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Long Beach Signature Sale 3057 7-8 Sep 2017
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Republic brass Gold-Issue Uniface Trial 1500 Pesos (1968-9) PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM242 (obverse trial). Starkly cameoed on the bust of Bolivar with reflective fields. The unstruck side is stamped "MET." inside a square with "GORI & ZUCCHI" below. A short search reveals Gori & Zucchi as an Italian firm that was founded in 1926, reached its peak in the 1960s around the time these trials were produced and today employs about 500 people.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 400-500 USD
Republic brass Gold-Issue Uniface Trial 1500 Pesos (1968-9) PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM242 (obverse trial). Starkly cameoed on the bust of Bolivar with reflective fields. The unstruck side is stamped "MET." inside a square with "GORI & ZUCCHI" below. A short search reveals Gori & Zucchi as an Italian firm that was founded in 1926, reached its peak in the 1960s around the time these trials were produced and today employs about 500 people.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 400-500 USD