NGC-graded Coins Headline Heritage World Coins Auction in August

(1536-38)MM Mexico 8 Reales, graded NGC AU 50. Click images to enlarge.

The centerpiece of the auction is a 1536-38MM Mexico 8 Reales from the Isaac Rudman Collection, graded NGC AU 50. This is one of three known specimens of the first crown-sized coins struck in the New World, at the newly opened Mexico City Mint. Its estimate is $500,000 to $800,000, which means it could set a record for highest price realized for a world coin at a Heritage auction.

Other highlights include:

• Lot 30123 - Romano-Gallic Empire, Postumus Gold Aureus, graded NGC Ancients Mint State, Stike 5/5, Surface 3/5. Estimate: $200,000-$400,000.
• Lot 30120 - Roman Empire, Diadumenian Gold Aureus, graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, Fine Style. Estimate: $200,000-$400,000
• Lot 30427 - Saudi Arabia 1950 (AH1370) Gold Guinea Pattern, graded NGC PF 65. Estimate: $200,000-$250,000
• Lot 30092 - Roman Imperatorial, Sextus Pompey Gold Aureus, graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, Fine Style. Estimate: $200,000-$300,000
• Lot 30327 - Great Britain 1853 16-Piece Victoria Gold, Silver and Copper Proof Set, graded NGC PF 62 to NGC PF 68, with an RB designation on all four copper coins. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000
• Lot 30321 - Great Britain 1839 Una and the Lion 5 Pounds, graded NGC PF 61+ Ultra Cameo. Estimate: $150,000-$250,000
• Lot 30099 - Roman Empire, Vitellius Gold Aureus, graded NGC Ancients AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, Fine Style. Estimate: $150,000-$300,000
• Lot 30018 - Kingdom of Macdeon, Alexander the Great Gold Distater, graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, Fine Style. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000.
• Lot 30119 - Roman Empire, Macrinus, graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, Fine Style. Estimate: $150,000-$250,000.