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ANA Signature Sale 3056 3 Aug 2017
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Newfoundland. Victoria Specimen 20 Cents 1865 SP67 ICCS, Royal mint, KM4. Reeded edge /Medal rotation. Obv. Laureate head of Queen Victoria left. Rev. Arabesque pattern around the periphery, with central date and denomination within beaded circle. An amazing example, with flawless strike, deeply mirrored fields, and frosted devices. The obverse displays lightly mottled gold and russet patina, while the reverse has light argent-gray patina with traces of gold around the periphery. It appears that the reeded edge Specimen variety is listed under the Newfoundland regular issue coinage in Charlton, and Krause, but neither mentions a strike in medal rotation. We can find no evidence of the reeded edge, medal rotation type having been sold. The fabulous Norweb Collection, sold by Bowers & Merena in 1996, had a fabulous group of Newfoundland Specimen issues, but all of the 1865 Specimen issues were plain edge. Very possibly, this is the only example known of this variety. A fabulous piece for the advanced collector of Newfoundland coins.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
Newfoundland. Victoria Specimen 20 Cents 1865 SP67 ICCS, Royal mint, KM4. Reeded edge /Medal rotation. Obv. Laureate head of Queen Victoria left. Rev. Arabesque pattern around the periphery, with central date and denomination within beaded circle. An amazing example, with flawless strike, deeply mirrored fields, and frosted devices. The obverse displays lightly mottled gold and russet patina, while the reverse has light argent-gray patina with traces of gold around the periphery. It appears that the reeded edge Specimen variety is listed under the Newfoundland regular issue coinage in Charlton, and Krause, but neither mentions a strike in medal rotation. We can find no evidence of the reeded edge, medal rotation type having been sold. The fabulous Norweb Collection, sold by Bowers & Merena in 1996, had a fabulous group of Newfoundland Specimen issues, but all of the 1865 Specimen issues were plain edge. Very possibly, this is the only example known of this variety. A fabulous piece for the advanced collector of Newfoundland coins.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD