Some jewelry featured coins in metals other than gold. As with the other cuff links, the reverses of the coins were covered by the mounts. A pair of Napoleonic Head gold coins from France set in cuff links with plain back cover realized $847 on an estimate of $400 to $600. Not all of the coin jewelry featured U.S. The “heavy metal” adornment sold for $10,890. The total weight approached 150 grams, and the coins were conservatively graded Fine to Very Fine by Doyle. The coins included 1852 Coronet and 1854 Indian Head gold dollars, an 1874 Indian Head gold $3 piece, 1882-S and 1898 Coronet half eagles, 18 Coronet eagles and an 1898-S Coronet double eagle. Heavy metalĪn instant collection could be found in a 14-karat gold bracelet with eight U.S. Mint struck them.Ĭontinuing the trend of outfitting those who “dress to impress,” one lot held two gold money clips, separately mounted with a 1876-S and a 1895 Coronet gold double eagle, each simply graded “Fine” the lot sold for $4,235. The reverses were covered by the mounts, hiding the Mint marks and thus hiding which U.S.
Ornate gold cuff linksįolks looking for cuff links had several options, of which the most impressive was a pair of 1886 Coronet gold $5 half eagles “mounted on a handsome and ornate back drop for cuff links.”
Similarly, a 1910 Indian Head gold $10 eagle in a simple bezel sold for $1,089, consistent with the price that an “ex-jewelry” example would bring on the wholesale market. More affordable was a 1912 Indian Head gold $2.50 quarter eagle mounted in a 14-karat gold ring, simply graded Fine by the auctioneer, that realized $605.
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