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Over 3400 Lots at Heritage’s Memphis International Paper Money Show Currency Auction

Heritage Auctions — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:38:54 +0000

[ CoinLink News ] The Official Currency Auction of the 2010 Memphis International Paper Money Show in Memphis will be conducted by Heritage Auctions June 17-21. The auction will include three floor sessions and an online session. Lot viewing will be conducted at the Cook Convention Center, East Hall, 225 N. Main Street in Memphis, and the floor sessions will be held at the Memphis Marriott Downtown, Heritage Ballroom, 250 North Main Street.

Session One will begin on Thursday evening, June 17, at 6 p.m. CST, and includes World Currency, Canadian Currency, Miscellaneous, Continental Currency, Colonials, Fractional Currency, Obsoletes, Confederate Notes, and Military Payment Certificates.

Heritage Currency Auctions is pleased to present a large selection of World notes as part of Session One. Eighty one countries will be represented by the 226 lots being offered. Featured lots include: Australia Commonwealth of Australia £10 ND (1927) Pick 18b R55 PMG Choice About Unc 58, Hawaii Republic of Hawaii Silver Certificate of Deposit $10 1895 (1897) Pick 12a PCGS Fine 12, and a Palestine £10 Palestine Currency Board 1929 Pick 9b PMG Choice Very Fine 35. The Canadian offerings include a BC-19 $1000 1935 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ and a Halifax, NS- The Bank of Nova Scotia $100 1929 Ch # 550-28-40 PMG Very Fine 20.

Additional Session One highlights include: an extremely rare “Independence” Sword in Hand Note

Massachusetts November 17, 1776 36s PMG Choice Very Fine 35; a Maryland July 26, 1775 $1 1/3 PMG Choice Fine 15 Allegorical Note; fourteen group lots of Obsoletes from the Bank of the State of South Carolina, among them Charleston, SC- Bank of the State of South Carolina Fractional Notes, Including Several Unlisted Varieties; a Confederate T6 $50 1861 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ; a rare Ball 277 Cr. 137 $5000 1863 Four Per Cent Call Certificate PMG Very Fine 20; and Military Payment Certificate Series 661 $10 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

Small Size Notes, Error Notes, and Large Size Notes will be featured during Session Two beginning on Friday, June 18 at 6 p.m. CST. Among the Small Size selections are newly discovered $5,000 and $10,000 Federal Reserve Notes from the Dallas district Fr. 2221-K $5000 1934 LGS FRN Note PMG Very Fine 30 and Fr. 2231-K $10000 1934 FRN PCGS Apparent Very Fine 25, and a gorgeous Fr. 2407 $500 1928 Gold Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. A number of outstanding Error Notes will be presented, including the “King of Errors,” a Fr. 964/Fr. 904 $20/$10 1914 Double Denomination FRN PCGS About New 50, and a Skaneateles, NY – $10 1929 Ty. 1 The NB of Skaneateles Ch. # 5360 with a rare inverted overprint of the black ink portion. Large Size offerings include a Fr. 1072a $100 1914 Red Seal FRN PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ that is tied for finest known and the Ten Note Federal Reserve Proof Presentation Set Number 1 that was presented by Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo on December 21, 1914.

National Bank Notes will be sold during Session Three, on Saturday, June 19 at 6 p.m. CST. Heritage is pleased to present Part I of the Old Line Collection, a collection that includes many rarities from numerous states and territories. Part I contains a large number of California and Virginia notes, many with impressive pedigrees. Session Three also includes Part II of the Don C. Kelly Collection of Ohio National Bank Notes as well as Part III of selections from the Lone Star Collection, an assemblage of National Bank Notes formed over three decades consisting of the very finest notes that could be obtained from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

A newly discovered Nephi, UT – $5 1902 Red Seal Fr. 589 The Nephi NB Ch. # (P)8508 PMG Very Fine 20 that becomes the finest known Utah Red Seal is among the highlights found in the Session Three material. Another incredible note is the Walla Walla, Washington Territory – $5 1875 Fr. 403 The First NB Ch. # 2380 PMG Very Fine 25, one of three known First Charter Washington Territorials. A Serial Number One Flagstaff, AZ – $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 606 The First NB Ch. # (P)11120 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ is among the featured lots. A unique double denomination Small Size National Bank Note, a Seattle, WA – $20/$10 Double Denomination 1929 Ty. 1 First Seattle Dexter Horton NB Ch. # 11280 PMG Very Fine 20 Net is sure to attract attention as well.

Also being offered during Session Three is The Piedmont Collection of North Carolina National Bank Notes, one of the finest collections of North Carolina National Bank Notes ever assembled, and certainly the finest presented at public auction. A total of 107 Large Size and one exceptional Small Size note are included. In addition to unique notes; serial number one, type note, and high grade rarities abound in this collection. The Piedmont Collection is being offered as a single lot and includes among other things a number of post cards and a few other pieces of ephemera.

All three Signature Sessions include incredible notes from the C.A. Dolph & Son Collection; an assemblage that was formed from the 1920’s to the 1940’s and had remained undisturbed for six decades. Among the offerings are three previously unknown Defiance Mining Company California Obsoletes, including a Darwin, CA- Defiance Mining Company $10 June 27, 1876 PMG Choice Fine 15 Net. Another of the many rarities is a Putnam, CT – $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 485 The Thompson NB Ch. # 1477 PMG Very Fine 25, an unreported title from the state.

The Non-Floor Session of the 2010 Memphis Heritage Currency Auction will be available for viewing in Memphis and closes on Heritage Live on Monday, June 21, starting at 12:00 p.m. CST. Among the 1300+ lots being offered are an additional 199 lots of World material.

