Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
March 2019 Hong Kong Auction 25-27 Mar 2019
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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Sumatra. 2 Kepings, AH 1213//1798 (1798). NGC PROOF-64 BN.
KM-261. Bronzed copper proof issued by the British during their occupation of Sumatra (1685-1824). Marked as a denomination error on the holder, as the reverse is written as a "3" (۳), rather than the correct "2". No premium arises from this as all were made this way. Still, a scarce type, the first we've had and the first offering in the archives since Baldwin sale 86 (May 2014, lot 537). See also the gilt copper proof we are offering in this sale. Sharply struck with smooth chestnut brown surfaces.
Estimate: $300.00- $500.00
KM-261. Bronzed copper proof issued by the British during their occupation of Sumatra (1685-1824). Marked as a denomination error on the holder, as the reverse is written as a "3" (۳), rather than the correct "2". No premium arises from this as all were made this way. Still, a scarce type, the first we've had and the first offering in the archives since Baldwin sale 86 (May 2014, lot 537). See also the gilt copper proof we are offering in this sale. Sharply struck with smooth chestnut brown surfaces.
Estimate: $300.00- $500.00