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STEPHEN ALBUM AUCTION 32 HIGHLIGHTSHere's the press release with highlights from the September 13-14, 2018 auction from Stephen Album Rare Coins, specialists in Islamic, Indian & Oriental coins. -Editor
Stephen Album Rare Coins will hold its Auction 32 on September 13-14, 2018 at its offices in Santa Rosa, California. The auction is comprised of 2,200 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Chinese, General World, and Indian Coins, as well as Numismatic Literature. A significant portion of the sale is made up of general World Coins, of which there are 893 lots. Of particular note this time are a number of high grade Chinese dollars, a Jahangir portrait mohur, the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins (Part II) and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins. Additionally there is a large grouping of ever-popular Fatimid coins from an anonymous collection, as well as a grouping of coins from Sind & Multan that are historically significant and will surely attract specialized collectors. Some highlights from the sale follow:  LOT 141: SASANIAN KINGDOM: Queen Azarmidokht, 631, AR drachm (3.98g), WYHC (the Treasure mint), year one, Sunrise-1007, Mochiri-505/10, the rarest of the Sasanian rulers, VF-EF, RRR Estimated at $8,500 to $10,500  LOT 408: OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Mehmet II, 1451-1481, AV sultani (3.54g), Kostantiniye, AH882, A-1306, superb bold strike, choice AU, RR, ex Hazerfans Collection Estimated at $4,000 - 5,000  LOT 727: CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AE 2 fen, ND (1910), Hsu-36, KM-Pn279., CCC-630, Duan-2487, pattern struck at the Vienna mint, lovely smooth chocolate patina, NGC graded MS63 BR+, RR Estimated at $10,000 to $15,000  LOT 751: KIRIN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1898), Y-183, L&M-515, Kann-287, branched horns type, brilliant white original luster, the finest known graded example, PCGS graded MS64. This coin is featured on the front cover of this auction catalog! Estimated at $10,000 to $15,000  LOT 1363: NORWAY: Carl XIV John, 1818-1844, AR speciedaler, 1824, KM-290, mintmaster JMK, superb strike with wonderful reflective toned luster! NGC graded MS62 Estimated at $6,000 - 8,000
LOT 1414: EUROPE: COMPLETE COLLECTION of 410 dated coins, complete for every year from 1500 to 1899 -- a remarkable achievement; ten of the dates have duplicate coins. The collection consists primarily of European states and countries, with about 10 pieces of Spanish America and another 20 of post-independence Latin America of the 19th century; retail value of over $30,000, collection of 410 items Estimated at $22,000 - 28,000  LOT 1866: MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AV portrait mohur (10.80g), Ajmer (Ajmir), AH1023 year 9, KM-197.6, magnificent design and calligraphy, same dies as #319 of the British Museum (published by Lane-Poole in 1892), and far superior to another example from the same dies, but only good fine condition, that sold in the Triton Auction XIX, Lot 2398, for $350,000, NGC graded AU55 Estimated at $220,000 - 260,000 The firm is presently inviting consignments for its Auction 33 which will be held on January 17-19, 2019, and will present lots for viewing at the NYINC convention in New York the week prior. More information can be found on their website at: For bidding, go to:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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