1.1; KM-53; Cal-712. Bold strike with frosty luster, some areas of dark toning near reverse rim, desirable first date of issue. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1775 JR, NGC MS 63+, finest known in NGC census. Janson-66.3.1; KM-53; Cal-716. Broad flan with full rims, gorgeous full luster, traces of rainbow toning around details, far and away the finest graded by NGC (next best being AU 58). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII, 1821 PJ, NGC MS 65. Janson-90.6; KM-90; Cal-436. Bold strike and satin-smooth fields graced with light rainbow toning over luster, currently tied with one other for second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 66. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, 1/4 real, 1799, PCGS MS 65, finest known in the PCGS census. Janson-81.6.3; KM-82; Cal-147. Deeply rainbow toned with much blue color over luster, boldly re-punched final digit 9 in date, currently the sole finest of eight entries in the PCGS census, exceeded only by a single MS 66 at NGC. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, 1/4 real, 1800, NGC MS 62. Janson-81.7.2; KM-82; Cal-149. Bold strike except for parts of rims, good luster with traces of faint toning, currently tied with one other for second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1843 LR, NGC MS 62 ("top pop"), ex-Millennia. Eliz-95; KM-103. 27.06 grams. Beautifully gold-toned over luster, with sharp details due to strong and deep strike, currently tied with two others for finest in the NGC census, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Millennia Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1859 F.J., with "Po. 400 Gs." below bust, very rare, NGC MS 61 ("top pop"). KM-138.1. Lustrous and well struck, with pretty rainbow toning (light) on reverse but light hairlines on Bolivar side, also with interesting struck-through-fiber error on reverse, considered the rarest of several varieties for this date, currently tied with the Lissner example for top grade in the NGC census but with much better strike than that coin has. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, tin uniface reverse trial 1 sol, 1852 FM, very rare. Deep strike with choice full details with some luster, a couple minor rim nicks, the other side with circular lapping marks, reeded edge, probably unique as we have not encountered another.

Potosi, Bolivia, 1 sol, 1853 FP, NGC MS 64. KM-119.1. Bold strike with sharp details, faintly toned over strong luster, currently tied with two others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 65. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, 1 boliviano, 1872 FE, elaborate shield variety, NGC MS 63. KM-155.4. Lightly rainbow toned over cartwheel luster, popular Bolivian crown, earlier variety with REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA in legend around a more elaborate shield. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, piefort pattern 1/20 boliviano, 1865/4 FP, very rare, NGC MS 65. KM-PA3. 2.35 grams. Fully detailed strike with highly lustrous fields, totally devoid of wear or marks except on the relatively high rims, lightly toned, struck in almost double weight (as a 1/20 boliviano should weigh 1.25 grams) but not noted as such by NGC, only the second example we have seen. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Brazil (Minas mint), gold 12800 reis, Joao V, 1728/7-M, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census. LMB-unl (cf 284); Gomes-140.03; KM-unl (139 for type). Full rims and generally sharp strike except for a diagonal part just below the crown / on the bust, aligned with light adjustment marks on both sides (as well as a single deep line on reverse), muted luster, bold overdate that is listed in Gomes but not in LMB (formerly Russo) or KM, hence probably rare, popular type (known as a dobra) that has the distinction of being the largest regular-issue gold coin made in the Americas. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Brazil (Lisbon mint), gold 4000 reis, Jose I, 1756, PCGS XF45, finest and only example in the PCGS census. LMB-312; KM-171.1. Richly toned and fully detailed, lacking luster but otherwise arguably low AU, finest at PCGS but inferior to several at NGC (including MS examples), with traces of die-clashing on reverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Brazil (Lisbon mint), gold 2000 reis, Maria I and Pedro III, 1778, low crown, NGC AU 58. LMB-450a; KM-209. Touch of toning over luster, minimal high-point wear for the grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Brazil (Rio mint), 640 reis, Pedro II, 1699/8, unlisted overdate. LMB-unl (cf 136); Gomes-24.02; KM-unl (90.1 for type). 18.77 grams. Bold AU- with deep toning around details, very clear overdate that is listed in Gomes but not in LMB (formerly Russo) or KM but several examples are known.

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joao VI, 1818-R, struck over a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales of Ferdinand VII dated 1811 HJ, NGC MS 64. LMB-476; KM-326.1. Lightly gold-toned over luster, several areas of clear under-coin details including date, denomination and mintmark (scarce thus, but not noted by NGC), choice grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Brazil, gold 20000 reis, Pedro II, 1851, small bust, NGC MS 62. LMB-635; KM-463. Scarce two-year type, well-detailed strike and ample luster, minor marks. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Pedro I, 1823-R, SIGNO variety, struck over an Argentina (River Plate Provinces) 8 reales or 8 soles, (1813 or 1815), NGC AU 55. LMB-504; KM-368. Deeply toned, lacking luster but fully detailed, with some of the scarce under-coin details in centers (not noted by NGC), including rays of sunface and arms, just not the date or assayer or denomination. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Pedro I, 1826-R, struck over a Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales of 1815 FJ, rare. LMB-507; KM-368. Richly toned XF with one small dark spot, much bold under-coin details including 1815 date and oS mintmark, the overstrike date 1826 only partially visible with what appears to be the lower-right loop of the 6 superimposed on the Santiago mintmark to left of mintmark R.

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751 J, NGC MS 65, ex-Canovas. KM-3; Cal-824. Superb strike with 100% full details including centers (which are usually weak), bountifully lustrous with minimal hairlines, typical natural depression on edge below date, near top grade (currently tied with three others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 66*), certainly the best we have handled and most likely from the Luz shipwreck of 1752. Pedigreed to the Manuel Canovas collection (Vinchon auction of May 1994, lot 156). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1761 J, NGC AU 53. KM-20; Cal-2127. Lovely red toning over luster in legends, well-detailed strike but with lots of tiny bagmarks, scarce type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1781 DA, NGC AU 50. KM-27; Cal-2164. Lustrous, with some red toning in legends, the obverse slightly off-center and with several minor flaws (laminations, etc.). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust of Charles III), 1796 DA, PCGS AU58. KM-54; Cal-1761. Brightly lustrous with splashes of vivid color (mostly red), also choice strike, just a touch of high-point wear and underlying surface hairlines. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional ("admiral" bust), 1811 FJ, NGC AU details / obverse cleaned. KM-72; Cal-1865. Choice rims and nice luster, a few light marks in obverse fields but hardly enough to justify the limiter from NGC, attractive example of a popular type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1814 FJ, NGC MS 64+, finest known in NGC census. KM-78; Cal-1871. Satin-smooth surfaces with spectacular luster, choice rims (except for minor natural flaw at E of FELIX) and generally sharp strike save for slight central weakness and adjustment marks, overall very flashy and impressive. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1817 FJ, NGC AU 53. KM-78; Cal-1876. Choice reverse with Mint State luster, off-center obverse with small marks and natural flaws at top. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII ("admiral" bust), 1811 FJ, NGC MS 62. KM-752; Cal-1404. Broad flan with superbly detailed portrait, brilliant luster, slight flan-bulge on reverse, popular transitional type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1816 FJ, NGC XF 45. KM-80; Cal-1409. Slightly off-center strike on broad flan, with splashes of dark rainbow toning all over, somewhat lustrous for the assigned grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1804 FJ/AJ (unlisted over-assayer), NGC VF details / cleaned. Cal-unl (Type 63); KM-unl (58 for type). Broad flan with full rims despite slightly off-center strike, weak in centers and with a few minor flaws (as made), some natural luster as opposed to the stated cleaning, but most important is the bold and clear FJ/AJ over-assayer (decidedly not FJ/JJ, which is listed), missing in all references and indicative of a muling with a two-year-old die. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1813 FJ. KM-64; Cal-457. Bold but off-center strike with die-crack in center of reverse, AU with light toning over luster.

Santiago, Chile, 1/4 real, 1790, NGC MS 64 ("top pop"). Cal-181; KM-43. Bold full details with muted luster, slightly off-center strike, highly desirable top-grade example of a popular two-year transitional type within a rare series of bust-bearing cuartillos, currently tied with one other for finest in the NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, "volcano" peso, 1819 FD, NGC XF details / cleaned. KM-82.2. Richly toned over faintly hairlined surfaces, the iconic volcano full and well detailed but parts of the legends weak. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold 8 escudos, 1841 IJ, NGC AU 58. KM-104.1; Fr-41. Gorgeous reddish purple toning all over, nice strike, just some light high-point wear for the grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold 2 pesos, 1874, NGC MS 62, ex-Barros Franco. KM-143. Brightly lustrous in white-yellow gold, bold strike and rims. Pedigreed to the Jose Miguel Barros Franco Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, 1 peso, 1855, PCGS AU50. KM-129. Splashes of very light rainbow toning over muted luster, minor marks and high-point wear. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Copiapo, Chile, 1 peso, 1865, NGC AU 55. KM-4. Deep toning inside incuse lettering, the raised fields all smooth and clean with minimal marks. It is interesting to note that NGC (and some catalogers) continue to attribute this issue erroneously as a restrike due to a misreading of Medina's reference work Las Monedas Obsidionales de Chile (1919), in which he mentions someone (probably him) finding the dies for the 50 centavos and making "just a few" restrikes, whereas the pesos (which are more common) are original to 1865 and the Blockade of Puerto de Caldera in the war against Spain. Please use this link to verify the certification number

China (Empire), Chihli Province (Pei Yang), 7 mace 2 candareens (1 dollar), Kuang-hsu (Guangxu), year 25 (1899), Tientsin (East Arsenal) mint, NGC AU 58. L-M-454; KM-Y73. Subtly lustrous with light and colorful toning all over, scarce and desirable issue that always garners a premium, especially for straight-number grades like we see here. Please use this link to verify the certification number

China (Republic), 50 cents, Yuan Shih-kai, year 3 (1914), Tientsin mint, NGC AU details / obv stained. L KM-Y328. Low-contrast obverse (just faintly toned, in our opinion), bold and lustrous reverse with faint light marks, popular type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

China (Republic), 10 cents, year 11 (1922), Kwangtung mint, rare, NGC AU 58. L KM-Y422. Frosty luster punctuated with light toning around details, with just a minor mark or two to keep it from MS (at least according to NGC). Please use this link to verify the certification number

China (Republic), 1 dollar (yuan), Sun Yat-sen "memento dollar," (1927), six-point stars, NGC MS 63. L KM-Y318a. Subtle luster with incipient rainbow toning around rims, competent grade and very popular. Please use this link to verify the certification number

China (Republic), Yunnan Province, 1/2 tael, Hanoi mint, struck in 1943-44 for the French Indo-Chinese opium trade, NGC AU 55. L KM-A1.2. Richly toned (mostly on obverse) with traces of luster, minimal marks, well struck except for parts of rims, highly popular issue. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1622 A, rare. Restrepo-M42.1; S-B1; KM-3.2; Cal-1534. 22.53 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles (slightly doubled) and shield with 100% sharp details (including pomegranate in center, presumably indicative of the second set of dies and once believed to be the difference between Cartagena and Bogota), bold full assayer A to right, clear 22 of date, nicely toned AU but with light corrosion all over and some minor edge-loss as undoubtedly from one of the Spanish 1622 Fleet shipwrecks (Atocha or Santa Margarita).

Bogota, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1785 J.J, NGC AU 58. Restrepo-72.30; KM-50.1a; Cal-2119. Nice strike with full rims and traces of toning over luster, a few light marks and slightly grainy texture for the grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Popayan, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790 SF, NGC AU 55. Restrepo-96.4; KM-53.2; Cal-1659. Nice luster and bright yellow color with minor marks, high-point wear and grainy texture, also slightly out-of-round flan. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1794/3 J.J, rare, NGC AU 58, finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-unl (Type 97); Cal-1725; KM-unl (62.1 for type). Choice luster and strike except for minor central weakness, also slightly off-center obverse with perhaps too many light surface hairlines to make MS in NGC's estimation, bold overdate that is unlisted in Restrepo and KM (but four examples seen in recent years, this being the finest). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1808 JF, no dot between IN and the mintmark, NGC MS 61. Restrepo-98.38c; KM-62.2; Cal-unl (Type 189). Scarce final issue for this king (the rarity of the variety not yet determined), with choice full details on both sides, rich gold color and ample luster, minimal surface hairlines, slightly off-center strike. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Popayan, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1817 F.M. Restrepo-128.29; KM-66.2; Cal-1821. 26.92 grams. Broad flan with sharp rims, lustrous UNC with light scratches next to king's ponytail, several minor die-cracks on obverse.

