Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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Spanish New World. (1789) 2 Reales die trial. White metal / tin. Carlos IV (1788-1808). SP-64 (PCGS).
Uniface reverse. A reverse die trial, properly termed a cliche, produced from a pour of molten tin or tin alloy and still showing remnants of the wax used to hold that tin splasher in place on the blank back. Light silver gray with crisp details and superb aesthetic appeal. The letter N is used here in place of the mintmark and two Ns separated by a pellet are used to fill the place of the assayer initials.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Estimate: $1000.00- $2000.00
Uniface reverse. A reverse die trial, properly termed a cliche, produced from a pour of molten tin or tin alloy and still showing remnants of the wax used to hold that tin splasher in place on the blank back. Light silver gray with crisp details and superb aesthetic appeal. The letter N is used here in place of the mintmark and two Ns separated by a pellet are used to fill the place of the assayer initials.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Estimate: $1000.00- $2000.00