On December 2, 2017, auction house Editions V. Gadoury will conduct its annual Monaco auction. The 1,384 lots include numerous world gold coins
The Monaco auction will take place at the Le Méridien Beach Plaza Hotel with its breath-taking view of the harbor of Monaco. A spectacular setting !
A large part of the coins to be auctioned this year are graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), the two major internationally recognized coin grading services in the world.
Almost 150 ancient coins – Greeks, Celts, Romans, Byzantium, the Migration Period – will kick off the auction. Among them is a large series of gold coins, ranging from Caesar to Majorian with most specimens dating to the 1st and the 2nd centuries.
Lot 026 / Aureus of Augustus in NGC XF
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Lot 074 / Aureus of Antoninus Pius in NGC AU Star
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Lot 090 / Aureus of Faustina in NGC AU
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Lot 101 / Aureus of Severus Alexander in NGC MS
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Lot 110 / Aureus of Maximianus Hercules in NGC AU Star
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As is tradition with Gadoury, ancient coins will be followed up by coins and medals from Monaco. 64 lots will be called out, including a series of patterns and piéforts.
Almost 1200 world coins and medals will come next :
Lot 244 / Australia, 10000 Dollars 1991, PCGS PR69 DEEP CAMEO
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lot 301 / China, Dynasty Quing, 1644-1911, Gold Ingot (Sycee), Tien-Tsin, AU 312 g.
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lot 304 / China 1000 yuan 1988 in Proof 68 Ultra Cameo, 1650 ex.
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lot 311 / South Korea Gold Set 1970 , PCGS Proof 64 DEEP CAMEO, 52 ex. known
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Almost 500 lots of French coins
In terms of chronology, they range from Charles the Bald of the Carolingians to the mint error of a contemporary euro cent piece. Highlighting individual specimens is a difficult thing to do, for there are so many rarities available. Some nice Napoleon III and Third Republic gold 100 francs :
lot 532 / 100 Francs 1865 A, PCGS MS63, 1517 ex.
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lot 538 / 100 francs 1868 BB in MS62, 1982 ex.
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Lot 586 / 100 Francs 1889 A, PCGS Proof 62, 100 ex.
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As if that weren’t enough, a comprehensive series of more than 220 lots with French patterns and piéforts follows. The chronological spectrum ranges from Louis XIV to 1984.
lot 679 / Charles X Essai Gold 100 Francs (1830), Paris, by Tiolier, AU 32.2 g.
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lot 713 / Napoléon III, 20 Francs plain edge, 1852 A, PCGS PR66 CAMEO
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lot 836 / Gold Piefort 50 francs 1977 in Proof 67 Ultra Cameo, 50 ex.
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British medals :
Lot 871 / William III, 1701, Matilda & Sofia, by Lambelet, AU 172 g 65 mm
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Over 200 coins from Italy :
lot 1079 / Vittorio Emanuele II 100 lire 1878 in MS60. 294 ex.
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lot 1092 / Umberto 100 lire1891 R, PCGS MS61. 209 ex.
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lot 1104 / Vittorio Emanuele III 100 lire 1925 in Proof 63 Matte
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Portugal :
Lot 1200 / Gold Medal 1914, 100th ANN. Napoleon Peninsular War, AU 230 g. 70 mm
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Russia:
Overview of the strikings coming from Russia: Gadoury offers almost 90 lots, ranging from Peter the Great to the USSR. The material includes coins and medals :
lot 1208 / Peter Gold Medal, 1725, by Cupy, AU 33.55 g. 40 mm
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lot 1210 / Prince Galitsin, Gold Medal, 1793, AU 62.6 g. 50 mm
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lot 1211 / Ivan III, Rouble, St. Pétersbourg, 1741 СПБ, AG 25.9 g.
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lot 1213 / Catherina II 10 Roubles, St. Petersburg, 1764 СПБ, AU 13.15 g.
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lot 1268 / Alexandre III, 50 Ducats, 1883, AU 174 g. 64.5 mm.
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United States:
With more than 60 lots a nice collection of 20 dollars USA with some rarities from New Orleans and Carson City :
Lot 1316 / 20 Dollars, New Orleans, 1851 O, PCGS AU50
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lot 1329 / 20 Dollars, New Orleans, 1861 O, PCGS AU53
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lot 1346 / 20 dollars 1882 Carson City in AU55
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lot 1347 / 20 dollars 1883 Carson City in AU58
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Vietnam :
Lot 1380 / Tu Duc, 1847-1883, Gold 5 Tien, AU 17.34 g. 47 mm
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Lot 1381 / Tu Duc, 1847-1883, Gold 4 Tien, AU 15.17 g. 39.5 mm
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You can order the catalog from:
Éditions Victor Gadoury
57, rue Grimaldi,
98000 Monaco
phone +377 93 25 12 96
fax: +377 93 50 13 39
e-mail: [email protected].
You can find the catalog online at
https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=4184
https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=sale&sid=2235
You can of course also participate via live bidding from your computer at home on
https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/gadoury/upcoming