Editor’s Note
This article previews a significant numismatic offering—a rare Pattern Ducaton from the United East India Company—featured in Heritage Auctions’ upcoming ANA World & Ancient Coins event. It highlights a unique piece of monetary history available to collectors.
An exceedingly rare Pattern that offers a peek into the implementation of the Ducaton as a denomination of United East India Company coinage is among the top offerings of an elite collection that will be featured in Heritage’s ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction August 27-29.
Lot #30167: Dutch Colony. United East India Company (VOC) gold Proof Pattern Ducaton 1728 PR63 NGC.
The Dutch Colony. United East India Company (VOC) gold Proof Pattern Ducaton 1728 PR63 NGC is one of more than 300 lots in the auction from the Peh Family Collection, Part II. The first part of the collection helped lead Heritage’s June 18-20 HKINF World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction to nearly $11.9 million.
Lot #30097: Victoria gold Proof “Una and the Lion” 5 Pounds 1839 PR61 Ultra Cameo NGC.
Another standout from the Peh Family Collection is one of the most celebrated types in World numismatics and a design that forever cemented the legacy of engraver William Wyon: the Victoria gold Proof “Una and the Lion” 5 Pounds 1839 PR61 Ultra Cameo NGC. It is believed that about 400 original strikings were produced for Victoria’s delayed coronation Proof Set of 1839, but popular demand soon outstripped that initial figure, prompting the Royal Mint to produce to-order examples for almost 50 years until 1886. To this day, Wyon’s iconic imagery, depicting the youthful Queen in the guise of Una from Edmund Spencer’s “The Faerie Queen,” continues to be revived, most recently with the Royal Mint’s Great Engraver’s series.
Lot #31081: Republic silver Proof Pattern 8 Reales 1827 Go-WW PR64 Cameo NGC.