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Menelik II gold Proof Fantasy Birr (Talari) EE 1889 (1897) PR63+ NGC, Pinches mint, KM-X1, Gill-S40. Reportedly struck by Pinches for Geoffrey Hearn in the 1950s. A beautifully engraved high-relief medallic issue with butter-yellow decadent color and much flash to the fields.
From the Axum Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ethiopia/ethiopia-menelik-ii-gold-proof-fantasy-birr-talari-ee-1889-1897-pr63-ngc-/a/3081-30462.s?type=CoinArchives3081
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 2000-2500 USD
Menelik II gold Proof Fantasy Birr (Talari) EE 1889 (1897) PR63+ NGC, Pinches mint, KM-X1, Gill-S40. Reportedly struck by Pinches for Geoffrey Hearn in the 1950s. A beautifully engraved high-relief medallic issue with butter-yellow decadent color and much flash to the fields.
From the Axum Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ethiopia/ethiopia-menelik-ii-gold-proof-fantasy-birr-talari-ee-1889-1897-pr63-ngc-/a/3081-30462.s?type=CoinArchives3081
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD