Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2016 NYINC Auction 12-13 January 2016
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PERU. Inauguration of the Pasco Mineral Railway Silver Medal, 1869. NEARLY MINT STATE.
37.3 mm; 29.5 gms. Antique steam train traveling right, rugged mountains in background. Legend FERRO CARRIL MINERAL DE PASCO around, and CONTRATISTAS / WYMAN Y HARRISON in exergue. Signed C. F. BRYANT. LIMA on exergual line. Reverse: Eleven-line inscription noting the involvement of Peruvian President D. Jose Balta and Junin District Prefect Bernardo Bermudez in the project. Obverse darkly toned in shades of gold, electric blue and fuscia, the reverse less dramatic, exhibiting a pearl gray patina with just a touch of blue. NEARLY MINT STATE.
From the Rockaway Collection.
Estimate: $100.00- $150.00
37.3 mm; 29.5 gms. Antique steam train traveling right, rugged mountains in background. Legend FERRO CARRIL MINERAL DE PASCO around, and CONTRATISTAS / WYMAN Y HARRISON in exergue. Signed C. F. BRYANT. LIMA on exergual line. Reverse: Eleven-line inscription noting the involvement of Peruvian President D. Jose Balta and Junin District Prefect Bernardo Bermudez in the project. Obverse darkly toned in shades of gold, electric blue and fuscia, the reverse less dramatic, exhibiting a pearl gray patina with just a touch of blue. NEARLY MINT STATE.
From the Rockaway Collection.
Estimate: $100.00- $150.00