The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection of Spanish Colonial Cuartillos Brings Remarkable Results at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries 2024 NYINC Auction
The standout was a stunning, extremely rare, overstruck issue from Santo Domingo that featured clear details from both the undertype and overstrike.
The January 2024 New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) Auction was a great success for Stack’s Bowers Galleries with prices realized totaling nearly $13 million. Remarkable results were achieved across a wide range of specialties, including the session offering Spanish Colonial Cuartillos from the Emilio M. Ortiz Collection. Featuring a vast array of ¼ Real issues spanning the entire period of Spanish colonial power, the sale included many rarities and unique offerings. Fierce bidding from numerous specialist collectors resulted in impressive prices at the live auction in New York City. (All prices include the buyer’s fee.)
The standout was a stunning, extremely rare overstruck issue from Santo Domingo that featured clear details from both the undertype and overstrike and realized $15,600. The catalog’s many Venezuelan rarities also generated great enthusiasm, exemplified by pieces such as the copper Guayana ¼ Real graded NGC AU-55, which far overperformed expectations, landing at $7,800, and the 1805 Caracas ¼ Real graded NGC EF-45, that sold for $6,600.
Possibly the most unusual and unique piece in the sale, the Potosi Cob 2 Reales, overstruck with milled Cuartillo dies, attracted competitive bids and brought $10,800. The extremely rare 1822 Guatemalan ¼ Real made its auction debut, selling for $7,800, the highest price recorded for any Cuartillo from that mint. The collection’s Filipino coins achieved noteworthy results, with items such as the 1830-F Quarto in NGC EF-45 realizing $5,520 and the interesting backward-dated “2281” Quarto in NGC VF-35 reaching $5,280.
Colombian Cuartillos were led by a stunning Cartagena issue in NGC MS-64 that sold for $8,400, while a charming Cob from Bogota graded NGC VF-35 reached $4,080, reflecting its great rarity. The milled issues performed well, with a seldom-seen Popayan Cuartillo in NGC AU-58 smashing past its estimate to sell for $5,760 and an anepigraphic issue from Bogota in NGC MS-62 bringing $5,040.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries now looks forward to presenting the second part of the Emilio Ortiz Collection, focused on Latin American Cuartillos from the Republic era, at their August 2024 Global Showcase Auction. To consign your ancient coins, world coins, and world paper money to the August auction or another upcoming Stack’s Bowers Galleries event, visit StacksBowers.com, call 800-458-4646, or email Consign@StacksBowers.com.
Additional highlights from the Stack’s Bowers Galleries 2024 NYINC sale of the Emilio M. Ortiz Collection:
PERU. Cob 1/4 Real, ND (ca. 1568-70)-R. Lima Mint. Philip II. NGC AU Details--Environmental Damage. - $6,000.
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