Exceptional Waitangi Proof Set

Triton XXII, Lot: 1316. Estimate $15000. Sold for $15000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NEW ZEALAND. George V. 1910-1936. AR Proof Set. London mint. Dated 1935. All obverses: crowned and mantled bust left. Includes: AR Threepence. Crossed patu. KM 1. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-015, graded PF 65 // AR Sixpence. Huia bird standing right on branch. KM 2. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-011, graded PF 67 // AR Shilling, Maori warrior crouching left, holding spear. KM 3. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-012, graded PF 67 // AR Florin. Kiwi bird standing left. KM 4. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-008, graded PF 65 // AR Halfcrown. Crowned coat-of-arms. KM 5. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-009, graded PF 66 // AR Crown. ‘Waitangi’ type. Maori chief, standing right and holding taiaha, clasping hands with Lieutenant-Governor Captain William Hobson; crown in upper background. KM 6. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-010, graded PF 67. All displaying an attractive and even matched toning. Six (6) coins in lot. Lot includes original case of issue. The crown the highest graded example of the type.

From the Viggo Collection. Ex Heritage 3044 (3 January 2016), lot 31361; Ted Reams Collection (Heritage 3020, 6 September 2012), lot 24481.