NGC-certified Harrison Gold Medal Realizes $600,000 in Sedwick Auction

A Congressional Gold Medal that was awarded to William Henry Harrison realized $600,000, leading the way among rarities certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) in Sedwick's Treasure Auction 34. The sale was held November 2-3, 2023.

Awarded to the man who later became the nation's ninth president, the (1824) William Henry Harrison Congressional Gold Medal (lot 1609) is graded NGC MS 60 PL. The obverse shows Harrison in uniform, while the reverse shows the goddess Victory standing amid war trophies. As a general in the War of 1812, Harrison led American forces against the British and their Native American allies in the Battle of the Thames.

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A turning point in the War of 1812, the battle occurred on October 5, 1813, on Canadian soil, about 50 miles east of Detroit. Shawnee leader Tecumseh was killed, and his British allies lost control of southwestern Ontario. Harrison was later elected president of the United States in 1840 but served only a month before his untimely death.

Other NGC-certified highlights included:

• a Costa Rica 1873 GW Gold 20 Pesos graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1251), which realized $180,000
• a Colombia 1770NR VJ 8 Reales graded NGC MS 63 and pedigreed to the Toulemonde Collection (lot 1106), which realized $102,000
• a Panama (1582-3)oBAP 4 Reales graded NGC AU 55 and pedigreed as the Calico Plate coin (lot 1445), which realized $78,000
• a Colombia 1759NR JV 8 Reales graded NGC AU 55 and pedigreed to the Toulemonde Collection (lot 1105), which realized $60,000
• a Bolivia 1736P E 8 Reales - Heart Cut graded NGC AU Details (lot 857), which realized $54,000
• a Peru 1710L H 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 63 and pedigreed to the 1715 Fleet (lot 36), which realized $46,500
• a Bolivia 1736P E 4 Reales - Heart Cut graded NGC XF 45 (lot 907), which realized $46,500

Prices realized include buyer's premium. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.