STEPHEN ALBUM INTERNET AUCTION 18

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V25 2022 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 44, October 30, 2022, Article 15

Here's the announcement for the November 2022 internet auction from Stephen Album Rare Coins. -Editor

Stephen Album Rare Coins will hold its Internet Auction 18 at its offices in Santa Rosa, California on November 7-8, 2022. Internet pre-bidding has already begun and can be accessed through the auction house's website. The Auction is made up of 2000 lots of coins from all categories and time periods. There is a wide range of value in the sale including items from $50 all the way up to $12,000 for a rare British Indian rupee dated 1939. Additional highlights include rare proofs of British India, difficult to find medieval Islamic rarities as well as general worldwide A-Z collector coins in choice condition.

LOT 979 BRITISH INDIA: George VI, 1936-1947, AR rupee, 1939(b), KM-555, small lamination error on obverse, a lustrous attractive example of a very rare date! NGC graded AU58 $10,000 to $12,000

LOT 925
BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AR ½ rupee, 1897-B, KM-491, hint of 7/6 overdate, a lovely early restrike quality example! NGC graded Proof 63, ex David Fore Collection $2,400 to $2,600

LOT 974
BRITISH INDIA: George VI, 1936-1947, AR rupee, 1938(c), KM-555, an attractive lustrous proof restrike example! NGC graded Proof 61 $2,200 to $2,400

LOT 1340
KIAUCHAU: 10 pfennig, ND (1910), Menzel-4287.1.2, nickel-plated brass token, uniformed bust of Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt, the "Captain of Köpenick", facing forward // initials P.H. at center, WERT-MARKE 10 PFG. around, light oxidation spots, AU $400 to $600

Per Wikipedia, Voigt was was a German impostor who, in 1906, masqueraded as a Prussian military officer, rounded up a number of soldiers under his "command", and "confiscated" more than 4,000 marks from a municipal treasury. Although he served two years in prison, he became a folk hero as "the Captain of Köpenick". -Editor

LOT 1254
FUKIEN: Republic, AR 20 cents, CD1923, Y-381, L&M-304, Flags of the Xinhai Revolution; Wuchang Uprising, Five- colored and Tongmenghui flags, a wonderful mint state example! PCGS graded MS64 $300 to $400

LOT 1426
TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AR 20 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1277 year 7, KM-693, a lovely lustrous example! PCGS graded MS63 $300 to $500

LOT 1706
FRANCE: Philippe III, 1270-1285, AR gros tournois (4.1g), ND, Duplessy-202, Ciani-188, central cross within inner circle with PhILIPVS REX around, all within second circle with +BNDICTV SIT NOME DNI nRI DEI HV XPI around // +TVRONVS CIVIS around building, all within inner circle with 12 lis around, bold strike, absolutely lovely toning, a likely candidate for upgrade to mint state, NGC graded AU58 $250 to $350

The firm is now taking consignments for future internet and premier sales. More information can be found on their website at www.stevealbum.com

To read the Wikipedia article on Voigt, see:
Wilhelm Voigt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Voigt)