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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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Republic Souvenir Peso 1897 MS66+ PCGS, Gorham mint (Providence, RI), KM-XM3. Mintage: 4,856. Variety with stars above the 97 baseline. A simply spectacular coin to behold, featuring darkened iridescent tones that line the peripheries in apricot and golden flints, melding into crimson and then finally cobalt blues at the rims. While the obverse fields contain fully resplendent cartwheel luster that whirls across the surfaces, the reverse exhibits a markedly matte-like finish. Designed by Philip Martiny, famed Franco-American sculptor who studied under Augustus Saint Gaudens, and indicative of that ever popular style of the time. With only one example ranking higher in the PCGS census, it is remarkable to imagine another such piece matching the present example's phenomenal eye appeal.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6500-7500 USD
Republic Souvenir Peso 1897 MS66+ PCGS, Gorham mint (Providence, RI), KM-XM3. Mintage: 4,856. Variety with stars above the 97 baseline. A simply spectacular coin to behold, featuring darkened iridescent tones that line the peripheries in apricot and golden flints, melding into crimson and then finally cobalt blues at the rims. While the obverse fields contain fully resplendent cartwheel luster that whirls across the surfaces, the reverse exhibits a markedly matte-like finish. Designed by Philip Martiny, famed Franco-American sculptor who studied under Augustus Saint Gaudens, and indicative of that ever popular style of the time. With only one example ranking higher in the PCGS census, it is remarkable to imagine another such piece matching the present example's phenomenal eye appeal.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6500-7500 USD