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Among the rarities in the November 2019 sale are NGC-certified coins from the storied 1715 Fleet.

Many rare coins graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® and notes graded by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) are up for bidding in Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s World, US Coin and Paper Money Treasure Auction 26. Five sessions will take place November 1-2, 2019, live in Orlando, Florida, and online at auction.sedwickcoins.com, followed by an Internet-only session on November 4.

In addition, NGC, Numismatic Conservation Services™ (NCS®) and PMG will attend the Orlando event to hand out information, explain the companies’ services and benefits, and answer questions. (NGC, NCS and PMG will not accept direct submissions at the show.)

1888 Honduras Gold 20 Pesos graded NGC AU 58.

The coin with the highest estimate is an 1888 Honduras Gold 20 Pesos graded NGC AU 58. Gold coins from Honduras in the 19th Century are extremely rare, and this one has an estimate of $40,000 to $80,000.

Among the other highlights from the auction, which includes coins pedigreed to the famous 1715 Spanish Fleet that wrecked in a hurricane off the coast of Florida, are:

NGC-graded coins: Session 1 – November 1, 2019

• A 1714MO J Mexico 8 Escudos – Date on Obverse, pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet and to the John Pullin Collection, graded NGC MS 60. Estimate: $20,000 to $40,000
• A 1714MO J Mexico 8 Escudos – Date on Reverse, pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet and to the John Pullin Collection, graded NGC MS 63. Estimate: $15,000 to $30,000
• A 1708L H Peru 8 Escudos, pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet, graded NGC MS 63. Estimate: $15,000 to $30,000
• A 1711L M Peru 8 Escudos, pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet, graded NGC MS 63. Estimate: $15,000 to $22,500
• A 1715MO J Mexico 8 Escudos – Plain Tessures, pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet and to the John Pullin Collection, graded NGC MS 63. Estimate: $12,500 to $20,000
• A 1715MO J Mexico 4 Escudos, pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet and to the John Pullin Collection, graded NGC MS 62. Estimate: $10,000 to $20,000
• A 1705L H Peru 4 Escudos, pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet, graded NGC MS 62. Estimate: $10,000 to $20,000
• A 1715L M Peru 8 Escudos graded XF 45. Estimate: $10,000 to $15,000

NGC-graded coins: Session 2 and Session 3 – November 1, 2019

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1715J, NGC XF details / plugged, repaired.

• A 1715MO J Mexico 8 Reales – Royal Coinage, graded NGC XF Details. Estimate: $15,000 to $22,500
• A (1541)M P/R Mexico 4 Reales – Rhomboid Panel, graded NGC XF 45. Estimate: $6,000 to $9,000
• An 1841LIMA MB Peru 8 Escudos, pedigreed as the Calico Plate Coin, graded NGC XF 45. Estimate: $10,000 to $20,000
• An 1822M SR Spain 320 Reales, graded NGC MS 63. Estimate: $10,000 to $20,000

PMG-graded notes: Session 4 – November 2, 2019

Falkland Islands, Pick# A3, 1915 1 Pound, graded PMG Fine 12.

• A Falkland Islands 1899-1915 1 Pound, graded PMG Fine 12. Estimate: $4,000 to $8,000 (To read a PMG article about this note, click here.)
• A Greece Undated (1897-1900) 25 Drachmai Specimen, graded PMG Very Fine 30. Estimate: $2,500 to $5,000
• A Colombia 1880-89 1 Peso, graded PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. Estimate: $2,500 to $3,750

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A large variety of gold and silver shipwreck bars as well as numismatic rarities will attract excited bidding during Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s Treasure, World, U.S Coin & Paper Money Auction 26. The floor auction will be held on Nov. 1-2, 2019 at the DoubleTree Disney Springs in Orlando, FL and live online.

Ingots from famous wrecks like the “Tumbaga wreck” of ca. 1528 will be found in the sale. The Atocha, sunk in 1622 off Key West, Florida, will be represented by three gold “finger” bars, one of which is a long specimen weighing 1,325 grams and estimated at $50,000 and up that last appeared in the 1987 Caesars Palace auction of Atocha artifacts. A further seven large silver ingots from the Atocha will also be sold, several of which have the same Caesar’s Palace pedigree.

This gold “finger” bar recovered from the Atocha was used as a means of transporting great wealth and bears several tax stamps indicating that King Philip IV’s share had been paid.

Shipwreck coins will also appear in the auction, many of which were held in collections for many years. The John Pullin collection of dated Mexican cobs is comprised of choice gold escudos and silver reales, most of which are pedigreed to the 1715 Plate Fleet, sunk off the east coast of Florida. The group includes an important gold 8 escudos dated 1714 and graded NGC MS 60 that was salvaged by the Real Eight Company and photographed in a 1965 National Geographic article that made the Fleet’s coins famous.  A similar assembly of coins, the Atocha Classics collection, will feature top-quality silver cobs from that popular wreck.

A gold cob 8 escudos dated 1714 with assayer’s initial J was previously used as a showpiece for the Real Eight Company’s finds and pictured in a 1965 National Geographic article.

Likewise, another two collections focusing on South American medals will cross the block. The Whittier collection of Bolivian Monetary Medals boasts high grade examples of circulating gold and silver commemoratives from the 1800s, all graded by PCGS. Following that, the Santander collection is composed of rare Colombian proclamation medals and includes a very rare “Gibraltar de America” trial strike (lot 1133) with a pedigree going back to Glendining’s Peltzer sale in 1927.

The highest estimated coin in the sale is lot 942, a Honduras gold 20 pesos dated 1888 and graded NGC AU 58. Based on mint records and opinions from numismatists Henry Christensen and Holland Wallace, probably fewer than 30 examples were struck; only three are known to survive today. It is estimated at $40,000 and up.

Other top lots in the sale include:

• Lot 2: Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, “GRAT” variety (date on reverse), NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label), ex-Real Eight, ex-John Pullin (stated on label). Estimate: $15,000 and up.
• Lot 4: Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1715J, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label), ex-John Pullin (stated on label). Estimate: $12,500 to $20,000.
• Lot 28: Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1708H, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on label). Estimate: $15,000 and up.
• Lot 32: Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1715M, rare, NGC XF 45, ex-Loosdrecht (1719). Estimate: $10,000 to $15,000.
• Lot 85: Small gold disk, 373 grams, 18K, marked with 48, small double-slash and A/V monogram, ex-Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby’s. Estimate: $17,500 and up.
• Lot 295: USA (New Orleans Mint), gold $2-1/2 Classic Head, 1839-O, NGC AU 55 / SS New York (1846), housed in promotional “book.” Estimate: $5,000 to $7,500.
• Lot 298: USA (San Francisco Mint), gold $20 coronet Liberty “double eagle,” 1865-S, PCGS AU58 / Brother Jonathan (1865). Estimate: $8,000 to $12,000.
• Lot 407: Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1715J, NGC XF details. Estimate: $15,000 and up.
• Lot 591: Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosi mint, 8 reales, 1813J, NGC MS 63+. Estimate: $2,500 to $3,750.
• Lot 1078: Lima, Peru, gold 8 escudos, 1841MB, extremely rare, NGC XF 45, Calico La Onza Plate Coin. Estimate: $10,000 and up.
• Lot 1097: Toledo, Spain, gold double excelente, Ferdinand-Isabel, T to left and cross of five dots flanking shield on reverse, NGC MS 63*, finest and only example in NGC census. Estimate: $7,000 to $10,000.
• Lot 1292: Bogota, Colombia, Banco Prendario, 1 peso, 1881, series A, serial 00855, PMG Choice UNC 64 EPQ. Estimate: $2,500 to $3,750.
• Lot 1312: Falkland Islands, Government of the Falkland Islands, 1 pound, 3-3-1915, serial B05682, PMG Fine 12, rare. Estimate $4,000 and up.

• Lot 1317: Athens, Greece, Bank of Greece, 25 drachmai specimen, no date (1897-1900), PMG VF 30, rare, only known example in PMG census. Estimate: $2,500 and up.

Bidders can register now for the auction at www.auction.sedwickcoins.com; the catalog will be available online beginning Oct. 8. For more details, please contact Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC at office@sedwickcoins.com.