Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 98

The Pre-Long Beach Auction June 4-7, 2017

Ancient Judaean - Modern Isreal Coins & Medals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1890		Israel. Trio of Silver State Medals: 1958 Valour and 1963 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Valour medal's obverse depicts the Roaring Lion memorial at Tel Hai in Upper Galilee, commemorating the heroism of Joseph Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920. The biblical passage "For the builders everyone had his sword girded by his side" (Nehemiah 4:12) symbolizes the necessity for the IDF to be ever vigilant. One of 1,010 made by Emanograph from 59mm, 117gm of .935 silver. made by Emanograph with shiny finish. On the obverse of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising medal is the figure of Mordechai Anilewitz, the Commander of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, on a background of the ruins of the House of Israel. The figure is based on the statue created by Nathan Rappaport, erected at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai. One of 180 minted by Zechovoy from 59mm, 110gm of .935 silver. The obverse of the Israel-Jordan Peace Agreement 50mm, 60gm of .935 silver medal features Israel and Jordan flags with an olive branch on them; Inscribed "PEACE AGREEMENT ISRAEL-JORDAN" in Hebrew and Arabic above and in English below. The reverse design is a Star of David and a crescent joined together with a dove holding olive branch in its beak. Estimate Value $300 - 400 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $223
Lot 1891		Israel. Lot of Six Very Rare 1963 Mint Sets. These rare sets have Gem BU coins in white cardboard holders that look as fresh and perfect as the day they were made. It is extremely rare that one of these sets are available in the marketplace. This is an unusual opportunity for an investor, collector, dealer or ebayer to obtain a quantity. All coins are dated 1963 except 25 agorot dated 1962. Haffner indicates that only 2,000 sets were made and valued them at $80 in 1970. Estimate Value $250 - 350 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $353
Lot 1892		Israel. Lot of Three Very Rare 1963 Mint Sets in Original Brown Envelopes. Choice BU coins in original white cardboard holders and brown envelope printed "Israel Coins and Medals Co. Ltd." All coins are dated 1963 except 25 agorot dated 1962. Coins are all Choice BU. Very rare thus. Consignor paid over $100 each. Should be seriously considered by collectors, investors, dealers and ebayers. Estimate Value $150 - 250 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $141
Lot 1893		Israel. Lot of Five 1963-4 Eighteen Different Trade Coins of Israel Mint Sets. Just 7,000 sets made in 1963-4 with blue velvet holders, These sets contain Choice Brilliant Uncirculated coins. One set came from the Itzhak Avni Collefction in 1980, And one set has coins in a different pattern than shown in Haffner, though it is same pattern pictured in the IGCAMC catalog. Interesting lot. Estimate Value $250 - 275 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $200
Lot 1894		Israel. Lot of Six 1964 Eighteen Different Trade Coins of Israel. These nice Uncirculated coins come in blue holders with plastic covering the coins. Coins are quite nice in spite of Haffner's statement that "Not all coins are uncirculated." Good lot for dealer or ebayer. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $270
Lot 1895		Israel. Rare Lot of Four Israel Festival Presentation Medals: 1963, 1964, 1965 (English), 1965 (Hebrew). Each of these rare presentation medals is 59mm, silver-plated tombac. On each medal's obverse appears the Hebrew inscription "The Israel Festival and the Hebrew date". To the right is the Festival emblem, and beneath in smaller letters the inscription in English. The reverse shows from top to bottom three incuse as asymmetrical squares containing musical instruments, a theatrical mask and ballet shoes. An inscription in English appears on three medals, in Hebrew on one of the 1965 medals: "Presented by the Prime Minister's Office." In 1963, an unspecified and undocumented number of bronze medals with the dedication "Presented by the Prime Minister's Office" was issued by the IGCMC as a silver plated version. The 1964 silver plated version is an official issue of the IGCMC, and according to its archives only very few pieces were silver plated; however, it is undocumented in the IGCMC catalog. The 1965 Festival Medal has unknown mintage with English inscription, and is extremely rare with the Hebrew inscription about the Israel Festival on the reverse. Estimate Value $750 - 1,000 The Brody Family Collection;. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 1896		Israel. Large Lot of 10 45mm Silver State Medals. Each medal contains 47gm of .935 fine silver, for total weight of 14 troy oz. pure silver. Medals include 1970 & 1976 Zim, 1970 Masada, 1974 Technion and 1975 Hebrew University. All Mint State as made. Estimate Value $225 - 275 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $282
