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CCE Signature Sale 3054 7-8 April 2017
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Tierra del Fuego. Territory Popper gold Gramo 1889 MS62 NGC, Buenos Aires mint, KM-Tn5, Janson-7. Listed as a token in the SCWC, this intriguing example of emergency coinage was produced by Julius Popper, a Romanian-born Argentine explorer commonly referred to as a "modern conquistador," and features his name across the obverse with the images of a pick axe and a sledge hammer on the reverse.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
Tierra del Fuego. Territory Popper gold Gramo 1889 MS62 NGC, Buenos Aires mint, KM-Tn5, Janson-7. Listed as a token in the SCWC, this intriguing example of emergency coinage was produced by Julius Popper, a Romanian-born Argentine explorer commonly referred to as a "modern conquistador," and features his name across the obverse with the images of a pick axe and a sledge hammer on the reverse.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD