Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
November 2013 Baltimore Auction - Sess. B 8 November 2013
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PERU. Gold Huari to Jauja Railroad Inauguration Medal, 1908. PCGS Genuine--Filed Rims, Unc Details Secure Holder.
30 mm; 16.24 gms. Specific gravity 17.276, which corresponds to .900 gold. Steam railroad engine left, "INAUGURACION DEL FERRO-CARRIL/ DE HUARI A JAUJA" above, and "28 DE JULIO/ DE 1908" below; Reverse: Twelve line inscription noting government and railway officials present at the inauguration, including Peruvian President Jose Pardo. A RARE medal in any composition, particularly so in gold. Overall coppery gold finish with patchy crimson and fuchsia toning. Reportedly only two known. Light filing around rim, otherwise choice.PCGS Genuine--Filed Rims, Unc Details Secure Holder.
From the J. Saxby Willis Collection. Ex: Carlos Zapata, Lima.
Estimate: $1000
PERU. Gold Huari to Jauja Railroad Inauguration Medal, 1908. PCGS Genuine--Filed Rims, Unc Details Secure Holder.
30 mm; 16.24 gms. Specific gravity 17.276, which corresponds to .900 gold. Steam railroad engine left, "INAUGURACION DEL FERRO-CARRIL/ DE HUARI A JAUJA" above, and "28 DE JULIO/ DE 1908" below; Reverse: Twelve line inscription noting government and railway officials present at the inauguration, including Peruvian President Jose Pardo. A RARE medal in any composition, particularly so in gold. Overall coppery gold finish with patchy crimson and fuchsia toning. Reportedly only two known. Light filing around rim, otherwise choice.PCGS Genuine--Filed Rims, Unc Details Secure Holder.
From the J. Saxby Willis Collection. Ex: Carlos Zapata, Lima.
Estimate: $1000