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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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Menelik II Proof Birr EE 1892 (1900) PR65 NGC, Paris mint, KM19, Gill Y-10. An extraordinary and iridescent offering of this extremely popular Ethiopian "Taler" issue. At first glance the surfaces retain a perfectly gunmetal color, though a quick turn in good light reveals flashes of apricot and lilac colors amidst a thick sheen of reflectivity. With its markedly fierce Lion of Judah and slightly more regal portrait of Menelik II, it is little wonder that these J.C. Chaplain specimens command such a premium over their Lagrange predecessors.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD
Menelik II Proof Birr EE 1892 (1900) PR65 NGC, Paris mint, KM19, Gill Y-10. An extraordinary and iridescent offering of this extremely popular Ethiopian "Taler" issue. At first glance the surfaces retain a perfectly gunmetal color, though a quick turn in good light reveals flashes of apricot and lilac colors amidst a thick sheen of reflectivity. With its markedly fierce Lion of Judah and slightly more regal portrait of Menelik II, it is little wonder that these J.C. Chaplain specimens command such a premium over their Lagrange predecessors.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD