The 1902 gold 37½-ruble coin was the top lot, realizing $69,000.

The auction realized approximately $2.56 million with the buyer's fee. A total of 269 lots (16.6 percent) from the 1,619-lot auction did not sell.

The auction was conducted during the New York International Numismatic Convention.

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Some highlights:

• India, undated 10-rupee note, "Haj pilgrim" issue, Fine, $4,600.
  
• Japan, undated (1873) 1-yen note, Fine-Very Fine, $3,450.
  
• Korea, undated (1945) 100-yen note, Uncirculated, $6,670.
  
• Palestine, Sept. 30, 1929, £10 note, VF, $5,175.
  
• Greece, Macedonia, circa 425 B.C. silver tetradrachm, Mende, Numismatic Guaranty Corp. About Uncirculated, strike 5/5, surface 3/5, $10,350.
  
• Roman Republic, circa 280 to 269 B.C. bronze aes grave, sea green patina, choice Extremely Fine, $17,250.
  
• Roman Empire, circa A.D. 70 to 72 gold aureus, Vespasian, Rome Mint, NGC EF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, $16,675.
  
• Brazil, 1732-M gold 12,800-real coin, F-55, NGC AU-58, $10,350.
  
• Denmark, 1682 gold ducat, Christian V, F-148, PCGS MS-62, $10,063.
  
• Great Britain, undated (1605 to 1606) Rose gold ryal, James I, NGC AU-55, $18,400.
  
• Great Britain, 1656 gold broad of 20 shillings, NGC AU-55, $25,300.
  
• Great Britain, 1826 gold £5 coin, PCGS Proof 63 deep cameo, $19,550.
  
• Iran, A.H. 1314 (1896/1897) gold 10-toman coin, Muzaffar al-Din Shah, EF, cleaned, $13,800.
  
• Peru, 1710-H gold 8-escudo coin, from 1715 plate fleet, choice EF, $18,400.
  
• Russia, 1902 gold 37½-ruble coin, mintage of 225 pieces, "attractive" AU, PCGS Genuine – Rim Repair, $69,000.
  
• China, undated (1907) silver dollar, NGC MS-63, $10,350.

Stack's world coin auction realizes $4.2 million total

Stack's Jan. 11 auction following the New York International Numismatic Convention realized $4,288,959.50 including the 15 percent buyer's fee, according to preliminary prices realized from the auction house.

The auction featured a few big collections, including that of numismatic author Cornelius C. Vermeule, the Magical Mexico Collection and gold rarities.

A total of 269 lots from the 1,619-lot auction, about 16.6 percent, did not sell. Unsold lots included dozens of gold rarities with pre-auction estimates of $50,000 and above.

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Some highlights:

• Greece, Sicily, Gela, circa 415 to 405 B.C. silver tetradrachm, Extremely Fine, $48,875.
  
• Greece, Sicily, circa 405 to 400 B.C. silver decadrachm, Good Very Fine, $43,125.
  
• German states, Bavaria, 1740 2-goldgulden coin, Karl Albert, About Uncirculated, $32,200.
  
• Austrian states, Salzburg, 1594 gold 10-ducat coin, Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raithenau, Brilliant Uncirculated, $48,875.
  
• German states, Leipzig, 1709 gold 2 ducats, Friedrich August I the Strong, University of Leipzig Tercentenary, Numismatic Guaranty Corp. AU-55, $43,700.
  
• German states, Saxony, 1630 gold 12-ducat coin, Ernestine Line, Johann Georg I, Augsburg Confession Centennial, EF, $34,500.
  
• Great Britain, 1825 uniface gold £5 pattern, George IV, plain edge, NGC Proof 63 cameo, $34,500.
  
• Italian states, Milan, undated (circa 1476 to 1481) gold 2-zecchini coin, Bona de Savoia and Giovanni Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Milan Mint, EF, $103,500.
  
• Italian states, Venice, undated (circa 1763 to 1778) gold 50-zecchini coin, Alvise Mocenigo IV, NGC AU-55, $276,000.
  
• Russia, 1830 platinum 6-ruble coin, Nicholas I, St. Petersburg Mint, NGC Proof 66, $51,750.
  
• Russia, 1872 gold medal, Alexander II, Polytechnical Exposition in Moscow, 61.6 millimeters, 140.38 grams, "a few small ... dings commensurate with such large gold medals," $34,500.
  
• Switzerland, Lausanne, undated (circa 1491 to 1517) gold ducat, Bishop Aymon de Montfaucon, EF, $32,775.
  
• Switzerland, Zurich, 1559 gold 8-ducat coin, "one of only three known," Good EF, $57,500.
  
• Spanish Colonial, circa 1550 Golden Fleece Wreck gold finger bar, 19.5-karat gold, 1,031 grams, $28,750.
  
• Colombia, 1770-NR silver 8-real coin, Carlos III, Santa Fe de Bogota, NGC MS-62, $46,000.
  
• Korea, Empire, Year 10 (1906) gold 20-won coin, Kuang Mu, Osaka, NGC MS-64, $155,250.