Popayan, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1772 JS, NGC AU 50. Restrepo-54.2; KM-48.2; Cal-1415. Desirable first year of type, broad flan with full rims, traces of toning and luster, the centers slightly weak. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Popayan, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1777 SF, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-54.10; KM-48.2; Cal-1420. Bold strike with full rims and strong luster for the stated grade, some light hairlines and high-point wear. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1796 JJ, NGC AU 53. Restrepo-84.10; KM-56.1; Cal-1203. Deeply toned (mostly red but with some rainbow colors) over luster around strong details, quite pretty for the grade, currently tied with one other for second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 62. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1803/2, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-75.16; KM-63; Cal-174. Deeply toned with bold full details, the rims also full but partially irregular (as made), scarce overdate, the finer of just two in the NGC census (the other VF). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1812, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-100.7; KM-67.1; Cal-291. Bold but off-center strike with attractive light toning over luster, scarce, currently the finest at NGC by four grades. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Popayan, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1816, wide reeded border, NGC MS 64. Restrepo-101.1b; KM-67.2; Cal-283. Super flashy luster and sharply detailed strike, no toning, currently tied with one other for second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 65. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Popayan, Colombia, copper provisional 2 reales, 1813. Restrepo-116.1; Cal-907; KM-B2. Bold AU with light brown fields but darkly toned around details, full rims, scarce necessity issue struck in the royalist style (hence its listing in Calico) but by patriots (according to Fernando Barriga del Diestro).

Bogota, Colombia, 2 reales, 1821 JF, Cundinamarca, no BA, stars on reverse, very rare, NGC AU 55, finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-155.5; KM-C5. Choice bold strike with full details, deeply toned, just parts of the rims weak (as made) and a few minor divots on reverse, currently the finest at NGC by many grades (the others grading only Fine and not necessarily all of this same variety, as others have dots instead of hollow six-point stars on the reverse like on this coin) but also numerically superior to the single PCGS entry at XF40 (Eldorado example). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia (Cundinamarca), 2 reales, 1823 J.F, very rare, NGC VG 10 ("top pop"). Restrepo-155.8; KM-C5. Very rare "final" date of Cundinamarca coinage, ironically struck BEFORE the 1821 coins with mintmark BA (as there is a known overdate 1/3), this example with bold and lustrous legends but center of obverse very weak due to a flan-bulge, nicely toned all over, tied with one other for finest in the current NGC census and in some ways superior to the Eldorado specimen at the same grade (PCGS), which is one of just two other examples sold publicly in recent years, the other being ex-Dana Roberts / ex-Esmeralda. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1820, rare, NGC VF 30, ex-Bernal. Restrepo-145.1; KM-79.1. Nicely toned, evenly circulated and problem-free, a decent example of this scarce first date of the Republic type struck in the old Nueva Granada design with Phrygian cap splitting denomination 1-4 and no mintmark. Pedigreed to the Bernal Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1821, no mintmark, rare, NGC XF 40. Restrepo-145.2; KM-79.1. Toned fields, off-center obverse with incomplete rim as a result, scarce issue in the old Nueva Granada design with Phrygian cap splitting denomination 1-4 and no mintmark, second finest in current NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1821, mintmark BA (no dot), NGC AU 53. Restrepo-145.3; KM-79.2. Deeply toned over muted luster, with full but crude rims and small edge-crack (as made), second variety (with mintmark added) of the scarce early Phrygian cap type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold 8 escudos, 1830 R.S, PCGS MS63. Restrepo-165.19. Choice luster and strike save for some slight weakness and diagonal streaks across centers (as made), full rims, very flashy for the issue, near top grade (finest being 64+). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 8 reales, 1846 R.S., NGC MS 64, finest known in the NGC census. Restrepo-194.15; KM-98. Amazingly full strike (even the typically weak parts near centers clear and sharp) with ample luster, hint of toning, a dazzling grade for this type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 8 reales, 1847, small diameter, NGC AU 53. Restrepo-195.1; KM-106. Deeply rainbow toned over luster, scarce one-year issue in higher-fineness silver but smaller size that replaced the condor-over-cornucopia type (previous lot) before beginning the new 10 reales (next lot). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 10 reales, 1847, NGC MS 62. Restrepo-196.1; KM-107. Thoroughly lustrous and sharply detailed with incipient toning at rims, scarce grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 10 reales, 1848, NGC MS 64+. Restrepo-196.3; KM-107. Blazingly lustrous and sharply detailed all over, probably imperceptibly close to the MS 65 at NGC to which this coin is currently second finest in the census (also tied with an MS64+ at PCGS). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, 10 reales, 1850, NGC MS 65+, finest known in the NGC census. Restrepo-197.1; KM-111. Bold full strike with blazing luster, pristine surfaces, partially toned rims. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold 20 pesos, 1868, NGC AU 55. Restrepo-336.4; KM-142.1. Lustrous and choice in strike but with too many minor handling marks for MS, still currently second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62, popular type as the largest gold coin of pre-modern Colombia. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Popayan, Colombia, 1 peso, 1863, very rare, NGC XF details / cleaned. Restrepo-316.1; KM-139.2. Very rare and important one-year type (effectively the only silver 1 peso of this mint) of which only a handful are known, several of them sold publicly in recent years (like the ones from the Eldorado and Nueva Granada collections), none of which is significantly better or worse than the present piece, which shows dark but subtle rainbow toning over what look to us like natural surfaces (no evidence of cleaning that we can tell save for a gentle rub on the high points), notably lacking the minor flaws that the others possess (like rim bruises and weak strike). As Restrepo mentions, the date shows evidence of re-punching over something else, but also this coin in particular displays the ghost of an E in the field after DE. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica (Central American Republic), gold 2 escudos, 1850 JB, NGC AU details / cleaned. KM-15. Brightly lustrous and sharply struck, popular type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica (Central American Republic), gold 1 escudo, 1849 JB, NGC AU 58. KM-14. Sharp and fully detailed strike, strong luster overlain with a light streak of red across AMER, popular type that is somewhat rare without a lion countermark for Costa Rica as its own republic. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica (Central American Republic), gold 1/2 escudo, 1846 JB, NGC AU 58. KM-13.1. Choice luster, nice details despite slightly uneven strike, erroneously described as "CRESCA" by NGC and therefore placed on its own line in the census as finest and only known, even though the legend clearly shows CREZCA. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica (Central American Republic), 1 real, 1849 JB, very rare, NGC AU details / rev spot removed, ex-O'Brien. KM-21a. Unlike the 1849 "Madonna and child" type under Costa Rica as its own republic (see lot 863 in this auction), this final date of the sun-and-mountains C.A.R. type is extremely elusive, at least without a lion countermark, with fewer than ten known and only one other (that we know of) sold publicly in the past decade or so, this one lightly toned and fairly well struck except for a hairline edge-split, with evidence of scraping in field between CREZCA and FECUNDO. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien Collection (stated on label) and with his tag. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1797 MF, NGC VG 10, c/s UNC standard. KM-37. Superior-grade counterstamp with fully detailed head and leaves, also with bold COSTA, the host itself well detailed for the grade (actually better than Fine on reverse) and nicely toned. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1798 MF, NGC G 4, c/s VF strong. KM-37. Choice full counterstamp (all details clear) on a lightly toned host with partially weak rims due to centering issues. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1799 MF, NGC VG 10, c/s XF standard. KM-37. Richly toned host, the counterstamp nearly full with bold central details. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 4 reales de vellon, Ferdinand VII, 1822 SR, rare, NGC VG 10, c/s VF standard. KM-43. Nearly full countermark (the tree and head 100% complete) on a rare host of a brief type that mentions the restored Constitution of Spain in the legend, lightly toned all over. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) Seville, Spain, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1832 JB, NGC F 15, c/s VF strong. KM-42. Better-grade host, richly toned, with traces of luster around details, full counterstamp. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) on a Seville, Spain, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1833 JB. KM-42. Deeply toned, the counterstamp VF and the host Fine, with some central flaws and abrasions (also on rims).

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) on a Cuba (Trinidad / Santiago / Principe) 2 reales lattice countermark (1841) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, 1797 MF, Charles IV, NGC VG details / cleaned, c/s VF standard. KM-44. Strong lattice mark with bold eight-point star in center, the counterstamp nearly full and the lightly toned host still with clear details despite wear and hairlines. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) on a Cuba (Trinidad / Santiago / Principe) 2 reales lattice countermark (1841) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 4 reales de vellon, Joseph Napoleon, 1812, NGC VG details / cleaned. KM-unl (cf 44). Lightly rainbow toned, with bold star-in-lattice and weaker but nearly full counterstamp, the host of a later type than indicated in KM. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree counterstamp (Type III, 1845) on a Cuba (Trinidad / Santiago / Principe) 2 reales lattice countermark (1841) on a Seville, Spain, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1833 JB, NGC AU 55, c/s UNC standard, finest known in NGC census. KM-unl (cf 44). Extremely high-grade host for this type, without equal or precedent (also a later date than specified in KM), lightly toned over patent luster, the counterstamp also in superior grade and nearly full, a truly amazing survivor considering its use in multiple countries (the collectors of all of which should be interested), literally the only example in the NGC census above VF grade for any host. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 1 real, 1846 JB counterstamp (Type IV) on a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, date and assayer not visible, NGC Fair 2, c/s F standard. KM-47. Nearly full countermark, darkly toned in crevices for strong contrast, the host with little detail besides a P mintmark to left of cross and denomination I at top of pillars side. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 1/2 real, "lion" countermark (Type VI, 1849-57) on a Costa Rica (Central American Republic) 1/2 real of 1831 F, NGC XF 40, c/s XF standard. KM-68. Lightly rainbow toned over muted luster, with hairline edge-split from application of countermark, nice grade on both countermark and host (which is the desirable first date, by the way). Note: The printed catalog shows this as a 1 real in error. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 50 centimos, 1923 counterstamp (Type VIII) on a Costa Rica 25 centavos, 1893-HEATON, NGC MS 66 ("top pop"). KM-159. Frosty white with blazing luster, just about as flawless as a counterstamped coin could ever get, currently tied with three others for top honors at NGC. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, 1 real, 1849 JB, "Madonna and child" issue, NGC AU 50. KM-66. Very lightly toned over strong luster for the assigned grade, all details full and sharp with just a light rub on the high points only. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Costa Rica, gold 1 peso, 1866 GW, small "UN," with fineness, NGC MS 62. KM-107.1. Choice luster and sharp details but with parts of rims crude and several radial die-cracks (as made), rare in Mint State (second highest grade in NGC census). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 10 pesos, 1915, Jose Marti, NGC MS 61. KM-20. Low-mintage key date of a two-year type, lightly bagmarked per the grade, typically lustrous and rich gold in color. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 10 pesos, 1916, Jose Marti, NGC MS 61. KM-20. Typically lustrous with rich gold color, the obverse (only) lightly bagmarked. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 10 pesos, 1916, Jose Marti, PCGS MS61. KM-20. Lustrous and rich gold in color, as usual, with lots of tiny bagmarks (especially the obverse). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 5 pesos, 1915 Jose Marti, NGC MS 63. KM-19. Bold strike, with rich gold color and usual luster, minimal bagmarks, lower-mintage year of a two-year type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 5 pesos, 1915 Jose Marti, NGC MS 62. KM-19. Slightly more lustrous and in brighter yellow gold than most, a few light bagmarks on obverse only, lower-mintage year of a two-year type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 5 pesos, 1915 Jose Marti, NGC MS 62. KM-19. Lustrous and rich in color as usual, with a few bagmarks and tiny nicks in the bold-relief bust, lower-mintage year of a two-year type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 5 pesos, 1915, Jose Marti, PCGS MS62. KM-19. Choice luster and light color for the type, very light bagmarks only, lower-mintage year of a two-year type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 5 pesos, 1916, Jose Marti, NGC MS 63. KM-19. Choice luster, light gold color, minimal bagmarks. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), gold 5 pesos, 1916, Jose Marti, NGC MS 62. KM-19. Bright luster and color, very few bagmarks, begs a higher grade (note the lower slab number). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba, "souvenir" peso, 1897, Type II (star below baseline of 97), NGC MS 62. KM-XM2. Frosty luster and details with traces of rainbow toning at rims, light bagmarks only, struck by Gorham in Rhode Island for the Cuban Revolutionary Junta in New York. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba, "souvenir" peso, 1897, Type II (star below baseline of 97), NGC MS 61. KM-XM2. Lightly rainbow toned over cartwheel luster, lightly bagmarked, struck by Gorham in Rhode Island for the Cuban Revolutionary Junta in New York. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba, "souvenir" peso, 1897, Type III (star above baseline of 97), NGC MS 62. KM-XM3. Frosty with luster and rainbow toned at rims, light bagmarks, struck by Gorham in Rhode Island for the Cuban Revolutionary Junta in New York. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba, proof silver "souvenir" peso (Bay of Pigs exile issue), 1965, reeded edge, PCGS PR66. KM-XM4. Splashy gold toning all over, with hints of rainbow hues, trace of odd fiber in front of face, scarce issue struck as a fund-raiser by U.S. coin dealers for the Agency for Cuban Numismatics in Exile in the design of the famous 1897 "souvenir peso" issued by the Cuban Revolutionary Junta in New York but with 1965 date. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuba, proof silver "souvenir" peso (Bay of Pigs exile issue), 1965, lettered edge, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo. KM-XM6. Gem proof with frosty design elements against deep mirror fields, spot of red-gold toning along the reverse rim, scarce issue struck by U.S. coin dealers as a fund-raiser for the Agency for Cuban Numismatics in Exile in the design of the famous 1897 "souvenir peso" issued by the Cuban Revolutionary Junta in New York but with 1965 date and incuse lettering on edge EN MEMORIA LA BAHIA DE LOS COCHINOS 1961 1965 (In Memory of the Bay of Pigs 1961-1965), apparently scarcer than the reeded-edge variety (previous lot), with a plain-edge version also known. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Czechoslovakia, gold ducat, 1933, Kremnitz mint, NGC MS 63. KM-8; Fr-2. Lustrous and free of marks except for a scuffy bagmark to left of knight, popular issue with a decidedly classic look despite its modern minting. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Dominican Republic, gold 200 pesos, 1977, Juan Pablo Duarte centennial, NGC MS 66. KM-47; Fr-4. Superbly lustrous and lacking any of the cloudiness that tends to plague this scarce commemorative of the centennial of Duarte's death, reportedly 1000 struck and many melted. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Dominican Republic (struck at the San Francisco mint), six-coin silver proof set of pattern 1, 5, 10, 25 centavos, 1/2 and 1 peso, 1978, extremely rare, all NGC Ultra Cameo (PF 68 and PF 69). KM-PS9. A brilliant set with hardly any flaws (the 25c and 5c in PF 68, all the others PF 69 and "top pop"), with deeply mirrored fields and frosted arms and bust of Duarte, all struck in the requisite sizes for the stated denominations but in silver instead of copper and copper-nickel (per the regular issues, which is why the 10c is actually smaller than the 5c) and without the reverse legend on preceding issues, reportedly one of only fifteen sets issued and just two full sets to be sold publicly in the last decade or so. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Dominican Republic, silver proof pattern 100 pesos (off-metal strike), 1980, Enriquillo, pillar dollar reverse, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo, finest known in NGC census. KM-cf X3a. Large and lovely cameo with traces of cloudiness in fields but nice frosty details, including the bust of the Taino cacique Enriquillo, from an unofficial pattern issue that was struck with two reverses (the other with a Santo Domingo 1500s pillar design, per the KM listing) with an estimated total of 40 struck, this one the finest graded by NGC in silver for non-piefort. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Dominican Republic, gilt copper proof piefort pattern 100 pesos (off-metal strike), 1980, Enriquillo, pillar dollar reverse, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo. KM-cf XP6. Rich gold color as thickly gilt (XRF tested at 5% gold) with some cloudiness in fields but nice frosty details, including the bust of the Taino cacique Enriquillo, from an unofficial pattern issue that was struck with two reverses (the other with a Santo Domingo 1500s pillar design, per the KM listing) with an estimated total of 40 struck, unlisted in piefort for this metal, one of just two in the NGC census (but on different lines), the other PF 68. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Dominican Republic (struck at the Mexico City mint), silver proof 1 centavo (off-metal strike), 1984, Caonabo, NGC PF 67 Cameo ("top pop"). KM-64a. Brilliant Proof with virtually no cloudiness, frosty portrait of the Taino cacique Caonabo, tied with one other for finest in current NGC census (plus three at same grade in Ultra Cameo), from a reported mintage of just 100 pieces. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Quito, Ecuador, 4 reales, 1862, Barre bust, PCGS VF25 ("top pop"). KM-41. Lightly toned and flaw-free, just honest wear (tied with one other for finest in PCGS census), one-year type designed by French engraver Albert Barre, whose name appears to the left of the date. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1852, NGC MS 65. KM-36. Lightly toned over luster, with rusty-die surfaces and slightly off-center bust side, near top grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Quito, Ecuador, 5 francos, 1858 GJ, PCGS AU53, ex-Eldorado. KM-39. Bold and attractive example within grade constraints, with toning and light encrustation around details, small lamination flaw in center of bust, popular New World crown struck in one year only. Pedigreed to the Eldorado Collection (Stack's Bowers auction of January 2018), with original lot-tag 11398 and original collector's cardboard holder. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Ecuador (struck in Philadelphia), copper-nickel 2-1/2 centavos, 1917, NGC MS 63. KM-61. Nice luster with light gold toning, one-year type, second highest grade in current NGC census (behind three at MS 64). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Ecuador (struck in Birmingham, England), gold 1 condor, 1928, NGC MS 63. KM-74; Fr-11. Cartwheel luster and minimal bagmarks, scarce one-year type of which only 55,000 pieces were released for circulation. Please use this link to verify the certification number

