Result for Mavin Auction 35 coins session is out and Most of the Straits Settlements coins from Eric Low Collection has been grabbed at starting bid price. The Mavin International Auction 35 coins session held at the Concorde Hotel Singapore today (9 November 2013) and a banknotes session will be held on 16 November 2013 at the same venue.
Lot 239: Straits Settlements QV 1 cent 1875W NGC Proof AU
Straits Settlements Victoria, Cent, (KM.9), 1875W, proof only date, NGC Proof AU Details - rev. planchet flaw. The W on truncation variety is very rare, this being the only piece that we have come across so far, the metal flaw on the reverse does not distract from the eye appeal of this lovely gem. Eric Low Collection.
Sold at Starting Bid Price: SGD19,000
Lot 266: Straits Settlements QV 1 cent 1895 proof
Straits Settlements Victoria, Cent, (KM.16), 1895, proof, NGC PF63BN. This unrecorded proof is excessively rare and is the only one we have seen so far, a choice rarity you won't come across again anytime soon. Eric Low Collection.
Sold at Starting Bid Price: SGD19,000
Lot 296: Straits Settlements QV 10 cents 1872H NGC AU58BN
Straits Settlements Victoria, 10 Cents, (KM.Pn1), 1872H, struck in copper, NGC AU58BN. Only one known. This coin is unique and, according to Spinks, its provenance has been traced back to the King Farouk Collection, Sotheby 1954, lot 2413 (part), Erich Wodak Collection, J. Gartner Collection, and Richard (Dick) Ford Collection. Eric Low Collection.
Sold at Starting Bid Price: SGD19,000
Lot 247: Straits Settlements QV 1 cent 1884 proof
Straits Settlements Victoria, Cent, (KM.9a), 1884, proof, NGC PF63BN. This proof is very rare, this piece being the only one that we have come across so far. Eric Low Collection.
Sold at Starting Bid Price: SGD16,000
Malaysia 50 sen 1969 Security Edge only realized SGD380 (Excluding Buyer premium). The coin is graded as MS62 by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). The coin Starting Bid is at SGD120 and realized at SGD380 (Excluding Buyer premium).
On 19 October 2013, a new record for The Most Expensive Malaysia circulation coins sold in Auction were broken when a 1969 50 sen Milled edge coin sold for SGD4012 or RM10,253 (including buyer premium) in Numismatic Society Asia (NSA) Auction at Landmark Village Hotel, Singapore.
For Lot 164: Malaysia 10 Sen 1971 AU-UNC, the coin sold for Sold SGD400 (Excluding Buyer premium).
You can find the complete result for Mavin Auction 35 world coins session at their website: Mavin AUCTION 35-Coins, Postcards And Banknotes. Only Coins and Postcards result has been updated with realized price.
Mavin International is the Auctioneer appointed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). All Lots sold on behalf of MAS is subject to 7% Goods and Services Tax on both the Hammer Price and the Buyers Premium if the Lot is delivered in Singapore. No GST is payable if the Lot is exported outside Singapore. The buyer's premium for bids made through liveauctioneers.com is 20%. The buyer's premium for absentee bids by post, fax and email is 18%.
