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STEPHEN ALBUM AUCTION 37 SELECTIONSHere are some items that caught my eye in the upcoming June 2020 Stephen Album Rare Coins sale. -Editor Lot 4: Alexander the Great Stater
  MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323, AV stater (8.53g), Amphipolis, Price-175, Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent // Nike standing, with wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to left, trident-head pointing left, choice EF. A classic. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 102: Sasanian Shahpur Dinar
  SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur (Sabuhr) I, 241-272, AV dinar (7.30g), Ctesiphon, G-21, diademed bust of Shapur right, wearing mural crown with korymbos // fire altar flanked by two attendants, each looking away from the fire and wearing mural crowns, two pellets right of the altar, lustrous and well struck example! ANACS graded MS64. Nice example. Interesting piece. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 1227: Jodhpur Umaid Singh Mohur
  JODHPUR: Umaid Singh, 1918-1947, AV mohur (10.98g), Jodhpur, VS1984, KM-129, Fr-1228, Lingen-J.15.01, citing George V, daroga aum, very rare with legible VS date, almost certainly with last digit "4", but weak, PCGS graded MS64, RR, ex Pattabhi Raman Collection. A simple but attractive piece. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 1744: Saudi Arabia Gold Disc
  SAUDI ARABIA: AV pound, ND (1947), KM-35, struck at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, a lovely example! PCGS graded MS63, ex Wolfgang Schuster Collection. Issued to pay the Saudi Arabian government for oil rights. A classic bullion piece with an interesting history. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
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Lot 1829: 1902 Edward VII Proof Set
 GREAT BRITAIN: Edward VII, 1901-1910, proof set, 1902, KM-PS15, Spink-PS9, AGW 2.0018oz, 13-piece matte proof set including the ½, 1, 2, and 5 pound gold, and the Maundy Set; some pieces have been lightly cleaned including the gold, in original red plush case, mintage of only 8,066 sets, Proof, S. Great set and box. What's not to like? -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 2000: 1967 Australia Pattern Dollar
  AUSTRALIA: AR pattern dollar, 1967, KM-XM2, unofficial issue by Andor Meszaros for Pinches, swan flying left; below, AUSTRALIA over small crown and date // large 100 over wattle tree, mintage of 1500 pieces, PCGS graded MS68, S. While this coin is not an official issue, it is now part of numismatic history that has attained significant status with collectors. When decimal currency was introduced in 1966, collectors were surprised to learn that a one dollar coin was not considered as part of the new lineup. The editor of the Australian Coin Review took up the challenge and conducted a competition among readers. The "Swan Dollar" (more commonly called the Goose Dollar) was the winning entry and the design was forwarded to the relevant Government Department. When the design was rejected, the competition organisers decided to have it privately minted. I wasn't aware of this one. I like the clean obverse, but would have rejected the busy reverse myself. Great piece, though. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
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