San Salvador, El Salvador (under Spanish Guatemala), silver 1R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Fonrobert-7464; Herrera-76; Medina-378; Grove-F179. Choice grade for the issue (essentially Mint State), with light toning over ample luster, spot of extra metal on last I of ordinal (as made), a few faint hairlines on obverse but no more than typical.

San Salvador, El Salvador, provisional 2 reales, 1828 F.Ps., LIVERTAD, NGC AU 50. KM-4. Richly toned, with much luster in bold legends, somewhat weak in centers, very rare grade (second finest in current NGC census behind a single AU 53), Jovel-Yonaka Type C, Villavicencio A4/R4. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien collection, with his envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

San Salvador, El Salvador, provisional 1 real, 1833, ESTADO DEL SALVADOR, rare, NGC XF 45 ("top pop"). KM-17. Bold strike with rich toning, slightly doubled on reverse, rare and desirable first 1R issue of El Salvador, currently tied with one other for finest known in the NGC census, Jovel-Yonaka Type A, Villavicencio A2. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien collection, with his envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

San Salvador, El Salvador, provisional 1 real, 1834, SALV, rare, NGC AU details / harshly cleaned, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-O'Brien. KM-18.5. Bold and nearly full strike with lustrous surfaces (perhaps cleaned, but certainly not harshly so, as stated by NGC, in whose census this is the one and only entry for any grade), rare date and denomination (in fact the first we have seen on the market since 2009), this example noted by O'Brien as "finest seen, far superior to KM plate," Jovel-Yonaka Type B ("one example observed"), Villavicencio A2 (but with no trace of overdate claimed by that author). Pedigreed to the John O'Brien Collection (stated on label), with his envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

San Salvador, El Salvador, provisional 1 real, 1834, SAL with retrograde S, rare, NGC XF details / reverse tooled, ex-O'Brien. KM-18.5. Full and bold details with light toning all over, a few heavy scratches in field near center of reverse but still "way better than KM plate coin" (O'Brien), rare date and denomination (none offered publicly since 2009, also notably one of just two 1834 1R in the NGC census, the other being the previous lot, a different variety), unlisted in Jovel-Yonaka (Type A but with retrograde S on both sides), Villavicencio A1b. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien Collection (stated on label), with his envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

El Salvador, 2 reales, 1839 volcano countermark (Type III) on a Lima, Peru, 2 reales, 1829 JM, rare, NGC VF details / obv tooled, env damage, c/s F strong, ex-O'Brien. KM-36. Mostly deeply toned, with centers a bit weak and abraded (also with diagonal gouge at Liberty's head), full countermark with clear 3 over retrograde 3 in date, rare as a type but also we can find no other instances of this host date (or any from 1829-34, for that matter) being offered in recent years. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien Collection (stated on label), with his envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

El Salvador, copper pattern 1 peso (off-metal strike), 1893 CAM, reeded edge, Columbus, NGC PF 62 Brown. KM-Pn38. Dark brown with rainbow overtones, faint surface hairlines (as made), second finest in the current NGC census behind a single MS 63, interesting second-year pattern of a popular multi-year design originally struck to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Americas. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Carolingian France (Quentovic mint), denier, Charles the Bald (840-875 AD), NGC MS 62. MG-716; Prou-191. 1.69 grams. Bold full details, choice luster with traces of toning. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France, gold ecu d'or, Charles VI (1380-1422), no dots below letters, NGC MS 62. Dupl-369; Fr-291. 3.87 grams. Full and sharp legend and inner details, the reverse slightly off-center, with luster throughout. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Limoges mint), gold double louis d'or a tete nue, Louis XVI, 1786-I, NGC AU details / cleaned. Gad-363; KM-592.7. Traces of red toning around bold details, light surface hairlines on obverse, adjustment marks on parts of reverse rim, rated R5 in Gadoury. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Paris mint), bronze 2 decimes, l'an 4 (1795-6), mintmark A, NGC MS 63 Brown. Gad-300; KM-638.1. Bold strike with light red fields and purplish details, traces of original luster, technically second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64 (for Paris mint) but listed as mintmark D in error. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Limoges mint), 5 francs, Louis XVIII, 1815-I, PCGS MS64, finest known in PCGS census. Gad-591; KM-702.6. Bold strike with choice luster and traces of rainbow toning around details, very rare grade, the sole finest at PCGS and far superior to NGC's finest at AU 53. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Paris mint), 5 francs, Louis XVIII, 1822-A, NGC MS 62. Gad-614; KM-711.1. Super-sharp strike with brilliant luster and very faint golden toning, minimal marks, looks higher grade to us. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Bayonne mint), 5 francs, Charles X, 1829-L, PCGS MS62. Gad-644; KM-728.8. Ample luster and traces of light toning, light adjustment marks in centers, currently tied with two others for second finest in PCGS census behind a single MS63 (which is also the top grade at NGC). Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Paris mint), gold 50 francs, Napoleon III, 1865-A, NGC MS 62. Gad-1112; KM-804.1. Rich gold color and cartwheel luster, minor bagmarks only. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Paris mint), gold 50 francs, 1904-A, angel writing on tablet, PCGS MS64. Gad-1113; KM-831. Bright cartwheel luster and somewhat frosty details, light bagmarks only. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (German States), taler, Christian Wilhelm I and Anton Guenther II, 1681 HM, death of Ludwig Guenter, rare, NGC AU 55. Fischer-273; Dav-A7690; KM-112. Large coin (51mm) with sharp and intricate details draped with rich toning over muted luster punctuated by an occasional spot of brownish residue, a rarely seen issue that commands a premium, struck in commemoration of the death of Anton Guenter II's brother Ludwig, Count of Schwarzburg-Ebeleben and regent of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt in 1681. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain (London, England), half crown, George II, 1745, LIMA below bust, NGC AU 55. Sp-3695; KM-584.3. Richly rainbow toned with traces of luster, a true AU as damage-free but with some high-point wear, pretty and popular as commemorating the capture of tons of Spanish Peruvian silver and gold on the French ships Louis Erasmus and Marquis d'Antin in the North Atlantic by English Captains Morecock and Talbot on their privateer ships Duke and Prince Frederick (not, as commonly told, related to Commodore Anson's successes in the Pacific). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain, dollar, oval George III countermark (ca. 1797) on obverse of a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1791 FM, NGC AU 55. Sp-3765A; KM-634. Very bold and deep countermark filled with toning, the host with lighter toning and faint luster throughout, popular issue in desirable grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain, 1/2 dollar, oval George III countermark (ca. 1797) on obverse of a Madrid, Spain, bust 4 reales, Charles IV, 1795 MF, NGC AU 53. Sp-3767; KM-622.1. Richly rainbow toned over luster, the countermark full and not too deeply punched, far scarcer than the dollar size. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain, dollar, octagonal George III countermark (ca. 1804) on obverse of a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1802 FT, PCGS AU58, c/m AU details. Sp-3766; KM-656. Lustrous host with vivid toning at rims, fully detailed countermark (deeply impressed for the type), choice grade (second finest in PCGS census). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain, crown, George III, 1819, LIX on edge, PCGS UNC detail / cleaned. Sp-3787; KM-675. Eye-catching example with splashy blue and magenta toning on obverse, the reverse brightly lustrous (maybe a trifle hairlined), with bagmarks throughout but nothing egregious. Pedigreed to a banker's collection from the early 1900s. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain (London, England), gold sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1863, NGC MS 61. Sp-3852D; KM-736.1. Lustrous and relatively free of bagmarks but with faint surface hairlines on obverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain (London, England), gold sovereign, Victoria, 1874, shield reverse with die 32 below wreath, obverse lamination error, NGC Mint Error AU 50. Sp-3853B; KM-736.2. Bagmarked and lightly worn on high points, with apparent lamination flaw on neck, very rare to see on this type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain (Bombay Mint), trade dollar, George V, 1912-B, NGC MS 62. KM-T5. Cartwheel luster, a few minor bagmarks and cloudy spots, also some light red toning in center of reverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Great Britain (Bombay Mint), trade dollar, George V, 1929-B, NGC MS 64. KM-T5. Spectacular cartwheel luster, light golden toning on rims only, minimal bagmarks. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1737 (J). JP-8R5; S-G1; Cal-1241; KM-6. 26.72 grams. Full and bold pillars-and-worlds with 100% full but weaker date below, off-center shield, Fine with toning in crevices, scarce as non-salvage and non-holed. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag 1408.

Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1738 (J). JP-8R6; S-G1; Cal-1242; KM-6. 26.53 grams. Bold full globes and waves with weak and probably lightly tooled date below, nice bold crown and shield, Fine with toning in crevices, scarce as non-salvage and non-holed. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag 1409.

Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1740 J. JP-8R8c; S-G1; Cal-1246; KM-6. 26.94 grams. Off-center pillars side with choice full date (and odd extra metal at left pillar), well-centered full shield with clear assayer to left, AVF with toning in crevices, scarce as non-salvage and non-holed. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag 1411.

Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1746 (J), rare, with sun-over-mountains countermark (Guatemala, Type II, 1839) on pillars side. Host: JP-8R14b; S-G1; Cal-1253; KM-6. 26.59 grams. Full globes with bold full countermark (AXF) above and very clear date below, full crown on shield side, non-holed VG with toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the UBS auction of January 2003, with original lot-tag 3424.

Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1747 J, rare, with sun-over-mountains countermark (Guatemala, Type II, 1839) on shield side. Host: JP-8R15; S-G1a; Cal-418; KM-12. 26.57 grams. Curiously rectangular flan, very richly old-toned all over, relatively high grade (XF) but holed at one end, with 100% full date, the countermark (AU) crude but deep and full.

Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1752 (J). JP-8R20b; S-G1a; Cal-426; KM-12. 26.13 grams. Very broad flan with natural bubble-hole near edge, choice VF with very bold full date and crown and globes, darkly toned in crevices for nice contrast. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag 1417.

Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1753 J. JP-8R21; S-G1a; Cal-427; KM-12. 26.40 grams. Broad flan with bold full date below full pillars-globes-waves, also full crown and assayer and denomination on other side, toned Fine with no hole. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag 1419.

Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1753 (J). JP-8R21; S-G1a; Cal-427; KM-12. 26.38 grams. Thicker (smaller) flan in a sharply five-sided cut, richly toned AXF with no hole, full date and assayer, full crown and globes.

Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1736 J. JP-4R4; S-G1; Cal-1007; KM-5. 13.39 grams. Well-centered full pillars-and-globes with full date below, choice full crown on other side with bold full denomination 4 and clear assayer J, toned and lightly encrusted XF+ (possibly ex-Reijgersdaal wreck of 1747), no hole.

Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737 J. JP-4R5b; S-G1; Cal-1008; KM-5. 13.23 grams. Odd squarish shape, with bold full 737 of date and full denomination, toned XF+ with light surface pitting (probably ex-Reijgersdaal wreck of 1747), no hole.

Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1738 J. JP-4R6b; S-G1; Cal-1009; KM-5. 13.57 grams. Neat shape with flat bottom, bold full date and assayer, toned VF with a few pits as probably ex-Reijgersdaal (1747), no hole.

Guatemala, cob 2 reales, 1736 (J). JP-2R4; S-G1; Cal-680; KM-4. 6.41 grams. Well-centered AVF with choice full castles-and-lions and bold denomination 2, bold full date and mintmark, no hole, rated as scarce in Jara-Paiz.

Guatemala, cob 2 reales, 1737 (J). JP-2R5b; S-G1; Cal-681; KM-4. 6.54 grams. Bold full date, off-center shield with full denomination 2, non-holed Fine with contrasting toning, rated as scarce in Jara-Paiz.

Guatemala, cob 2 reales, 1744 (J). JP-2R12; S-G1; Cal-688; KM-4. 6.49 grams. Sharply four-sided cut with bold full date, nice toning, non-holed Fine+, rated as scarce in Jara-Paiz.

Guatemala, cob 2 reales, 1751 J. JP-2R19; S-G1a; Cal-248; KM-10. 6.55 grams. Bold full date located somewhat off-center compared to the globes, full but weaker shield, deeply toned Fine with no hole, rated as scarce in Jara-Paiz.

Guatemala, cob 2 reales, 1752 J. JP-2R20; S-G1a; Cal-249; KM-10. 6.70 grams. Relatively large flan with choice full crown-globes-waves above bold full date (with old scratches), also full mintmark and assayer and denomination as well as a well-centered full shield, no hole, VF with contrasting toning.

Guatemala, cob 1/2 real, 1735/4 (J), denomination "+", rare. JP-MR3a; S-G1; Cal-unl (Type 46); KM-unl (2 for type). 1.18 grams. Full pillars and globes, nearly full date with messy but certain overdate, full denomination, toned Good with no hole, rated as rare in Jara-Paiz.

Guatemala, cob 1/2 real, 1744 J, denomination "1/2". JP-MR12a; S-G1; Cal-126; KM-2. 1.51 grams. Bold full date and mintmark below well-detailed pillars and crown and globes, choice full shield with bold assayer to left inside king's ordinal V, unusually high grade at XF+ but with faint surface porosity, nicely toned, no hole, rated as scarce in Jara-Paiz.

Guatemala, cob 1/2 real, 1747 J, denomination "1/2", very rare. JP-MR15 var; S-G1a; Cal-unl (cf 21); KM-unl (cf 8). 1.53 grams. Choice full crown and right pillar, clear date, bold full assayer inside king's ordinal VI, just enough of the left side of the denomination to confirm it is "1/2" and not "+" (noted in Jara-Paiz as "reported"), deeply toned VF for the type, no hole.

Guatemala, cob 1/2 real, 1752 J. JP-MR20; S-G1a; Cal-26; KM-21. 1.62 grams. Bold full date (with possible 2/1 for final date, which is unlisted), also choice full pillars-and-globes and crown and shield, full assayer J, lightly toned VF with no hole, rated as scarce in Jara-Paiz.

Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1756 J, normal N in king's name, very rare. Yonaka-G8.56b; JP-8R24b; Cal-433; KM-18. 26.67 grams. Small-flan VF with lightly toned fields (dark area on left pillar), slight central flan-bulge on pillars side, noted in Yonaka as a very rare variety (R2) without ligature of NA in FERDIND (not mentioned in Jara-Paiz, the date itself rated as scarce).

Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1768 P. Yonaka-G8.68a; JP-8R37; Cal-1000; KM-27.1. 26.78 grams. Attractive, broad-flan XF with full rims, nice toning, odd metal-flow lines radiating from crown to QUE.

Guatemala, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII, 1817 M, NGC AU 53. Cal-1495; KM-74. Broad flan with full rims, much luster for the grade, just some light high-point wear, desirable single-year type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1794 M, NGC MS 62 ("top pop"). Cal-884; KM-53. Choice luster with rainbow toning at rims, very rare grade, tied with one other for finest in the current NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1816 M, NGC MS 60. Cal-1229; KM-69. Incredibly sharp strike on a broad flan with full rims, deeply rainbow toned all over, the obverse with noticeable surface hairlines (net graded). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, 1 real proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, FERDIN variety, no PGA, NGC AU 58. Cal-545; Herrera-16 var; Medina-297; Grove-F60. The 1R 1808 proclamation medals of Guatemala come in several varieties, covered by Herrera and Medina and Grove but oddly not all of them in any one reference, this one being the type with FERDIN . HISP . VII . GUAT . II . in the obverse legend but without the engraver's initials PGA below the bust (note the NGC label and census do not distinguish between absence and presence of the PGA, this being just one of two in the census, curiously listed under Mexico). Bold strike with deep rims, nice toning, light hairlines to right of bust, somewhat scarce as non-holed. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala (Central American Republic), gold 1/2 escudo, 1825 M, PCGS MS64. KM-5. Sharp, bold strike with lovely luster and traces of toning at rims, faint adjustment marks at base of mountains, choice grade, second finest in PCGS census behind a single MS64+ (with just one higher at MS 65 at NGC). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales, 1826 M, NGC MS 62. KM-4. Nice luster, faintly toned, fully detailed but slightly off-center strike, popular type in choice grade, currently second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales, 1847 A, NGC AU 53. KM-4. Well struck and richly toned over muted luster, minor rim-bruise on mountains side, final date of a popular series. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala (Central American Republic), 1 real, 1824 M, PCGS MS65, finest known in PCGS census. KM-3. Super flashy and frosty (almost prooflike), with sharp full details and bold full rims, diagonal die-crack across mountains, the single finest at PCGS, exceeded only by a lofty MS 67 at NGC, incredible quality for this popular type (first year of issue). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross side of a contemporary counterfeit Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1683 V, NGC VF details / holed, c/s XF weak. KM-96.1. 24.8 grams. Broad-flan host with cracks to edge from the crude but very deep countermark, holed to left of cross / near top of pillars, attractively toned, cross side appears to be a die-match with Lazaro 210 (rated R2) but Lazaro's pillars side is too doubled to confirm a match. Note: The host coin is actually a circulating contemporary counterfeit cast in the 1800s, prior to the countermarking in 1839 (several examples known with the genuine countermark in different places, for example in Guttag and Elizondo). It was apparently cast from a genuine example with the same cross-side die as Lazaro #210. All of the cast counterfeits have the same diagnostic doubling and misplacement of the T in POTOSI on the pillars side, also with hole in same location on all. Examples in Spanish auctions have been referred to as "Fundición indígena para circular en Centro América con resello." The NGC label does not specifically identify the host as a contemporary counterfeit. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains (Type II, 1839) countermark on pillars side of a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1740 M. KM-97.3. 25.76 grams. Choice VF host with full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, well centered on a typically fat planchet, the XF countermark full but slightly doubled, attractively toned all over, somewhat scarce without a hole.

Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains (Type II, 1839) countermark on cross side of a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1754 C. KM-99. 26.74 grams. Full and deep countermark (XF+) in one quadrant of nearly full cross on AXF host with good full pillars, bold full date and assayer, deeply toned all over, somewhat scarce without a hole.

Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains (Type II, 1839) countermark on cross side of a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1756 q. KM-99. 26.87 grams. Choice full countermark (XF+) very deeply impressed near center of VF host with nearly full cross, one full pillar, bold date and assayer, richly toned all over, somewhat scarce without a hole.

Guatemala, 4 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1771 (V-Y), NGC Fine details / holed, c/s XF standard. KM-85.6. Host with well-centered pillars, off-center cross with fully detailed countermark in lower left quadrant, richly toned and lightly scratched long ago, the hole distended from extensive use. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, 4 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on obverse of a Cuzco, Peru, 4 reales, 1835 B, with El Salvador zigzag countermark (1835), very rare, NGC VF details / rev tooled, ex-O'Brien. cf KM-91. Fascinating piece that circulated in three different countries (Peru, then El Salvador, then Guatemala), the two countermarks both full and well detailed on the obverse of a well-toned host (reverse struck slightly off-center, with heavy old scratches near center), only the third we have seen of this combination (not listed in KM) and the first with this host date, also the only one listed in the NGC census. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien Collection (stated on label) and with his envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, 2 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on obverse of a Lima, Peru, 2 reales, 1833/2/1 MM (unique), with El Salvador zigzag countermark (1835), very rare, NGC VG 10, c/s VF standard, ex-O'Brien. cf KM-82. Like the previous lot, this coin is unusual for having circulated in three different countries (Peru, then El Salvador, then Guatemala), the countermarks both full and well detailed on the obverse of a well-toned host (reverse struck slightly off-center), first of this combination we have seen in this denomination (not listed in KM, although NGC census does list one other at VF), clear 3/2/1 overdate that is unlisted and presumably unique (not noted by NGC). Pedigreed to the John O'Brien Collection (stated on label) and with his envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala, 8 reales, Type III double countermark (1840) on a Lima, North Peru, 8 reales, 1838 MB. KM-120.5. 27.34 grams. Bold, full, well-detailed but double-struck countermarks (AU), the host VF+ with light golden toning in legends, parts of rims slightly crude (as made).