Lot 1897		Israel. Rare Lot of Four 1969 Jerusalem Mayor's Presentation Medals featuring Jerusalem Panorama. These are all rare, with undocumented mintages. The medal's obverse depicts the emblem of the city of Jerusalem, a rampant lion standing on the wall, olive branches on both sides. The word "Jerusalem" appears in Hebrew, Arabic and English. The reverse shows a schematic panorama of united Jerusalem with the Old City wall in the foreground. First medal is 59mm tombac without dedication and signature on reverse. Second is 59mm tombac, inscribed: WITH COMPLIMENTS and signature of Mayor Teddy Kollek in English on reverse. Third is 59mm tombac, inscribed: PRESENTED and signature of Mayor Teddy Kollek in Hebrew on reverse. Fourth is 59mm 115gm of.935 silver, without dedication and signature on reverse. Estimate Value $750 - 1,000 The Brody Family Collection;. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1898		Israel. Rare Pair of 45mm Silver Presentation State Medals 1971 Bank of Israel and 1973 Tel Aviv-Yafo. The Bank of Israel obverse has a Hebrew and English inscription "Bank of Israel" and six subjects found on ancient Hebrew and/or Modern Israel coins. The reverse depicts a schematic panorama of Jerusalem, and the inscription "Jerusalem" in Hebrew and English. Only 250 made from 47gm of .935 silver. The Tel Aviv-Yafo obverse depicts the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipal emblem. Below, an inscription in Hebrew "Tel Aviv-Yafo" and on the right the name of the city in English. On the rim, the citation "Again I shall build thee" in Hebrew and English. The source is marked in both languages as "Jeremiah 31:4." The reverse shows a stylized panorama of Tel Aviv-Yafo; one sees the Shalom Tower, the Hilton Hotel, the Tel Aviv Museum, the Basketball Stadium, the Central Synagogue, the Mann Auditorium, Habimah Theatre, and Tel Aviv University. A small, unknown number made from 40gm of .935 silver. Estimate Value $300 - 400 The Brody Family Collection;. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1899		Israel. Pair of Rare 1973 Exchange National Bank of Chicago 45 & 59mm Silver Medals. Only 505 59mm medals made, 115gm of .935 silver. Just 1,503 45mm medals issued, 40gm of .935 silver. Nice design of U.S. flag above a menorah. Estimate Value $300 - 400 The Brody Family Collection;. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 1900		Israel. Pair of Rare Silver Presentation Medals: Munich Synagogue & Shaare Zedek. 1972 Munich Synagogue medal is 45mm, 47gm of .935 silver. 1,010 made to be distributed exclusively by the synagogue. 1973 Shaare Zedek medal is 45mm, 40gm of .935 silver. Two difficult to find presentation medals. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $141
Lot 1901		Israel. Collection of Silver Crowns, 1958 to 1990's. Virtually no duplication. Careful study recommended. Sold as is, no returns. Lot of 109 coins. Uncirculated and Proof. Estimate Value $750 - UP The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $1,234
Lot 1902		Israel. Lot of Silver 1 Sheqel's. A nice group with very little duplication. Sold as is, no returns. Lot of 60 coins. Uncirculated and Proof. Estimate Value $350 - 450 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $306
Lot 1903		Israel. Interesting Lot of Five Israel State Medals and Three Privately Issued Medals. Israel. Interesting Lot of Five Israel State Medals and Three Privately Issued Medals First is the almost never seen 1983 50mm gold-plated bronze medal commemorating Leo Mildenberg's 70th birthday; features trio of Bar Kochba coins on the reverse. Next is Israel Parachuters 59mm bronze medal (EF). And third privately issued medal is 30th Anniversary of the Israel Philharmonic (1966), featuring musical instruments and conductors Huberman & Toscanini, struck from 115 gm of .935 fine silver by Shamir Bros. The first Israel State medal is 1974 Diamond Industry, 45mm, 47gm of .935 silver; next is1979 Israel Egypt Peace Treaty, 59mm, 115 gm of .935 silver; the 1992 500th Anniversary of Expulsion from Spain, 50mm, 60gm of .999 silver; and a pair or identical 65mm, 5 troy oz. of .9999 silver medals issued by the IGCMC in 1987 that were given to participants of the 36th General Assembly of the International Association of Professional Numismatists. Estimate Value $375 - 450 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $564
Lot 1904		Israel. Group of Silver Crown Size Medals: An interesting assortment of medals for various events, people, etc. Careful study strongly recommended. Sold as is, no returns. Lot of 50 Medals. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $646
Lot 1905		Israel. Lot of 1 New Sheqel's: 1991 KM-342; 1993 KM-244; 1994 KM-260;1997 KM-307. Total weight 0.4004 ounce. Lot of 4 coins. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimate Value $400 - 500 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $517
Lot 1906		Israel. Miscellaneous Minors and Medals: This lot contains the balance of the collection. Included are small silver minors, a few small silver medals, copper-nickel coins and medals. Also a Anglo-Palestine Bank Certificate Cancelled and a early bronze token 26 mm with two standing figures. Careful study strong recommended. Sold as is, no returns. Lot of 57 coins. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $893
