East India Company, 1 cent Pattern, Penang, 1810, Cu

Editions V. Gadoury Coin Auction 2020

Auction date: 30 October 2020

Mark E. Freehill Collection (1)

Mark E. Freehill (06/08/1939 - 04/01/2019) 

The following is the biographies made Noble Auction in 2019 about Mr. Mark E. Freehill in 2019.

I first met Mark at the May 1960 meeting of the Australian Numismatic Society then held at the Mitchell Library in Macquarie Street Sydney. He was twenty and I was thirteen. He was even then an advanced coin collector and I was an enthusiastic beginner. He bought a pattern 1937 florin at Lawsons auction in Sydney in 1959 for £140 and in 1960 an Elizabeth I EIC portcullis money set. He loved travel and soon learnt how to hitch hike around the world. On his trips he visited markets and dealers. He had so many trips to Afghanistan in the early to mid 1960s he became known as the Afghan kid. We exchanged coins and often met at each other’s places along with Colin Pitchfork. In 1966 we went by road to visit Sydney Hagley in Adelaide. By 1971 I was bringing exciting coins home from New Zealand collectors and we would admire and discuss the coins. Then in 1973, Douglas Liddell, managing director of Spink and Son, came to Australia at our invitation to address the ANS on its 60th anniversary and attend the first G.C. Heyde auction at G.K.Grays. Soon after I opened the office of Spink Australia in 1976 I asked Mark to join me as a part timer so he could still travel for six months a year. Mark remained with the company for the next twelve years. Mark made close friendships with many collectors worldwide including Fred Pridmore of Taunton, Somerset and Amon Carter of Fort Worth, Texas.

Private Token: International Bodega & Restaurant

A Bodega is a popular wine restaurant opened in Penang Island in 1892 under the Straits Settlement Administration. According to the historical reference book, the wine in Bodega was sold in barrel with some snack of cheese and biscuits. The wine restaurant was owned by Messrs. Gosling and Company since 15th July 1892 and sold to Mrs. Collins in 1898. The wine restaurant issued the private token for the purpose of wine or services purchased in the restaurant although the use of private token as a medium of exchange ceased in Straits Settlement in 1848, however over the years there were several merchants remained to issue private tokens inscribed with the Arabic numeral which implies the monetary value for the good or service rendered. 

奇葩钱币卖家： “保真”不保“入盒”

你是否有听过这样的奇葩卖家，高喊“保真”却不担保你入评分盒？既然不担保钱币是否入钱币评分盒？卖家又如何提供保真服务呢？原来就是卖家说了算！以后各位钱币买家，可要和类似卖家谈好保真条款，方可交易啊！

Malaysian Proof Coin Collectors, how much you gain from gold and silver price soaring recently?

If you are Malaysia Commemorative Proof Coin collectors, I am pretty sure that the recent soaring of gold and silver commodity prices may catch you eyeballs. Some collectors seem extraordinarily excited with the assumption that the recent price hiking of precious metal brings some fortunes to their collection. However many of us did the calculation about how much the value gain we manage to grab from recent market trend? 

Lets take the simple simulation, assume that you bought a piece of The Installation of Agong XII RM10 Commemorative silver coin in Apr 2002 with the following specification:

GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Dollar, 1934-B. Bombay Mint. George V. PCGS MS-65+

Est: $5,000-$10,000

LOT DESCRIPTION
An Immensely Coveted and Elusive Date

PCGS Population - 1; None Finer

GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Dollar, 1934-B. Bombay Mint. George V. PCGS MS-65+ Gold Shield.

KM-T5; Mars-BTD1; Prid-29. A stunning and satiny piece, this lightly toned Gem presents mostly steel gray surfaces further enhanced by a golden-cobalt hue as one approaches the peripheries. Vibrant and flawless, this represents the sole finest graded for the date at PCGS, and should easily garner a great deal of enthusiasm and excitement.

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000.

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. Labuk Planting Company Limited. ND (ca. 1890). NGC PROOF-65 Red Brown.

Est: $500-$700

LOT DESCRIPTION

MALAYA AND BRITISH BORNEO. Labuk Planting Company Limited. ND (ca. 1890). NGC PROOF-65 Red Brown.

SS-19; Pr-35. The single finest certified on the NGC population report. A pleasing flashy proof token with reflective fields and orange to lilac toning.

Estimate: $500 - $700.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Cent, 1906. London Mint. NGC MS-63 Brown.

Est: $1,400-$1,800

LOT DESCRIPTION

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Cent, 1906. London Mint. NGC MS-63 Brown.

KM-19; Tan-SSC17. Tied for second finest certified of the date on the NGC census with three other example and only one finer with the "BN" designation. A tough date to locate in this state of preservation exhibiting a nice bold strike with good definition of the details. The surfaces display a lovely combination of original mint red coupled with an attractive mottled blueish purple sheen. A piece sure to excite advanced collectors of the colonial series certain to see spirited bidding.

Estimate: $1,400 - $1,800.

GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Dollar, 1935-B. Bombay Mint. George V. PCGS MS-63+

Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

KM-T5; Mars-BTD1; Prid-30. A resoundingly choice piece, this enchanting specimen is the finest graded across either service, and represents one of the true RARITIES within this popular trade dollar series. Out of the nearly 7 million examples struck, nearly all were melted down, leaving just a small handful of pieces known in existence. Given the present coin's immense quality and charming appearance, it should be hotly pursued and contested as it's an opportunity not likely to appear again anytime soon. Compare to a similar specimen emanating from the Mirs Bay Collection (a PCGS MS-61), which realized a hammer of $19,000 in 2019 spring Hong Kong auction (lot 62229). Clearly, the example now before stands above all others, rivaled by none.

Estimate: $25,000 - $30,000.

Malaysia Medal Straits 50 Cents PF 70 Ultra Cameo 1889

如果你是一位资深的马新古硬币收藏家，这东西摆在你面前绝对会给你带来眼前一亮的视觉享受。这枚铸年1889维多利亚女王精制抛光海峡币50仙，乃是诸多马新古硬币梦寐以求，价值数十万的上等好币。可惜，再把你的眼睛刷量一些，不难发现这不是一枚钱币，但几乎模棱两可的高级仿造海峡币。发行单位也相当殷实，直接请上NGC评级机构清楚注明这是一枚“私制银章”，所以我们可以排除任何欺诈成分的可能性。

网络钱币卖家为何需要商业注册？

新闻链接

资讯普及年代，相比昔日的实体交易，现在很多人更热宠了网络钱币收藏品买卖。但同时网络买卖其实也隐藏了很多法律的漏洞加上政府没有严厉管制，笔者可以大胆说一句，至今日大部分的网络卖家都没有符合政府的规定及一旦出了什么事情，买家其实很难在法律的框架下得到保护。