Guatemala, gold 20 pesos, Carrera, 1869 R, NGC AU 58. KM-194. Popular largest gold coin of pre-modern Guatemala (32.258 grams in 0.900 fineness), with choice luster for the grade and a partial ring of light red toning on obverse, some light hairlines and bagmarks but practically no wear. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guatemala (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 20 quetzales, 1926, PCGS MS63. KM-246. Brilliant cartwheel luster, rich gold color, small bagmarks all over, popular one-year type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Haiti (struck in Paris), 1 gourde, 1887, NGC MS 61. KM-46. Deeply and vividly toned in a full spectrum of rainbow colors over ample luster, very pretty and aesthetically more attractive than its grade indicates. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Haiti, gold proof 1000 gourdes, 1974, USA bicentennial, rare error without country name, NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo ("top pop"). KM-118.2. An interesting and artistically pleasing issue (this example nearly free of flaws) in which the designer opted to put BICENTENAIRE DES U.S.A. at top instead of REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI, thereby unintentionally leaving this coin without a stated country of issue. While the non-error comes in higher grades, this example is currently tied with three others in the NGC census for the error without country name. With original case of issue. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Olancho, Honduras, silver 8R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, La Oficina del Batallon de Milicias, by Pedro Garcia Aguirre, very rare. Herrera-44; Medina-335; Grove-F70. 26.41 grams; 40 mm. XF with deep, rich, old toning all over, crudely holed at top (with some associated gouges on reverse), officially an issue under the Captaincy General of Guatemala as a part of Mexico but specifically for the mining region of Olancho in what is now the country of Honduras. This is one of only two examples we can trace. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of November 2009, with original lot-tag 9543.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional 4 reales, 1856 G, rare, NGC AU 58 Brown, finest known in NGC census. KM-20d. Typically crudely struck (lots of flat or weak areas) but with much bold legend including date, and with traces of original color and luster to prove the grade, otherwise dark. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien Collection (stated on label) and with his envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Honduras, gold 1 peso, 1902, NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census. KM-56. Bold but slightly crude strike as usual, with full details but some irregularity in obverse fields, brightly lustrous in light yellow gold, very low mintage. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Honduras, 1 peso, 1896/4, PCGS AU50, finest and only example in PCGS census. KM-62. Very weakly struck from old dies (normal for this date, the overdate very bold) but with traces of luster emanating from lightly toned surfaces, finest at PCGS with none higher at NGC. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1890, denomination UN/10, no wreath on obverse, NGC MS 63 BN, finest known in NGC census, ex-Dana Roberts. KM-59. 4.44 grams. From a chaotic period of mixed and concurrent dies, this with denomination UN punched over 10 on reverse (KM-49) but with new obverse, this exceptional specimen with choice details and traces of original copper color and luster, crude rims as usual (as made). Pedigreed to the Dana Roberts collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1910, 5c obverse die and 1/2c reverse die, NGC MS 64 BN, ex-Dana Roberts. KM-66 (KM-48 obverse, KM-45 reverse). Another testament to the troubles at the Tegucigalpa mint, which created this coin from dies meant for two other, different denominations (5c obverse, 1/2c reverse), the modification to denomination and date on the reverse quite obvious here, this specimen rather choice in strike (despite a rim-cud on reverse and corresponding weakness on other side) and preservation, with much original color and luster and no wear or marks at all, in fact tied with two others for second finest in the current NGC census behind a single MS 65. Pedigreed to the Dana Roberts collection. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Ragusa (Italian States), 1/2 scudo, 1748 SB, thirteen stars around, PCGS VF detail / cleaned, ex-FNB of Mabel, MN Collection. KM-10. Grainy surfaces but with luster on obverse, the reverse richly toned, a scarce and desirable issue showing St. Blasius on obverse and Christ on reverse. Ragusa today is known as Dubrovnik, in Croatia, but was its own republic under Habsburg Austria, and for all of the 16th to 18th centuries followed Italian tradition and language (hence its numismatic placement under Italian States). Pedigreed to a banker's collection from the early 1900s. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Sardinia (Italian States), Turin mint (eagle mintmark), gold 20 lire, 1820-L, Vittorio Emanuele I, NGC AU 58. KM-114. Rich gold color with muted luster, bold strike, slightly crude rims with evidence of adjustment marks. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Philip V, 1743 MF, NGC AU 58. Cal-2247; KM-148. 26.99 grams Choice, sharp strike with high rims containing lustrous fields with a tinge of light red toning, faint surface hairlines on obverse, scarce early type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IIII), 1790 FM, NGC AU 58. Cal-1629; KM-158. Rich golden color over luster, muted luster, slightly weak centers, desirable one-year transitional type with ordinal IIII combined with bust of previous king. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1794 FM, NGC AU 58. Cal-1633; KM-159. Strong luster for the assigned grade, with slightly weak centers but bolder toward rims. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1805 TH, NGC AU 58. Cal-1649; KM-159. Choice reverse with strong luster for the assigned grade, the obverse slightly weak in center and with bagmarked fields. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1807 TH, NGC AU 55. Cal-1653; KM-159. Colorfully toned over luster in legends, the bust a bit weaker but rather nice overall for the assigned grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional ("armored bust"), 1808 TH, NGC AU 58. Cal-1781; KM-160. Lustrous and choice for the assigned grade, the center of reverse slightly weak but the rims full, desirable first date of type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional ("armored bust"), 1809 HJ, NGC AU 58. Cal-1782; KM-160. Colorfully toned in legends, brightly lustrous, the centers just slightly weak. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional ("armored bust"), 1810 HJ, NGC AU 55. Cal-1783; KM-160. Strong luster for the assigned grade, with bold bust but weakness and minor flaws in center of reverse, light surface hairlines in obverse fields. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional ("armored" bust), 1811 JJ, NGC MS 64+, finest known in the NGC census. Cal-1786; KM-160. Intense luster and superb strike (just the center of the shield slightly weak), so pristine that die-polish lines can be seen in obverse field, very flashy and impressive, far and away the finest on record (note: there is a light scratch on the top of the plastic capsule). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1817 JJ, NGC AU 58. Cal-1795; KM-161. Some luster and wear, the bust a bit weak in strike, also some surface hairlines, better date. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional ("armored" bust), 1810 HJ, NGC AU 50. Cal-1720; KM-145. Toned around details, traces of luster, slightly weak centers, scarce type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 2 escudos, Philip V, 1746 MF, NGC XF 45. Cal-1915; KM-124. Bold strike with very nice luster for the assigned grade, bold bust with flattened high points, light marks in fields, nicely toned in legend. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1739 MF, NGC MS 62. Yonaka-M8.39; KM-103; Cal-1453. Richly rainbow toned over luster, bold strike, satin-smooth fields, natural flaw in pillars-side rim, scarce as non-salvage. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1754 MM/F, dissimilar crowns, PCGS MS61. Yonaka-M8.54d1; Cal-486; KM-104.1; Cal-483. Bold strike with very light adjustment marks on shield side, frosty white as non-toned with pristine fields, uncommon variety with lower assayer M punched over previous F (not noted by PCGS). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1763 MF, PCGS AU50. Yonaka-M8.63c; KM-unl (104.2 for type); Cal-486. Nice luster for the assigned grade, with very light toning, a bit soft in strike but with some light wear on high points as well. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1771 FM, NGC UNC details / cleaned. Yonaka-M8.71; KM-105; Cal-1103. Super sharp strike with all details fully rendered, even the rims full and choice, also with original luster but the pillars side fields lightly hairlined as well. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Philip V, 1746/5 M, mint error edge-clip (full weight). Yonaka-M2.46a; KM-85; Cal-835. 6.70 grams. Non-toned AU- with boldly struck details, the overdate faint but certain, with straight clip on edge as it came from the mint, one of very few such errors known for this issue.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Philip V, 1751 M, NGC MS 62. Yonaka-M2.51; KM-86.1; Cal-291. Bold strike with natural depression in center of shield, deeply rainbow toned all over, light adjustment marks on pillars, tied with one other for second finest in current NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1781 FF, NGC MS 62 ("top pop"). Yonaka-M8.81; Cal-1121; KM-106.2. Well struck and highly lustrous, with faint adjustment marks on reverse, tied with two others for finest in the current NGC census (1779 to 1787 being particularly rare in high grade). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bronze 8 reales proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, rare, NGC MS 61 Brown. Grove-C9a; Cal-948. Light chocolate brown in color, with smooth fields and lacking any high-point wear, the assigned grade probably due to lack of luster. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1799 FM, NGC MS 63 ("top pop"). Yonaka-M8.99; KM-109; Cal-963. Muted luster under light rainbow toning, no wear at all, the strike a bit soft and low in contrast, currently tied with one other for finest in NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1799 FM, NGC MS 62. Yonaka-M8.99; KM-109; Cal-963. Broad flan, bold strike, much luster, toned at rims, hairlines on obverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1808 TH, NGC MS 62. Yonaka-M8.108; KM-109; Cal-988. Brightly lustrous and sharply struck, almost prooflike overall (begging for a higher grade), clear evidence of die-clashing on obverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bronze 4 reales proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, rare, NGC AU 55 Brown, finest and only example in NGC census. Grove-C10a; Cal-792. Well struck but dark in color and lacking luster, minimal high-point wear, a few very light obverse rim-bruises. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1772 FM (initials facing rim), NGC MS 62 ("top pop"). Yonaka-M05.72; KM-69.1; Cal-192. Broad flan, choice strike with very light toning over muted luster, traces of die-clashing on obverse, tied with one other for finest in the NGC census (that one listed on a different line). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1798 FM, NGC MS 63. Yonaka-M05.98; KM-72; Cal-282. Rainbow toned over muted luster (the reverse splashed with a bright blue), bold rims, the obverse surface slightly grainy (as made). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII, 1819/8 JJ, rare, NGC MS 63. Yonaka-M05.119a; KM-74; Cal-409. Superb strike and pristine fields that even show light die-polish lines in the luster, very faintly gold-toned, the overdate fairly clear (rated R2 by Yonaka). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII, 1821 JJ, NGC MS 62. Yonaka-M05.121; KM-74; Cal-412. Strong luster and bold details with light red-gold toning all over. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1796, NGC MS 63. Yonaka-M04.96; KM-62; Cal-120. Bold strike with satin-smooth fields, very lightly rainbow toned. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1799/8, NGC MS 64. Yonaka-M04.99a; KM-62; Cal-126. Sharp strike, muted luster under light toning, the overdate quite clear (and apparently the norm for this date). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1800, NGC MS 63. Yonaka-M04.100; KM-62; Cal-128. Bold strike and rims, deeply toned over muted luster. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1801/791, very rare, NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. Yonaka-M04.101b; KM-unl (62 for type); Cal-129. Choice bold strike and rims, lightly toned with underlying luster, strong overdate that Yonaka rates as R3. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1813, NGC MS 65. Yonaka-M04.113; KM-62; Cal-279. Incredible smooth fields with luster and deep rich toning, also choice sharp strike, rather lovely. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1816, rare, NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. Yonaka-M04.116; KM-62; Cal-282. Choice strike and ample luster with rich toning all over, the finest example of the rare final date of issue, rated R2 by Yonaka. Curiously, the final digit of the date appears to be a low 6 over a high 6 (decidedly not 6/5), a variety that is not listed in Yonaka. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Durango, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821 CG, NGC MS 61. Cal-1199; KM-111.2. Choice details (very sharp in centers) but with much crudeness on rims (as made), lustrous all over, currently tied with one other for second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818 AG, NGC MS 61. Cal-1459; KM-111.5. Broad flan with stronger rims than usual, the centers rather weak and with a couple natural flaws, some heavy die-polish lines, lustrous all over. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, 8 reales, 1823 JM, Iturbide, short uneven truncation, 8RJM below eagle, NGC XF 45, ex-Foxlair. KM-310. Decent luster with nice but uneven toning, light high-point wear and small marks in fields. Pedigreed to the Foxlair Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, "hookneck" 8 reales, 1824 JM, NGC MS 62. KM-A376.2; DP-Mo03. Nice luster with light toning, weak centers as usual, very popular type in a choice grade (just three higher at NGC from a current population of 123 graded). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guanajuato, Mexico, gold 8 escudos, 1862 YE, NGC MS 60. KM-383.7. Choice strike and nice luster for the grade, no doubt assigned based on hairlines and small marks in obverse field. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guanajuato, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1840/30 PJ, NGC MS 62. KM-377.8; DP-Go22. Strong luster and sharp strike despite some graininess in fields, also with evidence of die-clashing on eagle side, some faint toning, clear overdate. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guanajuato, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1868 YF, PCGS MS64. KM377.8; DP-Go50. Flashy with brilliant luster, choice strike (some light die-cracks between rays). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 2 reales, 1861 CH, PCGS MS64+. KM-374.10. Lightly rainbow toned over cartwheel luster, choice strike with curious fiber strike-through around eleven o'clock on cap-and-rays side. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guanajuato, Mexico, gold 20 pesos, 1872 S, NGC MS 66, finest known in NGC census. KM-414.4. Out of currently 615 Mexican gold 20 pesos coins of any date and mint in the NGC census (struck 1866-1905, including the Maximilian issues of 1866), only two are MS 66 and one is MS 66+, none finer, which places this finest-for-the-date piece (mintage 18,000) within the top 0.5% of all NGC-graded examples, a staggering honor for such a classic and popular type! This status is well deserved, as this coin's strike is flawless and its fields are almost all satin-smooth, with brilliant cartwheel luster, all in a lovely, rich gold color. A quick scan shows that no other 20 pesos of this type above MS 64 grade has sold publicly since 2018. For the Mexican numismatic connoisseur who can afford the best! Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold 1 peso, 1903 M, small date variety, NGC MS 64. KM-410.5. Highly lustrous (especially on the eagle side) with tall rims and sharp details, low mintage of 10,000 coins for both varieties. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Oaxaca, Mexico, gold 10 pesos, 1915 TM, fifth bust, NGC MS 65. KM-752. Well struck in light yellow gold (0.175 fine) with brilliant luster, no toning but with small black arc in front of Juarez's chin, scarce revolutionary issue in choice grade, tied with two others for second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 66+. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guerrero, Mexico, silver 2 pesos, 1914-GRO, NGC AU 58. KM-643. Dark gray-gold toning over muted luster, decent strike, some minor surface graininess. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp Mint), 1 real d'espagne, Charles-Joanna, 1517, rare. 2.76 grams. Typically broad, thin flan with fine, intricate features, toned AU with light surface corrosion, edge-split. This important and rarely offered issue was struck to fund Charles' travel from what is now Belgium to Spain in order to claim the throne he shared with his mentally incompetent mother, Queen Joanna. Most of the coinage was subsequently melted. Featured on the reverse is the famous "fire steel" of the Order of the Golden Fleece superimposed over the Cross of Burgundy, a motif that appears in some tax stamps on gold bars from the "Tumbaga Wreck" (ca. 1528).

Gelderland, United Netherlands, "lion" daalder, 1649, NGC MS 64, finest known in NGC census. Dav-4850; KM-36. Broad flan with full legends including date and mint, lustrous and devoid of wear, some details lightly struck but the lion fully detailed, really incredible quality for this popular type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Panama, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer oB to left, mintmark AP over denomination I to right, very rare, NGC AU details / environmental damage. S-AP4; Cal-236; KM-2. 3.33 grams. Fully detailed but slightly doubled shield lacking Aragon per the variety, with bold full A-P-I to right, left side of assayer oB to left, part of king's name in legend followed by an annulet (no ordinal), choice full cross-lions-castles (also doubled) with full tressure in typically rotated position (characteristic of this rare mint), nicely toned all over, with minimal surface porosity. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Panama, proof 25 centimos, 1904, very rare, NGC PF 64. KM-4. Frosty details and mirror surfaces with clear die-polish lines, starting to tone at rims, second highest grade in NGC census behind a pair of MS 65's, from a reported mintage of just twelve pieces from this first year of Panama's own national coinage, the first example we have seen offered publicly in about a dozen years. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Panama (struck at the Stuttgart Mint), copper-nickel proof pattern 1 balboa, 1986, Type 2 variety, NGC PF 64. KM-Pn5. Attractively gold-toned over luster with minimal marks on the satin-smooth fields, from a reportedly tiny mintage of just ten pieces. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Paraguay (War of the Triple Alliance), 1 real, countermark "1" in rounded hexagonal field of horizontal lines (1865-70) on a wavy-edge 1/4 cut of a Bolivian Republic 4 soles, rare, NGC F 15, c/s VF standard, ex-Pomato, Janson Plate. Janson-13; Pratt-MR2; KM-B2. 3.21 grams. Bold full countermark situated below the full word LIBRE in the host's legend, the other side with bold (RE)PUBLICA, giving the overall effect of symbolizing a "free republic," sharply sloping edge-cuts, all well toned, with desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Mario Pomato Collection, Plate Coin on page 546 of La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino 1574-2019, by Hector Carlos Janson (2020). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Asuncion, Paraguay, copper 4 centimos, 1870, rare, NGC AU 58 Brown. KM-4.2. Light chocolate brown in color, with typically grainy surfaces and minor flaws per the mint (many times rarer than the SHAW issues struck in Birmingham, England), traces of exposed bright metal from recent friction. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Paraguay (struck in Brazil), gold proof denomination set, 1978, rare: 10 guaranies, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo; 5 guaranies, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo; 1 guarani, NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo. KM-Ps10. Lovely lustrous proofs in rich red gold, only ten sets struck so quite rare from the outset, first set we have seen offered in a decade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1758 JP, NGC MS 63, ex-Karon, ex-Segarra. Cal-774; KM-59.2. Choice strike and rims, rich gold color, with almost prooflike luster and only the faintest of adjustment marks on the bust, a well-pedigreed coin, among the very finest examples of the type, second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 63+. Pedigreed to the Paul Karon Collection of 8 Escudos (Superior auction of December 1992, lot 9), previously acquired by Fernando Segarra (Madrid) by private treaty, both stated on the label. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1765 JM, "rat nose" type, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Cal-1918; KM-70. Fully detailed strike in light yellow gold with ample luster, some tiny marks and light hairlines, rims a bit thin (as made), desirable first issue of Charles III with regrettably accurate portrait displaying a rat-like nose, somewhat scarce as a type but quite rare in this grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1780 MI, NGC AU 58. Cal-1942; KM-82.1. Rich gold color with small red spots, muted luster, nice strike but with flan flaw in front of face. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1807 JP, NGC MS 62 ("top pop"), ex-Karon. Cal-1614; KM-101. Rather strong luster for the type, with fully detailed strike, the obverse fields perhaps slightly hairlined but hardly detracting from the atypical beauty of this coin, tied with two others for finest known in the current NGC census. Pedigreed to the Paul Karon Collection of 8 Escudos (Superior auction of December 1992, lot 41), stated on the label. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional ("imaginary" bust), 1808 JP, NGC AU 53. Cal-1753; KM-107. Deeply purple-toned against bold details, with minor natural flaw in cheek and obvious light wear, desirable transitional type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VII, 1818 JP, NGC MS 62 ("top pop"). Cal-1481; KM-125. Superb luster and strike, with full obverse rim, partially straight edge at bottom (as made), tied with one other for finest in the current NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1753 J, dots over both mintmarks, NGC AU 53. Yonaka-L8.53; Cal-455; KM-55.1. Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor high-point wear but overall rather pretty for the assigned grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1784 MI, NGC AU 55. Cal-1053; KM-78. Good luster for the grade, with light golden toning, but some light wear and hairlines, also minor lamination flaw on reverse, right next to a squiggly struck-through fiber. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional ("imaginary" bust), 1811 JP, long ribbons, NGC MS 61. Cal-1242; KM-106.2. Attractively lustrous with very light gold toning, fully detailed bust but weak in center of reverse, incomplete rims, faint surface hairlines, scarce and desirable type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII 1820 JP, NGC MS 63. Cal-1074; KM-117.1. Frosty with luster and mostly full details (weak in parts of legends), incipient rainbow toning. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, bust 4 reales, Ferdinand VII (imaginary bust), 1811 JP, rare. Cal-1064; KM-105.2. Bold AU- details with very deep, rich, uneven rainbow toning, parts of rims slightly crude, a few areas of light surface corrosion.

Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1820 JP, NGC MS 64. Cal-820; KM-115.1. Choice broad flan with strong luster, bold details but with some evidence of rusty dies, rare grade, second finest in current NGC census behind a single MS 65. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, 1818, PCGS MS 64. Cal-269; KM-108. Choice details despite slightly off-center strike, light purplish blue toning over muted luster, tied with one other for finest in current PCGS census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru, gold 8 escudos, 1831 G, NGC MS 61. KM-148.2. Bold strike with full details and rims and much luster, rich gold color all over, light hairlines in obverse fields. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru, 8 reales, 1833 BoAr, NGC AU 58. KM-142.4. Choice strike and rims with light toning around details, much luster for the grade (old label), light surface hairlines in obverse fields. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru (State of South Peru), gold 8 escudos, 1837 BA, FEDERACION, raised edge-lettering, rare, NGC AU 53, ex-Farouk. KM-167; Fr-91. Some of the most beautifully designed coinage of South America can be found in the issues of the three-year entity known as South Peru. These coins display a conscious effort (some would even say overkill) to combine Peru's rich cultural and political symbols all in one place. The present coin, with earlier legend ESTADO SUD PERUANO on the obverse along with four stars representing the four constituent departments of South Peru (Ayacucho, Cuzco, Arequipa and Puno) above a sunface-topped flag presentation, features on the reverse a volcano on the right and the Inca fortress Qorikancha on the left, with a galleon on waves at top in between and a horn of plenty at bottom above the word FEDERACION. All of these elements are clear against a lustrous background, with just a few typical flaws near the rims. But perhaps its best feature is its pedigree, which puts it in the company of some of the greatest coins of the 19th century. Pedigreed to the King Farouk Collection (Sotheby's auction of February-March 1954, lot 171). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru (Republic of South Peru), gold 1 escudo, 1838 MS, very rare, NGC MS 63+, ex-Garrett, ex-Goodman. KM-174; Fr-93. A spectacular piece, its artistic design limited to a sunface with five stars as from the newer REPUB. SUD PERUANA that added the Litoral Department (Tacna) to the previous four (see previous lot for comparison), with super-sharp rims and details all over, the fields thoroughly lustrous and nearly devoid of marks or hairlines, in fact second finest in the NGC census by a barely higher MS 64, with a stellar multiple pedigree. Pedigreed to the John Work Garrett Collection (Bank Leu / Numismatic Fine Arts auction of May 1984, lot 1333) and to the Irving Goodman Collection (Superior auction of June 1996, lot 1415), both stated on the label. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru (Republic of South Peru), gold 1/2 escudo, 1838 MS, very rare, NGC MS 63. KM-173; Fr-94. The perfect companion-piece to the previous lot, as the design and quality are nearly identical, this one perhaps a hair bolder in strike and stronger in luster but with slightly cruder rim, also with fascinating strike-through error in center of reverse where debris (fibers and grease) were not removed from the die before striking. Pedigreed to the Biur Collection. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru (Republic of South Peru), 8 reales, 1837 BA, FEDERACION, incuse edge-lettering, NGC XF 45. KM-170.1. The symbolic artistry that characterizes this series is even more substantial on the silver, like we see here, with the volcano-Qorikancha motif encircled with a wreath and well toned for contrast, the sunface on the obverse with just rays (no flags) and on this issue topped with five stars as from the REPUB. SUD PERUANA (see the previous three lots) and with rosy-toned fields, traces of encrustation around details. Note: The printed catalog (only) shows the wrong photo for this lot. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru (Republic of South Peru), 8 reales, 1838 MS, CONFEDERACION, NGC MS 61. KM-170.4. Nice luster with light toning, beautiful artistic-symbolic design (see previous four lots) rendered with full details and rims, in our opinion every bit of MS 62. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru (State of North Peru), gold 4 escudos, 1838 M, extremely rare, NGC AU 53, finest known in NGC census, ex-Hammel, ex-Goodman. KM-142.1. One of only three examples known and the finest known in private hands of this legendary rarity, once a highlight of the Latin American section of the famous Hammel Collection, whose cataloger described it as "a choice example of an extremely rare coin difficult to find in any condition. All the relevant sources simply say RARE" (still an accurate statement today). While it does have some light wear (as the assigned grade implies), the surfaces are lustrous and relatively free of marks, the reverse in particular showing a lovely red toning around the details, the finer of just two graded by NGC by three grades. It is a fitting finale for the illustrious-pedigreed suite of three-year South Peru-North Peru trophies in this auction (starting with lot 1035). Pedigreed to the Mortimer Hammel Collection (Stack's auction of September 1982, lot 904) and to the Irving Goodman Collection (Superior auction of June 1996, lot 1412), both stated on the label. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold 20 soles, 1863 YB, NGC MS 61. KM-194. Scarce and desirable (almost) one-year type (see next lot) with choice luster, full details, light surface hairlines on Liberty side only. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold 20 soles, 1869/3 YB, NGC AU 55. KM-unl (194 for type); Fr-unl (70 for type). Struck from identical dies as the 1863 in the previous lot but with the last digit over-punched with a 9 (traces of the 3 still visible), once believed to be an error, as stated in the only reference to mention it (La Amonedacion En Oro De Las Cecas De Lima, Cuzco Y Potosi, by Pedro E. de la Puente Jeri [1994], "Error de cuno, es un ejemplar de 1863 con una falla que da la impresion que apareciera un 9 en vez de un 3"), but now known for certain to be a legitimate overdate and in fact represented by three pieces, the other two being an example permanently impounded in the Banco de Peru and an NGC MS 62 in private hands (previously sold as PCGS AU58, admittedly higher grade but with egregious flaws around the head of Liberty). (Note that NGC refers to both that coin and this one as 1863/9 for unknown reasons.) Further research shows that the Lima mint report (cuenta de hacienda) for 1869 mentions a small amount of gold minted (in addition to plenty of silver) but does not specify the denomination. The present example shows ample luster in a rich gold color, with minor bagmarks on both sides, an attractive piece and an incredible opportunity for the Peruvian specialist or trophy collector. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Manila, Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, 1828 countermark (Type I) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1826 JM, very rare. KM-33; Cal-1303. Typically weakly struck XF, one side with MANILA above date and lined border design only partially covering the host's legend (that side possibly lightly cleaned), the other side with bolder crowned arms and less border but with (parts of) legend HABILITADO POR EL REY N.S.D. FERN. VII., also with more host details visible, including mintmark, denomination, assayer and date, that side also darker in tone, rather nice overall for this highly sought first crown-sized issue of the Philippines. It is worth noting that it was the lack of minting pressure and subsequent failure of the border design to efface the peripheral host details that this Type I striking was discontinued early on, which is why it is so rare. With NGC tag XF details / cleaned.

Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, crowned "F.7.o" countermark (Type V, 1832-4) on a Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1773 JR, NGC VF details / chopmarked, graffiti, c/s XF standard. KM-47; Cal-1305. A nicely toned piece with numerous fascinating aspects, including a fully detailed and deeply impressed countermark OVER one of several chopmarks on the obverse, with some other chops on reverse including one that was flattened out by the countermark on the other side (the stated graffiti in fields probably Malay script from its time), plus the fact that the host date is first-of-issue, a unique and important numismatic item for Asian collectors. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, crowned "F.7.o" countermark (Type V, 1832-4) on an Argentina (River Plate Provinces), 8 reales, 1813 J, Potosi mint, rare, NGC VF 20, c/s VF standard, ex-Derman, ex-Pomato. KM-44.1; Cal-1305. Bold full countermark placed just east of the central sun design (ostensibly the same diameter) on a fully detailed host that displays evidence of a slightly shifted double-strike in the legends (very rare for this type), nicely toned but with some small dark spots near rims (a bit weak, as made), second finest of just two in the NGC census, desirable Argentine pedigree. Pedigreed to the Mario Pomato Collection and to the Alberto "Coco" Derman Collection (Cayon auction of December 2007, lot 179). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, crowned "F.7.o" countermark (Type V, 1832-34) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1831 MM. KM-83; Cal-1305. 27.14 grams. Choice full countermark (AU) on richly toned XF host that bears unusually substantial luster on the fields, well struck with nice rims.

Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, crowned "F.7.o" countermark (Type V, 1832-4) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1832 MM, NGC VF 30, c/s VF strong. KM-83; Cal-1305. Full countermark and full host details nicely set off by dark, contrasting toning all over. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Isabel II, crowned "Y.II" countermark (Type VI, 1834-37) on an Argentina (River Plate Provinces), 8 soles, 1815 FL, Potosi mint, very rare, NGC AU 53, c/s AU standard. KM-94; Cal-668. Choice bold countermark and spectacular grade, with light toning over muted luster, clear denomination (but misattributed as 8 reales by NGC, hence its "top pop" status cannot be 100% confirmed), first we have offered of this type and only the second one we have seen, the 8R host being more common. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Isabel II, crowned "Y.II" countermark (Type VI, 1834-7) on an Argentina (River Plate Provinces), 8 soles, 1826 F, La Rioja mint, NGC XF details / cleaned, c/s AU strong, ex-Pomato. KM-95; Cal-668. Very bold countermark and host details, with light contrasting toning and strong strike all over, very attractive for this scarce and desirable host-type, the countermark desirably applied precisely over the sunface (same diameter), as if it were designed specifically for this host! Pedigreed to the Mario Pomato Collection and to the Cayon auction of December 2008 (lot 3046). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Isabel II, crowned "Y.II" countermark (Type VI, 1834-37) on a Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1834 ML, NGC AU details / cleaned, c/s AU strong. KM-unl; Cal-668. Bold full countermark and host details, all richly toned over muted luster, this host-type very scarce and in fact unlisted in KM. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Philippines (under Spain), gold 4 pesos, 1863, NGC AU 58. KM-144; Cal-856. Lustrous and only moderately bagmarked, popular issue that ran alongside an equivalent 100-reales issue in Spain proper. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Philippines (under Spain), 10 centavos, Alfonso XII, 1885, NGC MS 66+. KM-148; Cal-102. Superb luster and strike, no marks or wear, with lovely toning around rims, frozen date (struck 1885-98, i.e., well into the reign of Alfonso XIII), tied with two others for second finest known in the NGC census behind a single MS 67. (Note: KM and many catalogers refer to this issue as 10 centimos in error.) Please use this link to verify the certification number

Philippines (under Spain), 1 peso, Alfonso XIII, 1897 SG-V, NGC MS 62. KM-154; Cal-122. Nice luster, faintly toned, minimal bagmarks, popular one-year type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Puerto Rico (under Spain), 1 peso, Alfonso XIII, 1895 PG-V, PCGS MS63. KM-24; Cal-128. Splashy rainbow toning over strong luster, minimal bagmarks, very popular one-year type sought by U.S. and Spanish buyers alike. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Puerto Rico (under Spain), 5 centavos, Alfonso XIII, 1896 PG-V, NGC MS 66 ("top pop"). KM-20; Cal-124. Blast white and blazingly lustrous, virtually no bagmarks, top grade among well over 200 total entries at NGC. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Russia (Moscow mint), 1 rouble, Peter I ("the Great"), 1723 OK, small cross on chest, continuous obverse legend with rosettes, PCGS XF detail / repaired. Bitkin-884; KM-162.3; Dav-1658. Unevenly toned obverse with old digs behind head, minor repair at one o'clock on obverse rim, the reverse somewhat lustrous, a scarce and desirable type that comes in several varieties. Pedigreed to a banker's collection from the early 1900s. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Russia (St Petersburg mint), 50 kopecks, Nicholas II, 1914 (BC), NGC MS 63. Bitkin-94; KM-Y58.2. Lightly toned over ample luster, a few tiny rim-bumps but practically no bagmarks. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Nevis, black dogg (three halfpence), rectangular countermark NEVIS on a genuine Cayenne 2 sous 1782-A, rare. Prd-5; KM-1. 1.57 grams. Choice full XF countermark above 1782 date and A mintmark on genuine but well-worn host (XRF tested at 62.98% silver and 36.12% copper), also with CAYENNE mostly visible, a rare and desirable issue that commands a premium for the host date (most seen are 1789, if visible at all), the formerly French island of Nevis somewhat famous for being the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton.

South Africa (under Great Britain), gold sovereign, George V, 1927, NGC MS 63. Sp-4004; KM-21. Rich gold color, minimal bagmarks on very slightly grainy surfaces (as made) resulting in muted luster. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Southern Rhodesia, 2 shillings, 1944, NGC MS 62. KM-19a. Very light rainbow toning over muted luster with a few bagmarks, choice grade, currently tied with two others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain (Castile and Leon), gold dobla of 35 maravedis, Pedro I ("the Cruel," 1350-1369), P below lion, NGC MS 65-star, finest known in NGC census. Cay-1280; Fr-108. 4.54 grams. Incredibly sharp and well-preserved details justifying the extreme high grade and "star" designation for choiceness, with full legends and in rich gold color, scarcer type with P below the lion, the sole finest of eight in the current NGC census (also superior to any of the earlier bust type). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain (Castile and Leon), 1 real of 3 maravedis, Enrique II (1369-79), NGC AU 58. Cay-1313. 3.46 grams. Choice full details (well struck) with deep, rich and even toning, practically no wear but somewhat low in luster, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain (Castile and Leon), 1 real, Enrique III (1390-1406), S and three stars around cross, NGC MS 64. Cay-1489. 3.46 grams. Broad flan with bold full details, bright white as nearly pristine and non-toned. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain (special issue struck for the Americas), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, three dots vertically flanking shield, mintmark S on reverse, arrows to left of crowned F, very rare, NGC XF details / damaged. Lopez de la Fuente-F8.5; Cal-443. 3.36 grams. Broad flan with full legends, nicely toned, with light scuff on obverse and heavier scratches on reverse (all old), desirable type. Before coins were made in the New World, Ferdinand and Isabel attempted several importations of coins from Spain, starting with this special issue with a crowned F inserted between the yoke and arrows on reverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Segovia, Spain, gold 4 excelentes, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark at top, denomination Arabic 4 above K at bottom between busts, rare, NGC AU 53. Cal-772; Fr-125. 13.93 grams. Impressively broad flan with well-detailed facing portraits, choice full crowned shield, nearly full legends in Latin lettering (later variety), rich gold color with light high-point wear and hairlines on obverse, a rare and desirable type, second finest in NGC census behind a single AU 55 (with one higher at MS62 at PCGS). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, 8 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, S to left, denomination o-VIII to right, assayer Gothic D on reverse between yoke and arrows, legends ending in DEI and ARA, NGC AU 55. Lopez de la Fuente-I5.1.31; Cal-577. 27.21 grams. Broad, round flan with choice full legends and inner details, deeply toned (low contrast) with hints of red and blue, desirable first "crown" of Spain. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S to left, denomination o-IIII to right, assayer Gothic D on reverse, NGC MS 61. Lopez de la Fuente-H5.6.26; Cal-564. 13.92 grams Sharply detailed centers and most of legends, rather lustrous (especially on the reverse) with small spots of light toning, no wear. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark B on reverse with assayer X to left of cross potent in legend, NGC XF 40. Lopez de la Fuente-F1.6.1.12; Cal-317. 3.23 grams. Deeply toned and fully detailed, including legends, the high points evenly worn. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, 1/4 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer o below mintmark S below yoke, rare, NGC VF 25, ex-Huntington. Lopez de la Fuente-D6.1; Cal-172. Broad flan with 100% full legends (Gothic) and inner details, with deep rich toning and honest even wear, rare denomination, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the A.M. Huntington Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mallorca, Spain, gold 1 ducat, Charles I (1516-56), stars flanking bust, assayer not visible, NGC XF 45, finest and only example in NGC census. Cal-108; Fr-54. 3.36 grams. Bold portrait of king, full but off-center shield enabling a full MAIORICARVM in legend before an unclear assayer-mark (supposedly a small shield with crescents), nicely toned around the details, overall a rather decent example of this rarely seen type from the island of Mallorca. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Gerona, Spain, billon dinero, Charles I (1516-56), right-facing bust, mintmark G above shield, NGC AU 58, finest and only example in NGC census. Cal-6. 0.79 gram. Oblong flan with bold central design (bust and shield) highlighted with nice luster, the legends cruder and darker, listed in references as a copper issue but XRF tests indicate 15% silver. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, 1590 date to right, assayer Gothic D below denomination o-VIII and mintmark S to left, NGC MS 62. Cal-728. 27.23 grams Choice full cross-lions-castles, the shield also full and well-detailed but slightly doubled, full date and mintmark and assayer, some legend on a broad flan with very light toning over muted luster, second finest in current NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, 1593/2 date to right, assayer B below denomination o-VIII and mintmark S to left. Cal-737. 27.52 grams. Super full cross and shield, the latter with bold full S-oVIII-B to left and 1593 date to right (the 3/2 rather weak), lightly toned AU with traces of surface corrosion on reverse.

Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, fleur above shield, assayer Gothic D at four o'clock outside tressure on reverse, NGC MS 61. Cal-576. 13.62 grams. Excellent full crown, shield and cross-lions-castles, full mintmark and bold full denomination and assayer (which appears to be a squared C, as is seen on some 8 reales but is unlisted in this denomination), nearly full legends, attractively toned. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Segovia, Spain, gold milled 1 escudo, Philip III, 1607 C, king's name as PHILIP, NGC MS 65. Cal-1015; KM-29. Scarce and desirable first milled gold of Spain (second variety with 9-shaped ornament after abbreviated king's name), with razor-sharp and pristine details, muted luster on unblemished fields, second highest grade in NGC census behind a pair of MS 66's. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, 1622 D, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Cal-1631; KM-80. Bold full cross-lions-castles with full date above, nearly full but doubled shield with S-D to left above full king's ordinal IIII, much peripheral flatness with small edge-crack, lightly toned, currently the finest of four in the NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, 1633 R. Cal-1646; KM-80. 26.65 grams. Good full shield with clear dot-S-R-dot to left, full cross-lions-castles with bottom parts of all four digits of date above, XF with toning in crevices, large edge-crack.