Lot 1907		Israel. 2003 Complete Collection of 12 Chagall Windows Sterling Silver State Medals. Complete collection, individually packaged as received from Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Includes wooden display box. Transparent reproductions of the Chagall stained glass windows in Hadassah Hospital, each one featuring one of the Twelve Tribes: Hold a medal up to the light and it's like looking at the original. One of the most beautiful sets of medals ever produced by the Israel Government. Only 1,499 sets authorized. Each 59mm medal is Sterling Silver with selective 24k gold plating. Mint State as made. Estimate Value $500 - 650 The Brody Family Collection;. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $852
Lot 1908		Israel. Lot of Small Gold Medals: 4.4 grams each, 750 fine and 18 mm. Featuring: Loving Gazelle, Blessing New Book, Hanukkah, To Father with Love. Lot of 4 medals. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimate Value $400 - 500 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $564
Lot 1909		Israel. Lot of Small Gold Medals: 4.4 grams each, 750 fine. 18 mm. Featuring Bethlehem, Tisha B'AV, Armagedon, Western Wall. Lot of 4 medals. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimate Value $400 - 500 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $517
Lot 1910		Israel. Miscellaneous Gold Medal Lot: Butterfly. 4.4 grams, 750 fine. 18 mm; People to the State. 1.7 grams. 900 fine. 13 mm; Tourism. 5 grams, fineness unknown. 19 mm. Sold as is, no returns. Lot of 3 Medals. Uncirculated. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $341
Lot 1911		Israel. Large Lot of 18 59mm Silver State Medals. An impressive lot--perfect for collector, dealer or ebayer. Each medal contains about 100gm of .935 silver, for total of about 54 troy oz. pure silver. Includes 1961 Casals, 1961 Dead Sea Scrolls, 1963 UJA, 1964 First Immigrant Runners, 1965 Hebrew University, 1969 El Al, 1979 Peace, etc. Virtually Mint State. Estimate Value $900 - 1,000 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $1,116
Lot 1912		Israel. Large Lot of 32 45mm Silver State Medals Including "City Coin" Medals. These are all virtually as issued. Includes complete set of "City Coin" medals: Jerusalem, Ashkelon, Caesarea, Beit Shean, Lod, Acre, Tiberias, Avdat and Jaffa. Each medal is 47gm of .935 silver, for total of over 45 troy oz. pure silver. Part of the history of Israel in silver. Many of these medals have been melted, making the survivors quite scarce. Estimate Value $750 - 850 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $881
Lot 1913		Israel. Lot of 14 50mm Silver State Medals. This interesting group of official Israel State Medals includes 1992 Peace Negotiations, New York City, and Jerusalem Reunited; 1993 Reuven Rubin (color) and Cameo of Love (color), 1995 Jerusalem 3000 Years, etc. All medals are in mint condition. Nice assortment to start or add to a collection. Each medal contains 60gm of .935 silver, for total of over 25 troy oz of pure silver. Estimate Value $400 - 500 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $470
Lot 1914		Israel. Large Lot of 32 Silver State Medals. Includes 24 37mm medals, each 26gm of 935 silver: Masada, Passover, Succot, Temple Tunnel, Simcha Torah, Hanukkah, Purim, Happy Children, etc. Also includes 8 26mm medals (all with color), eac 10gm of .999 silver: Chagall, Mane-Katz, Rubin Reuven, etc. All mint state as made. Total weight of 21.3 troy oz, pure silver. Estimate Value $350 - 400 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $447
Lot 1915		Israel. Large Lot of 19 Silver State Medals plus 500 Prutah Coin. The 1949 500 Prutah coin is Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. The 19 37mm State Medals each contain 26gm of .935 silver. All Mint State as made. Includes Bar Mitzvah, 1961 Casals, 1977 & 1980 Rubinstein, etc. Total of over 15.5 troy oz pure silver. Estimate Value $275 - 300 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $341
Lot 1916		Israel. Lot of Silver and Bronze Art Medals Including Ancient Coin Replicas. Includes Seven Species boxed set with 5 bronze coin replicas: Agr4ippa, Coponius, First Revolt, Valerian and Bar Kochba; silver coin replicas: Yehud and First Revolt Shekel. Also includes massive 59mm .935 fine silver Bar Mitzvah medal. Also two .925 fine Kinetic State Medals by Naim Basson: A Star is Born (20gm) and As One Heart (15 gm). Plus impressive 1995 very high relief Freedom medal by Nathan Rapoport: 59mm, 175gm of .925 fine silver; rare, just 599 made. All Mint State as made. Estimate Value $200 - 300 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $376
Lot 1917		Israel. Large Lot of 59mm and 70mm Bronze State Medals. Impressive medals tell the story of Israel including the 3000th Anniversary of Jerusalem, Yitzhak Rabin, Six-Day War, and three Bat Mitzvah medals. All virtually as issued. Six 59mm and three 70mm Israel State Medals. Estimate Value $60 - 90 The Brody Family Collection;. View details	Realized $71

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