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CICF Signature Sale 3040 9-10 April 2015
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Menelik II 1/8 Birr EE1888-A AU Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC, Paris mint, KM2. An extreme rarity, and the smallest Paris mint issue from the 1896 Specimen set. The only example of this rare issue (200 pieces minted) that we have offered, and the only example we have seen.
Estimate: 1250-1500 USD
Menelik II 1/8 Birr EE1888-A AU Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC, Paris mint, KM2. An extreme rarity, and the smallest Paris mint issue from the 1896 Specimen set. The only example of this rare issue (200 pieces minted) that we have offered, and the only example we have seen.
Estimate: 1250-1500 USD