Barcelona, Spain, 5 sueldos (revolutionary issue), 1641, NGC MS 62, finest and only example in NGC census. KM-17. 5.63 grams. Boldly struck and deeply rainbow toned, with full and clear date outside of full cross and V-S flanking full crowned shield, one edge-crack, choice grade (possibly finest known), interesting and desirable type struck during a revolt by the Duke of Olivares over taxation by the crown, scarce one-year issue struck in the name of the Spanish king Philip IV prior to a new type with bust of the French king Louis XIII under his protectorate. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Segovia, Spain, milled 4 reales, Charles II, 1683 BR, three-arch aqueduct, dots at mintmark, NGC MS 65, ex-Moore. Cal-558; KM-200. Oversized flan with incredibly sharp details draped in deep rainbow toning with much underlying luster, virtually as struck but with several small die-cracks (late die-state), very rare grade, second finest in current NGC census behind a single MS 66. Pedigreed to the D. Moore Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold milled 8 escudos, Philip V, 1701 M, florets flanking fleece, 8-S-8-M in tressure-dimples, NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. Cal-2267; KM-260. Fully detailed strike (evenly impressed, perhaps just a hair weak in centers) with superb luster, incomplete rims (slightly off-center), bright yellow color, gem quality that is about as original as you can get for this type, desirable first date that is variety-rich, this being the finest in the NGC census for all the varieties. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold milled 8 escudos, Philip V, 1703 J, 8-S-8-J in tressure-dimples, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Cal-2270; KM-260. Bold and well-centered strike with rich red toning all over, light wear and no luster, finest in the NGC census for this variety. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold milled 8 escudos, Philip V, 1723 J, NGC XF details / removed from jewelry. Cal-2296; KM-315. Rare and desirable type with nice full details, albeit with polished surfaces and some small marks, slightly off-center obverse, traces of die-clashing on reverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Philip V, 1742 PJ, NGC MS 62. Cal-1644; KM-361.2. Tremendous luster and choice full details, slight flan-bulge in center of reverse, impressively flashy, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Philip V (third bust), 1744 PJ, NGC MS 62. Cal-1649; KM-361.2. Nice luster with hint of reddish toning, fully detailed strike (centers slightly soft), listed as "top pop" in NGC census but technically tied for second finest behind another example under a different listing (the varieties for this date being second or third bust, not with or without rosettes in legend). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, milled 2 reales, Philip V, 1734 PA, NGC MS 64, finest known in NGC census. Cal-990; KM-355. Near-mirror luster with prooflike details, light toning, one long adjustment mark on reverse but otherwise as close to perfect as you can get for this lower-weight type known as "pistareen." Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1754 JB, NGC AU 55. Cal-557; KM-378. Nice strike with smooth fields (but not lustrous), toned around details. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1786 C, NGC AU 55. Cal-2191; KM-409.2a. Flashy luster in legends and on reverse, the bust with high-point wear, minor marks and flaws in fields, full rims. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1780/79 PJ, NGC AU 58. Cal-1783; KM-418.1. Strong luster and choice strike, the bust particularly sharp (fully detailed), with practically no wear but with faint surface hairlines on obverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1786 DV, PCGS AU58. Cal-1791; KM-418.1a. Fully detailed strike with rich color, muted luster, faint hairlines in obverse fields. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1773 PJ, PCGS MS61, finest known in PCGS census. Cal-1544; KM-417.1. Incredibly flashy with luster and razor-sharp details, almost prooflike, surely MS63 on a better day but probably downgraded for some wispy hairlines in front of face, finest at PCGS in any case, exceeded only by a (no doubt comparable) MS 63 at NGC. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1780 PJ, NGC MS 60, finest known in NGC census. Cal-1558; KM-417.1. Bold strike with satin-smooth reverse field, the obverse fields lightly hairlined but with luster in legend, traces of red toning here and there. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1788/78 M/PJ, NGC AU 58. Cal-1573; KM-unl (417.1a for type). Nice luster (especially on reverse), choice full rims, high-point wear on bust only, bits of black encrustation in crevices of shield, the overdate clear but the over-assayer harder to discern, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1787/6 DV, NGC AU 58. Cal-1369; KM-416.1a. Bold strike with reddish toning, minimal luster, fairly clear overdate (not noted by NGC). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1759 JP, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census. Cal-1241; KM-389.1. Very bold strike with strong luster, light yellow color, adjustment marks on shield, first date of "rat nose" type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1772 PJ, NGC MS 62+. Cal-1256; KM-415.1. Nice strike with ample luster, first date of new type with a more flattering rendering of the king's profile. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1778 PJ, NGC MS 64. Cal-1267; KM-415.1. Perfect strike and surfaces, without even a trace of marks or wear, one of three at this second highest grade in the NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Barcelona, Spain, gold 80 reales, Isabel II, 1846 PS, NGC MS 63. Cal-715; KM-578.1. Brightly lustrous on satin-smooth surfaces, tied with one other for second finest behind a single MS 64 in the current NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Barcelona, Spain, gold 40 reales, Isabel II, 1863, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census. Cal-677; KM-618.1. Satin-smooth surfaces with brilliant cartwheel luster, absolutely lovely and well deserving of its finest-known status, one-year type with bannerless arms. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold 40 reales, Isabel II, 1864, NGC MS 62. Cal-678; KM-618.1. Choice strike and brilliant luster, with trivial bagmarks only, bright gold color. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Jubia, Spain, copper 2 maravedis, Isabel II, 1844, NGC MS 61 Brown, finest and only example in NGC census. Cal-41; KM-532.2. Bold strike, somewhat dark but with traces of colorful luster around details, choice grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, 1 peseta, 1869 SN-M, GOBIERNO PROVISIONAL, NGC MS 63. Cal-16; KM-652. Flashy luster, starting to tone at rims, minimal bagmarks only, first type with GOBIERNO PROVISIONAL instead of ESPANA at top of obverse. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold 25 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1877(77) DE-M, second 7 appearing as a 5 in right-hand star, NGC MS 66. Cal-69; KM-673. Satin surfaces with prominent die-polish lines, much luster, near top grade but star variety not noted by NGC. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold 25 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1878(78) EM-M, NGC MS 63. Cal-71; KM-673. Rich gold color with strong luster and bold strike (almost prooflike), minimal tiny bagmarks. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold 25 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1879(79) EM-M, NGC MS 66. Cal-74; KM-673. Strongly lustrous and rich in color, also perfectly struck, with practically pristine surfaces, currently tied with two others for second finest in the NGC census behind a single MS 67. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold 25 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1880(80) MS-M, PCGS MS64 Prooflike, finest known in PCGS census. Cal-79; KM-673. With deeply mirrored fields and nearly frosted details (and only trivial tiny bagmarks), this is the sole example of this date designated as Prooflike by PCGS (with none so designated at NGC, whose highest grade is MS 66). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold 25 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1881(81) MS-M, bust with beard, NGC MS 65. Cal-82; KM-687. Near-pristine surfaces with nice, soft luster, first date of new bust with sideburns, second highest grade in NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold reverse proof 1.5 euros (1 oz), 2021, Iberian lynx, NGC Reverse PF 70 ('top pop"). KM-unl. With an actual gold weight of 0.9999 troy oz, this is a new product from the Madrid Mint, showcasing its ability to craft perfect specimens, the reverse-proof effect (frosted fields, mirror details) quite eye-catching, intentionally oriented in the NGC holder so that the pillar-dollar design so familiar to Spanish colonial collectors is front and center, the other side displaying the head of an Iberian Lynx. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Sweden, riksdaler, Adolf Fredrik, 1753 HM, F under bust, rare, PCGS AU detail / cleaned. KM-464.1; Dav-1731. Vivid peacock toning on obverse only, tiny nicks on both sides but no big damage, scarce and popular Scandinavian crown. Pedigreed to a banker's collection from the early 1900s. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Caracas, Venezuela, "imitation cob" 2 reales, date "184" (early 1800s), NGC AU details / reverse scratched. Cal-747; KM-C13.1; Stohr-9. 5.00 grams. Large choice planchet with most details visible including full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles (transposed quadrants), all three M's and L's in the "mintmark" and "assayer" positions, respectively (relative to colonial cobs), lightly toned over traces of muted luster. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Caracas, Venezuela, 4 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819 BS, castles and lions in proper quadrants, very rare, NGC XF 40. Cal-1027; KM-C7.2; Stohr-12. 10.22 grams. All details full except for rims, with light even toning all over, very rare and highly sought type known as a "toston," usually found holed or at least damaged (which this is not), and made in small numbers, this example in fact second finest in the current NGC census behind a single AU 58. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818 BS, F-7 flanking cross, lions and castles transposed. Cal-729; KM-C6.1; Stohr-11. 5.44 grams. VF+ with choice strike, nice toning, a few minor marks and some porosity at rims but overall rather nice for this brief type.

Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1820 BS, F-7 flanking cross, lions and castles in proper quadrants. Cal-738; KM-C6.1; Stohr-11. 4.69 grams. Boldly struck VF+ with deep toning around details for excellent contrast, some odd bubbly porosity on pillars side, possibly lightly shaved on edge.

Maracaibo, Venezuela (now attributed to Cuba), 1 real, Ferdinand VII, (1813), very rare, NGC VF 35. Cal-598; KM-4.1 (under Santo Domingo). 2.26 grams Off-center bust with clear 7 to right, weaker F to left, unevenly struck but well-centered crowned shield (lions and castles transposed) with full R to right, deeply toned, with minor lamination and areas of flatness. The latest archival research by Luis Ponte, presented at the MMXXI Cartagena conference, has determined that this issue (traditionally attributed to Santo Domingo or Maracaibo, the former per KM and the latter per Calico [as "incierta"] and NGC, along with related copper 1 and 2 cuartos) was actually made in Cuba. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Venezuela (struck at the Paris Mint by Barre), silver essai 1/2 real, 1863 E, extremely rare, NGC SP 61. KM-E3; Stohr-E23. A highly desirable and very important piece for Venezuelan numismatists, with deeply toned fields and legends outside of bright silver centers that make the bust of Paez (inside the legend CIUDADANO ESCLARECIDO) really stand out, strong die-polish lines on obverse (easily mistaken for hairlines), from an anachronistic series in Spanish reales. Only ten essais of this denomination were minted (a Paris Mint tradition) of which only three are known in private hands, the most recently auctioned being the Count Ferrari-Wayte Raymond-Rosenman-Badler example sold in June 2019 by Numismatica Maracaibo (graded slightly higher as SP 62 at NGC), plus at least three in museums. It is unknown whether any of the recorded specimens was sold in Schulman in 1911 (Salbach) and 1966. The present piece is being auctioned for the first time. General Jose Antonio Paez was a prominent figure in the War of Colombian Independence but also fought successfully to separate Venezuela from Gran Colombia in 1830, serving as its first president off and on until 1863. The 1863 essais were for coinage struck as a propaganda measure by the dictator toward the end of the Guerra Federal (1859-63), before Paez stepped down and left the country. The actual coins were sent back to Paris and melted. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Venezuela (struck at the Paris Mint by Barre), gold essai (5 venezolanos), 1875 A, reeded edge, extremely rare, NGC PF 62 Cameo. KM-E20; Stohr-E37; Fr-4a. Lovely satin proof with lightly frosted bust of Bolivar on obverse and national arms on reverse, strong die-polish lines inhabiting brightly lustrous fields, perhaps the faintest hint of high-point friction but really not enough to keep this from higher grade in our opinion. This essai is a keystone in Venezuelan numismatics, from a minuscule mintage of ten coins, of which the positive locations of all (or almost all) are known--four in private hands, presumably four in museums (including the Banco Central and Banco de Maracaibo in Venezuela), plus one buried in the cornerstone of a statue of Bolivar in Caracas, and now the present piece, which has never been auctioned before. The only examples auctioned publicly since 1954 have been Farouk-Pittman (Akers auction of August 1999, lot 3691) and Clapp-Eliasberg-Millennia (Goldberg auction of May 2008, lot 1211), neither of which is the present coin. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Venezuela, vulcanite (rubber) 1 centavo hacienda token of General Joaquin Crespo, 1889, very rare. Rulau-p. 428. 0.96 gram. Tokens like this one made in a reddish rubber known as "gutta-percha" were issued in several denominations of 10 reales down to 1 centavo, all at least scarce but the smaller denominations apparently the rarest, by the Venezuelan General Joaquin Crespo (whose bust appears on the obverse) during his exile between presidencies, for use at his various haciendas in the states of Aragua and Guarico. While Rulau states that each denomination was a different color, the present piece appears to be the same red color as the 5 reales, just smaller in size (24mm vs. 32mm), with choice UNC details and no noticeable damage, first we have ever seen in this denomination.

West Indies, imitation Brazil (Rio mint) gold 6400 reis, Maria I and Pedro III, 1784-R, PCGS AU details / tooled. LMB-466 (original). Bold full details in good gold (the dies probably cast from an original) but with new edge applied (shorter flan), some light marks and hairlines on fields, plus light file-marks on edge, but no outright tooling that we can see. Please use this link to verify the certification number