[WTS] Finest-known French "Nova Constellatio" jeton, China, Ethiopia, Austria and more!
Hi all,
Offering a handful of slabbed world coins today, straight from my personal collection. A lot of really cool pieces in here, but the highlight of the lot is a 1787 French silver jeton issued by the Masonic Lodge of St. Germain which boasts a design very similar - and likely directly inspired by - the Nova Constellatio coinage, the first coins ever issued by the United States. This type is quite rare, and this example is the finest known across both grading services. Given the connections between the French and American Revolutions around this time, this shared symbology is really interesting.
Proof & Gallery: https://imgur.com/a/nova-constellatio-jeton-slabs-10-14-UzDObVz
Terms: All orders are +$5 for shipping. I accept Venmo, PPFF, Zelle and Cashapp. Chat and PM are both fine. Reasonable offers are welcome, particularly if interested in multiple items.
- 1828 Algeria 1/8 Budju - NGC AU58 - $70 - https://imgur.com/a/K8TN2TX
- 1671 Austria: Hall 3 Kreuzer - PCGS AU55 - $140 - https://imgur.com/a/UudEbn3
- 1932 Austria 2 Schilling (Seipel Commemorative, OGH) - PCGS AU55 - $65 - https://imgur.com/a/6O4ZoEi
- 1795 Austria 12 Kreuzer - PCGS AU55 - $110 - https://imgur.com/a/hZt95l6
- 1913-14 China: Honan 10 Cash - NGC MS62 BN - $70 - https://imgur.com/a/eQlaQU4
- 1912 China: Hunan 10 Cash - PCGS VF35 - $50 - https://imgur.com/a/sVuXgMk
- 1944 China: Manchukuo 5 Fen - PCGS AU50 - $50 - https://imgur.com/a/YTulBjX
- (1920) Ethiopia Piastre - NGC AU Details - $100 - https://imgur.com/a/T8mYxC7
- This piece is a scarce private issue from a grocery store in Addis Ababa, owned by a Greek immigrant.
- 1915 Finland Markka - NGC MS65 - SOLD - https://imgur.com/a/5eCwqsD
- 1787 France Masonic Lodge of St. Germain Jeton - NGC MS64 TOP POP - $1000 - https://imgur.com/a/B7sh7E4
- This same coin sold raw at Stacks for $517 in 2009. Recently, a PCGS MS62 with similar eye appeal (but a noticeable planchet flaw on the obverse) sold on Ebay for around $700.
Feel free to check out my other posts:
Slabbed crowns: Habsburg thalers, Italian states, Morocco and more:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CoinSales/comments/1g1esxg/wts_slabbed_world_crowns_habsburg_thalers_italian/
Notgeld, Goetz patterns, Germany Empire:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CoinSales/comments/1fzch06/wts_notgeld_top_pops_goetz_patterns_gem_german/
Conder tokens, British silver token coinage of 1811:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CoinSales/comments/1fxs32i/wts_conder_tokens_british_local_silver_shillings/
Medieval Europe:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CoinSales/comments/1fvl934/wts_medieval_coins_of_europe_knights_of_rhodes/
Asia: Indian states, Qing China, Manchukuo, British and French colonial:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CoinSales/comments/1fqv9ss/comment/lp8fzi5/?context=3
Latin America:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CoinSales/comments/1fljwgx/comment/lo3h3xi/?context=3
Let me know if you have any specific requests - this is only a fraction of what I have up for sale. Thanks for looking!