A very rare 1938 Egypt 500 piastres gold proof coin will be offered in Mavin Auction 36 on 26 March 2014 at the Concorde Hotel Singapore. The gold coin of the famous King Farouk of Egypt was issued on the occasion of the royal wedding of King Farouk to Queen Farida in 1938. The 1938 royal wedding proof is graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation NGC PF66. The coin bid will start at SGD13,000. King Farouk, best known to numismatists for his ownership of rare American coins such as 1933 Double Eagle, 1804 dollar and a 1913 liberty head nickel.
Mavin Auction 36 will be held in two separate auctions session; on 22 March 2014 for banknotes and on 26 March 2014 for coins. For banknotes, a Malaysia RM1000 ZZ Replacement and a Straits Settlements $10 1935 graded PMG Choice UNC64 are some of the highlight for the banknote session. The banknotes session will also offer a good collection of Malaysia Banknotes and private property Singapore Banknotes.
Here are some of the highlight for coins session:
Description:
Egypt 500 Piastres, (KM.373), AH1357 (1938), royal wedding, gold proof, NGC PF66
Estimate: SGD13,000 – SGD14,000
Starting Bid: SGD13,000
Description:
Brazil 20000 Reis, (KM.117), 1726M, gold, NGC MS62.
Estimate: SGD13,000 – SGD14,000
Starting Bid: SGD13,000
Description:
France 100 Francs, (KM.832), 1879A, gold, NGC MS64.
Estimate: SGD2,900 – SGD3,000
Starting Bid: SGD2,900
Description:
Brunei Pitis (Cent), (KM.2.2), AH1285 (1868), umbrella type large, GVF.
Estimate: SGD440 – SGD460
Starting Bid: SGD440
Description:
Straits Settlements Victoria, 20 Cents, (KM.12), 1879H, NGC AU50.
Estimate: SGD440 – SGD460
Starting Bid: SGD440
Description:
Straits Settlements Victoria, 20 Cents, (KM.12), 1874H, hairlines, XF.
Estimate: SGD200 – SGD210
Starting Bid: SGD200
Description:
Straits Settlements Victoria, 1/2c, (KM.8), 1873, NGC MS64BN.
Estimate: SGD3,400 – SGD3,600
Starting Bid: SGD3,400
Description:
Peru Carol IIII, 8 Escudos, (KM.101), 1805 LIMA JP, gold, NGC AU58.
Estimate: SGD1,700 – SGD1,800
Starting Bid: SGD1,700
Description:
New Guinea George V, Penny, (KM.2), 1929, copper-nickel, NGC MS65.
Estimate: SGD600 – SGD650
Starting Bid: SGD600
Description:
Malaysia 50 Cents, (KM.5.1), 1969, with security edge, NGC MS63.
Estimate: SGD200 – SGD210
Starting Bid: SGD200
Description:
Malaya & British Borneo Queen Elizabeth II, 50 Cents, (KM.4.1), 1955H, NGC MS64.
Estimate: SGD600 – SGD650
Starting Bid: SGD600
Description:
Japan 20 Yen, Meiji Year 39 (1906), (Y.30), gold, NGC MS64.
Estimate: SGD1,500 – SGD1,600
Starting Bid: SGD1,500
Description:
Italy Vittorio Emanuele III, 100 Lire, (KM.65), 1923R, gold, fascist anniversary, NGC MS60.
Estimate: SGD2,400 – SGD2,500
Starting Bid: SGD2,400
Description:
Great Britain Victoria, 5 Pounds, (KM.769), 1887, gold, NGC MS63.
Estimate: SGD5,000 – SGD5,200
Starting Bid: SGD5,000
Description: Great Britain Victoria, Crown, (KM.741), 1847, young head, NGC AU58.
Estimate: SGD1,200 – SGD1,300
Starting Bid: SGD1,200
Important Notice: 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 at 18%.
You can contact Mavin International Pte Ltd at +65 6238 7177 for the auction catalogues starting from 26 February 2014. Printed Catalogues at S$15 airmail postpaid and CD-Rom S$5 airmail postpaid. You can also view the auction catalog online via liveauctioneers.com or Mavin website at www.mavininternational.com/auction1403/auction.htm.
