Mexico
Republic bronze Uniface Obverse Trial Strike 2 Centavos 1883 MS64 Red and Brown NGC, Mexico City mint, KM-TS10, cf. Buttrey/Hubbard-pg. 248. A very rare mint trial, and the sister piece to the following lot, with apparently only one other obverse-reverse pair having come to auction in recent memory. Admitting essentially unblemished surfaces, that have taken on an indigo color, pairing nicely with fiery cupric-red highlights along the raised features.
Ex. Stack's Bowers Auction 173 (January 2013, Lot 1561) [part]
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Estimate: 800-1200 USD