Cuba
Republic bronze "PAT 97 - Wide Date" Souvenir Peso 1897 VF30 Brown NGC, Struck by Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Providence, RI), KMX-M1A, EMO-7 (Dies 4F/2C). An important Cuban rarity, featuring a widely spaced date and the PAT 97 on the truncation of the neck, this charming piece exhibits fairly even brown surfaces, along with an appealing chocolate hue and some lightly scattered, unobtrusive marks.
Selections from the Isaac Rudman Numismatic Cabinet; ex. Emo Collection (Heritage 3030, 1/2014), lot 23438; ex. Stack's Bowers & Ponterio 168 (8/2012), lot 40478
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Estimate: 1800-2400 USD