Heritage Auctions, headed by Steve Ivy, Jim Halperin and Greg Rohan, is the world’s third largest auction house, with annual sales more than $600 million, and 500,000+ registered online bidder members. For more information about Heritage Auctions, and to join and gain access to a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit HA.com.

Baldwins 48th Hong Kong Coin Auction Results

Baldwins — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:29:44 +0000

The 48th Hong Kong Coin Auction is taking place a little earlier than usual this year, in-line with the Hong Kong International Coin Convention and Antique Watch Fair. As usual the sale will be held at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Kowloon, Hong Kong, at 10.00am on the 25 th February, and will feature two sessions (868 lots in total) of predominantly Asian coins and banknotes.

The auction opens with lot 1, a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 1-Kuan banknote. The Baldwin’s – Ma Tak Wo auction group sold a similar piece in their last sale for a record breaking US$19,000 and, although this note isn’t in as good condition, they are hopeful that this piece will attract as much attention.

The banknote section continues to show promise with lot 39 a 1908 Hio Lung Kiang Government Bank, Branch Office $5 note in extremely fine condition and leads into an extensive selection of Indian banknotes, the most unique and desirable being lot 227 the 1000 Rupees, first issue note of Hyderabad.

Following the success of the Chinese medals and orders section of the last sale the Hong Kong sale this year offers a smaller but equally as interesting selection. The highlight of the orders is lot 560 – The Order of the Stripped Tiger, First Class Set.

Founded in 1912 by President Yuan Shih-Kai as an award of merit to Chinese Navel and Military Forces, the award cam in nine classes and is no longer awarded. The class is indicated by the number of stars appearing above the tiger’s head and also by the size of the badge itself. Three stars denotes a first class award, two a second class award and one for third class. Lot 560 holds three stars and is in extremely fine condition and estimated at US$12,000 – 15,000.

A nice selection of Portuguese-Indian coinage appears in the World Coins section of the auction and includes 22 coins of high grade and rarity. Lot 799 a 1653 João IV (1640-56): Gold 2-Tangas is the stand out piece. Lots 641 and 783, a 1941 George VI (1936-52): Proof 1-Cent and an 1858 Netherlands East Indies: Gold Proof striking of the copper 2½-Cents, are also worthy of note. The Thai coin section is strong with an extremely rare Rama V gold pattern set (lot 720) shining out above all others, some porcelain gaming counters sit aside the coins as interesting lots and the coin selection is complimented by an extensive group of Thai medals.

For more information about any of the other lots in the sale please contact Seth Freeman on +44 (0)20 79309808 or at seth@baldwin.co.uk

Sale Highlights

Lot 1 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): 1-Kuan, issued by Emperor Hong Wu, made of mulberry paper, 220mm x 335mm (P AA10). Slightly ragged left margin and usual internal thinning, otherwise fine. Estimate: US$3,000-4,000

Lot 39 Hio Lung Kiang Government Bank, Branch Office: $5, Year 34 (1908) (Pick and S/M unlisted). Extremely fine and rare. Estimate: US$2,500-3,000 Hyder Nawaz Jung, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London (Jhun 12.1; P S267). Usual pinholes to left and in top left corner, paper strong, extremely fine, highly desirable and rare. Estimate: US$2,000-2,500

Lot 560 Order of the Striped Tiger , First Class Set of Insignia, comprising sash badge and breast star in silver-gilt and enamels, both stamped “7 X II” and ” ??? ” on the reverse, badge 78mm, star 97mm. Extremely fine and rare. Estimate: US$12,000-15,000

Lot 641 George VI (1936-52): Proof 1-Cent, 1941 (KM 24). One of the greatest rarities of the Hong Kong series, in PGCS holder graded PR64RB. Estimate: US$18,000-22,000

Lot 720 Rama V: Gold Pattern Set, RS127 (1908), 1-Satang, 5-Satangs and 10-Satangs, Obv legend, Rev chakra, weights 3.90g, 5.78g and 7.98g, diamter 17.4mm, 19.9mm and 22.5mm (S 183, 187, 190; KM Pn50, 51, 52). Brilliant uncirculated with light red tone, in NGC holders graded MS64, MS63 and MS64 respectively, extremely rare. (3pcs) Estimate: US$40,000-50,000

Lot 783 Netherlands East Indies: Gold Proof striking of the copper 2½-Cents, 1858, Obv arms and date, Rev inscription in Malay and Jawi (Scholten 773, stated to be unique, ex Stephanik sale, lot 6894). Brilliant mint state. Estimate: US$500-700

Lot 799 João IV (1640-56): Gold 2-Tangas, 1653, Chaul E Baçaim mint (Gom 19.01; KM 3). Good very fine or better for this crude issue, very rare. Estimate: US$1,000-1,500

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The Hong Kong Coin Auction is held twice annually in conjunction with the Hong Kong International Coin
Convention and Antique Watch Fair and always over the three days after the auction. It is organised by Ma
Tak Wo Numismatic Co. Ltd and A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd and details of how to book an exhibition table or
get tickets for the show can be obtained from either of the partners.
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A.H. Baldwin & Sons have been holding auctions in Singapore and Hong Kong with local partners since 1993
and this will be the 32 nd
auction they have held together.
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Baldwin’s auction department hold between ten and twelve sales annually in London, New York and Hong
Kong and specialise in all areas of Numismatics.

Auction Partners
Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co Ltd
Unit A2, 9 th
Floor, China Insurance Building, 48 Cameron Road
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (++852) 2316 2926
Fax: (++852) 2316 7526

A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd
11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ, United Kingdom
Tel: (++44) (0) 20 7930 9808, Fax: (++44) (0) 20 7930 9450
Email: auctions@baldwin.co.uk
Website: www.baldwin.co.uk