Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2020 Auction 5-6 Aug 2020
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ITALY. 5 Lire, 1879-R. Rome Mint. Umberto I. NGC MS-63.
KM-20; Mont-33; Gig-24. A highly attractive representative of the type exhibiting a bold strike, satiny surfaces, frosty devices and nice cartwheel luster all complemented with lovely mottled patina. A few trivial abrasions from long ago are noticed in the fields consistent for the grade. A fully original looking example that clearly sat for a prolonged period of time undisturbed destine for a fine cabinet.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1500.00
KM-20; Mont-33; Gig-24. A highly attractive representative of the type exhibiting a bold strike, satiny surfaces, frosty devices and nice cartwheel luster all complemented with lovely mottled patina. A few trivial abrasions from long ago are noticed in the fields consistent for the grade. A fully original looking example that clearly sat for a prolonged period of time undisturbed destine for a fine cabinet.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1500.00