Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 17-18 Jan 2020
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PHILIPPINES. Philippines - Peru. 8 Reales, 1828. Manila Mint. Ferdinand VII. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield.
KM-26.1; Basso-35; cf.PNM#16-29; Cacho-Type I CS-010. The single finest certified of the die pairing on either the NGC or PCGS population report and the finest certified of the type on the PCGS population report only surpassed by a single example on the NGC census (MS-62) struck with the other set of dies. Issued by decree of 13 October 1828. Type I Manila Overstrike, with serrated boarders and reverse legend; dies prepared by Don Benito de los Reyes. Overstruck on an 1828-CUZCO G Peru Republic 8 Reales. A RARE host coin in EXTREMELY RARE state of preservation. "MANILA" and date fully struck up with dot between, remnants of serrated boarder between 11 o'clock and 3 o'clock; Reverse: Crowned arms of Spain nearly fully struck up with faint portions of the legend from 8 o'clock to about 10 o'clock and small portion of the serrated boarder from about 9 o'clock to about 12 o'clock. Overstrike uneven and of typical weak peripheral strike leaving much of the under type still visible. Clear host date, assayer's letter, denomination, mintmark and nearly full legends on both obverse and reverse with other portions of the host design aspects. Unusually nice quality with sharp details on obverse and reverse. Beautiful organic toning with the slightest bit of iridescence.
From the Kyle Ponterio Collection.
KM-26.1; Basso-35; cf.PNM#16-29; Cacho-Type I CS-010. The single finest certified of the die pairing on either the NGC or PCGS population report and the finest certified of the type on the PCGS population report only surpassed by a single example on the NGC census (MS-62) struck with the other set of dies. Issued by decree of 13 October 1828. Type I Manila Overstrike, with serrated boarders and reverse legend; dies prepared by Don Benito de los Reyes. Overstruck on an 1828-CUZCO G Peru Republic 8 Reales. A RARE host coin in EXTREMELY RARE state of preservation. "MANILA" and date fully struck up with dot between, remnants of serrated boarder between 11 o'clock and 3 o'clock; Reverse: Crowned arms of Spain nearly fully struck up with faint portions of the legend from 8 o'clock to about 10 o'clock and small portion of the serrated boarder from about 9 o'clock to about 12 o'clock. Overstrike uneven and of typical weak peripheral strike leaving much of the under type still visible. Clear host date, assayer's letter, denomination, mintmark and nearly full legends on both obverse and reverse with other portions of the host design aspects. Unusually nice quality with sharp details on obverse and reverse. Beautiful organic toning with the slightest bit of iridescence.
From the Kyle Ponterio Collection.
Ex: Stack's Bowers and Ponterio NYINC January 9, 2015 Lot # 1365 "The Ray Czahor Collection".
Ex: Stack's International sale, January 13, 2004; Lot # 939.
Estimate: $5000.00- $7000.00