Haiti
General Florvil Hippolyte Uniface Counterstamped Insurrection Gourde ND (c. 1889) MS63 Brown NGC, KM51, Guttag-2246A, Rudman-322. Mintage: 100. With the counterstamp B. P. 1G / GL. H in two lines, for Bon Pour 1 Gourde, General Hippolyte. The second finest certified example of this rare revolutionary issue, and the finest we have been able to locate coming to auction in the past several decades, struck by the future President of Haiti, who overthrew President Legitime in 1889. For reference, we recently offered an MS61 Brown-graded piece in our January New York sale, which brought $3792. Sold with old dealer envelope.
Ex. O. P. Eklund Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/haiti/haiti-general-florvil-hippolyte-uniface-counterstamped-insurrection-gourde-nd-c-1889-ms63-brown-ngc-/a/3083-30413.s?type=CoinArchives3083
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1500-2000 USD