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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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Showa nickel Proof Pattern 10 Sen Year 8 (1933) PR64 NGC, Osaka mint, KM-Pn63, cf. types of KM-Y53/Y54 (for obv./rev.), cf. JNDA-01-40/01-28 (same). "5 Sen obverse" variety. Obv. Garnished central hole; sakura to left and right, legend with RY date above and below. Rev. Central hole garnished by karakusa sprays; denomination across field, chrysanthemum above, paulownia below. Sublimely argent and lustrous fields, with a wondrous mirrored sheen. An extremely rare near-gem, the only other example which we could locate was sold in our 1997 ANA auction (sale 175, lot 6775), which was an ungraded 'prooflike BU.'
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD
Showa nickel Proof Pattern 10 Sen Year 8 (1933) PR64 NGC, Osaka mint, KM-Pn63, cf. types of KM-Y53/Y54 (for obv./rev.), cf. JNDA-01-40/01-28 (same). "5 Sen obverse" variety. Obv. Garnished central hole; sakura to left and right, legend with RY date above and below. Rev. Central hole garnished by karakusa sprays; denomination across field, chrysanthemum above, paulownia below. Sublimely argent and lustrous fields, with a wondrous mirrored sheen. An extremely rare near-gem, the only other example which we could locate was sold in our 1997 ANA auction (sale 175, lot 6775), which was an ungraded 'prooflike BU.'
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD