Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III

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Eric P. Newman Collection Part III, sold by Heritage Auctions, January 2014, featuring world coins.

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3491. Lot 30160

描述:: Johann Hunyadi (Regent, 1446-53) Goldgulden c.1446, Fr-14, Huszar-615, Rethy-154A, AU55 NGC. Obv. + IOHAn?S ? D ? h ? W ? R ? VnGARI? ? GV ?, quartered arms of Hungary-Hunyadi in beaded border. Rev. ? S ? LADISL | AVS ? R?X ?, St. Ladislaus standing facing, an axe in his right hand and an orb in his left; an "n" and shield on either side. A very well-centered example with the full beaded border on both sides of the flan. With just one small area of weakness to each side, the devices remain sharp with tiny deposits in a portion of the legend. This issue is very scarce, having only been produced for perhaps six months to a year after Johann's election as regent for Ladislaus V in June of 1446. Ladislaus would remain a prisoner of the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich III until 1452, the year before Johann relinquished his regency. Hunyadi spent most of his career warding off the advances of the Ottoman Empire. While defeated at the Battle of Varna and the second Battle of Kosovo, Hunyadi was ultimately successful. The apex of his struggle was his victory at the Siege of Belgrade in 1456. He died of a plague that broke out in his encampment just weeks after breaking the siege. Realized $14,100.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3492. Lot 30160

描述:: Johann Hunyadi (Regent, 1446-53) Goldgulden c.1446, Fr-14, Huszar-615, Rethy-154A, AU55 NGC. Obv. + IOHAn?S ? D ? h ? W ? R ? VnGARI? ? GV ?, quartered arms of Hungary-Hunyadi in beaded border. Rev. ? S ? LADISL | AVS ? R?X ?, St. Ladislaus standing facing, an axe in his right hand and an orb in his left; an "n" and shield on either side. A very well-centered example with the full beaded border on both sides of the flan. With just one small area of weakness to each side, the devices remain sharp with tiny deposits in a portion of the legend. This issue is very scarce, having only been produced for perhaps six months to a year after Johann's election as regent for Ladislaus V in June of 1446. Ladislaus would remain a prisoner of the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich III until 1452, the year before Johann relinquished his regency. Hunyadi spent most of his career warding off the advances of the Ottoman Empire. While defeated at the Battle of Varna and the second Battle of Kosovo, Hunyadi was ultimately successful. The apex of his struggle was his victory at the Siege of Belgrade in 1456. He died of a plague that broke out in his encampment just weeks after breaking the siege. Realized $14,100.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3493. Lot 30159

描述:: Maria of Anjou (1382-95) Goldgulden 1387-95, Fr-8, Huszar-564, Rethy-111, MS63 NGC. Obv. + MARI? ? D?I ? G ? R ? VnGARI?, arms of Hungary-Anjou in tressure within hexalobe. Rev. S ? LADISL | AVS ? R?, St. Ladislaus standing facing, an axe in his right hand and an orb in his left; a lis in the right field. A bright and lustrous example, featuring an exacting strike and a problem-free flan. Maria's arms are particularly sharp. The only hints of weakness are at the rims. Maria's reign as the last of the Capetian line of Hungarian monarchs was a troubled one. Her mother ruled as regent in her minority until her marriage in 1385 to Duke Sigismund of Luxemburg. Within the year, she was overthrown by her agnate, Charles II (King of Naples until 1385). Upon his death in February of 1386, she was imprisoned by Neapolitan partisans until freed by her husband in 1387. While co-ruler with Sigismund, Maria retained her own seal; it is believed coins were struck both in her name and Sigismund's until her death in a riding accident in 1395. Ex: ?Colonel? E.H.R. Green; Green Estate? Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $9,400.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3494. Lot 30159

描述:: Maria of Anjou (1382-95) Goldgulden 1387-95, Fr-8, Huszar-564, Rethy-111, MS63 NGC. Obv. + MARI? ? D?I ? G ? R ? VnGARI?, arms of Hungary-Anjou in tressure within hexalobe. Rev. S ? LADISL | AVS ? R?, St. Ladislaus standing facing, an axe in his right hand and an orb in his left; a lis in the right field. A bright and lustrous example, featuring an exacting strike and a problem-free flan. Maria's arms are particularly sharp. The only hints of weakness are at the rims. Maria's reign as the last of the Capetian line of Hungarian monarchs was a troubled one. Her mother ruled as regent in her minority until her marriage in 1385 to Duke Sigismund of Luxemburg. Within the year, she was overthrown by her agnate, Charles II (King of Naples until 1385). Upon his death in February of 1386, she was imprisoned by Neapolitan partisans until freed by her husband in 1387. While co-ruler with Sigismund, Maria retained her own seal; it is believed coins were struck both in her name and Sigismund's until her death in a riding accident in 1395. Ex: ?Colonel? E.H.R. Green; Green Estate? Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $9,400.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3495. Lot 30158

