The following terms and conditions are accepted by all persons participating in the auction:
1. Auction bidding is conducted in Swiss Francs. The highest bidder who has been acknowledged by the auctioneer when
the hammer falls after the third call has legally bought the lot. Bidding usually begins at 80% of the estimate, provided no
higher offers have been submitted. Written bids have priority. The successful bidder has committed himself personally to
the purchases made. He cannot claim to have acted on behalf of a third party.
2. Absentee bidders can bid up to 24 hours before the start of the auction by writing, telephone or electronically. Telephone
bidders must agree that calls may be recorded. The auction house does not accept liability for bidding mandates made by
telephone, electronically or in writing.
3. Bidders must show proof of identification before the auction, and subsequently be registered. The Auction House may
require a bank reference and/or guarantee. The Auction House reserves the right to deny a person from participating in
the auction.
4. The auctioneer may raise or reject a bid without giving a reason, and furthermore reserves the right to combine or split up
catalogue lots, or to offer them out of sequence or omit or withdraw them from the auction.
5. A commission of 20.0% will be levied on the hammer price - phone bidders and bidders using our Live Internet facilities
pay an additional charge of 1,5%. The Swiss value added tax (VAT) of 8,0% is payable on the final price (hammer price,
plus buyer’s commission and any other amounts chargeable by the Auction House to the buyer). Gold coins (AV) are
exempt from VAT.
If the purchases are exported, then the VAT will be refunded on production of a legally valid original export declaration
issued by the Swiss Customs.
6. Payment is in Swiss Francs and is immediately due upon adjudication of the lot and has to be paid with the release of the
object to the Buyer, unless otherwise agreed before the sale. Late payments will incur a monthly default interest of 1%.
Title in a lot will not pass to the Buyer until NAC has received full payment on his account. NAC will generally not
release a lot to a Buyer before payment. Earlier release of the lot does not affect its title nor the Buyer’s obligation to pay.
If the Buyer has failed to make immediate payment and within 5 days after receipt of a registered, written reminder by
NAC to the buyer, NAC may in its sole discretion cancel the sale of the lot.
7. Shipping and insurance are at the buyer’s cost and risk. Any fees and charges payable abroad are borne by the buyer
(successful bidder) who is responsible for acquiring the necessary information about any applicable customs and foreign
exchange regulations. The Auction House accepts no liability for any contraventions of such regulations.
8. The Auction House offers an unconditional and unlimited guarantee for the authenticity of coins. All
identifications and descriptions of the items sold in this catalogue are statements of opinion and were made in good faith.
9. The objects which come under the hammer are auctioned on behalf of a third party or are the property of the Auction
House. The buyer (successful bidder) has no entitlement to have the identity of the consignor disclosed to them and
acknowledges that the Auction House might receive a commission from the consignor for the sale.
10. The above conditions are a component of each individual contract of sale concluded at the auction. Alterations must be
made in writing in order to be valid. If any parts of these Terms and Conditions should be no longer or not fully in
conformity with the valid legal situation, this shall not affect the content and validity of the remaining parts. The abovementioned
conditions are written in German, French, Italian and English; the only valid text is the German one.
11. The contractual relationship between parties is subject in all facets to Swiss law. Place of performance is the registered
office of the Auction House in 8001 Zurich, and the exclusive court of jurisdiction is Zurich.