描述:: Victoria Proof Dollar 1866, KM10, Proof 64 NGC. Plain Edge - Medal Rotation. Deep reflectively with an appealing layer of rich iridescent tone that consists of swirling blues in the centers mixed with maroon and gold tone around both Victoria's bust and the legends. As a proof, four different variations exist: Reeded Edge/Coin Rotation, Reeded Edge/Medal Rotation, Plain Edge/Coin Rotation, and Plain Edge/Medal Rotation. As a type, the issue is truly transcendent in the annals of world coinage and, for most collectors, even a lesser example would immediately become a collection cornerstone. Realized $64,625.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3496. Lot 30158

描述:: Victoria Proof Dollar 1866, KM10, Proof 64 NGC. Plain Edge - Medal Rotation. Deep reflectively with an appealing layer of rich iridescent tone that consists of swirling blues in the centers mixed with maroon and gold tone around both Victoria's bust and the legends. As a proof, four different variations exist: Reeded Edge/Coin Rotation, Reeded Edge/Medal Rotation, Plain Edge/Coin Rotation, and Plain Edge/Medal Rotation. As a type, the issue is truly transcendent in the annals of world coinage and, for most collectors, even a lesser example would immediately become a collection cornerstone. Realized $64,625.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3497. Lot 30157

描述:: Ferdinand VI gold Escudo 1751/0 G-J, p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 12px;line-height: 1.15;text-align: justify;"}KM-A6, Fr-3, Calico-194, AU53 NGC. A coin of incredible significance to collectors of Spanish Colonial coinage, as it is among the earliest portrait-type Escudos from Guatemala and is only significantly pre-dated by several Felipe V 8 Escudos and a single Philip V 1 Escudo that are all of great rarity. Engraved locally in Guatemala with a crude bust of Ferdinand VI similar to the one used in his proclamation medals dated 1747. The reverse, more refined in its depiction, holds the crowned arms of Spain with the "J" initial of assayer Jose de Leon y Sosa (not to be confused with his uncle and Director of the Mint Jose Eustaquio de Leon) between rosettes at left with the "I" numeral between rosettes at right. While traditionally considered a hammered issue, we believe the present piece was among the first milled gold coins produced in Guatemala. The trail of evidence to support this claim begins in 1739 with correspondence between the Guatemala Mint and the king requesting instruction on how to strike "round or spherical" money. The 2011 sale of a round milled-edge Pillar 2 Reales dated 1742 confirms that by then, Eustaquio de Leon had either made or bought a coin press, and was able to strike milled-edge trials. Later evidence of such capability includes the aforementioned proclamation medals of 1747 which are uniformly accomplished with a better strike and rounder flans than their hammered counterparts ? all with ornamental edges similar to the later Pillar type. p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 12px;line-height: 1.15;text-align: justify;"}Furthermore it is undeniable that Eustaquio de Leon had ensured, since the mint's first issues in 1733, to issue gold coins that were in the closest possible accordance with the Seville 1728 Royal Ordinance (establishing the milled coinage for the Spanish American mints): indeed, all the early Guatemala gold coins are hand struck but nevertheless still have round planchets with an edge design. It is therefore natural to assume that he may have used the new technical capabilities of his mint in improving his gold coinage: as opposed to the silver issues issued on comparatively large numbers, the gold issues had always been very limited due to the meager gold bullion amounts that entered the mint. Their small issued mintages would, therefore, not stretch the new machinery beyond its stress capabilities. Despite obviously extensive research, Carlos Jara's recent reference work (2010) on the Guatemala Mint lists a single example of this issue (see pages 91-93): that piece sold in an April 2009 Aureo & Calico auction, and is the Ex: Peltzer-Newcomer specimen, also used as the Calico plate coin.? That example was, much like the present specimen, off-centered; it was struck from the same pair of dies, as one would expect from the small mintage of 279 pieces. That piece had been used in jewelry at one time, and a repaired hole above the bust left the surfaces unnatural, but nevertheless, it hammered at 14,000 Euros. Given the present specimen's vast superiority, it's difficult to even speculate on a value, but one thing is clear - it's a very special coin. A unique opportunity to obtain what is certainly the finest of Guatemala's first milled Escudos. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $45,531.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3498. Lot 30157

描述:: Ferdinand VI gold Escudo 1751/0 G-J, p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 12px;line-height: 1.15;text-align: justify;"}KM-A6, Fr-3, Calico-194, AU53 NGC. A coin of incredible significance to collectors of Spanish Colonial coinage, as it is among the earliest portrait-type Escudos from Guatemala and is only significantly pre-dated by several Felipe V 8 Escudos and a single Philip V 1 Escudo that are all of great rarity. Engraved locally in Guatemala with a crude bust of Ferdinand VI similar to the one used in his proclamation medals dated 1747. The reverse, more refined in its depiction, holds the crowned arms of Spain with the "J" initial of assayer Jose de Leon y Sosa (not to be confused with his uncle and Director of the Mint Jose Eustaquio de Leon) between rosettes at left with the "I" numeral between rosettes at right. While traditionally considered a hammered issue, we believe the present piece was among the first milled gold coins produced in Guatemala. The trail of evidence to support this claim begins in 1739 with correspondence between the Guatemala Mint and the king requesting instruction on how to strike "round or spherical" money. The 2011 sale of a round milled-edge Pillar 2 Reales dated 1742 confirms that by then, Eustaquio de Leon had either made or bought a coin press, and was able to strike milled-edge trials. Later evidence of such capability includes the aforementioned proclamation medals of 1747 which are uniformly accomplished with a better strike and rounder flans than their hammered counterparts ? all with ornamental edges similar to the later Pillar type. p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 12px;line-height: 1.15;text-align: justify;"}Furthermore it is undeniable that Eustaquio de Leon had ensured, since the mint's first issues in 1733, to issue gold coins that were in the closest possible accordance with the Seville 1728 Royal Ordinance (establishing the milled coinage for the Spanish American mints): indeed, all the early Guatemala gold coins are hand struck but nevertheless still have round planchets with an edge design. It is therefore natural to assume that he may have used the new technical capabilities of his mint in improving his gold coinage: as opposed to the silver issues issued on comparatively large numbers, the gold issues had always been very limited due to the meager gold bullion amounts that entered the mint. Their small issued mintages would, therefore, not stretch the new machinery beyond its stress capabilities. Despite obviously extensive research, Carlos Jara's recent reference work (2010) on the Guatemala Mint lists a single example of this issue (see pages 91-93): that piece sold in an April 2009 Aureo & Calico auction, and is the Ex: Peltzer-Newcomer specimen, also used as the Calico plate coin.? That example was, much like the present specimen, off-centered; it was struck from the same pair of dies, as one would expect from the small mintage of 279 pieces. That piece had been used in jewelry at one time, and a repaired hole above the bust left the surfaces unnatural, but nevertheless, it hammered at 14,000 Euros. Given the present specimen's vast superiority, it's difficult to even speculate on a value, but one thing is clear - it's a very special coin. A unique opportunity to obtain what is certainly the finest of Guatemala's first milled Escudos. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $45,531.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3499. Lot 30156

描述:: Victoria gold Proof Half Sovereign 1839, S-3859, WR-343, KM735.1, PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC. Young Head, plain edge. A splendid example of the specimen made for the Coronation proof sets of this year. This boldly detailed coin is quite charming, with its heavy cameo portrait, orange-peel gold texture, and sparkling reflective luster. While not a rare coin per se,?the proof half sovereign of 1839 is generally found in somewhat mishandled condition as a result of its traditional storage in the plush presentation case. Coins tended to roll around and come in contact with others in the set; they were frequently touched and sometimes cleaned. A dazzling proof like this piece is truly exceptional and is a Victorian numismatic prize. Realized $12,925.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

3500. Lot 30156

描述:: Victoria gold Proof Half Sovereign 1839, S-3859, WR-343, KM735.1, PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC. Young Head, plain edge. A splendid example of the specimen made for the Coronation proof sets of this year. This boldly detailed coin is quite charming, with its heavy cameo portrait, orange-peel gold texture, and sparkling reflective luster. While not a rare coin per se,?the proof half sovereign of 1839 is generally found in somewhat mishandled condition as a result of its traditional storage in the plush presentation case. Coins tended to roll around and come in contact with others in the set; they were frequently touched and sometimes cleaned. A dazzling proof like this piece is truly exceptional and is a Victorian numismatic prize. Realized $12,925.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.