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NYINC Signature Sale 3030 5-6 January 2014
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Peru
Republic gold Pattern 2 Pesos 1855-MB, KM-Pn13. PR63 NGC. Choice Proof, well struck and very attractive reflective surfaces. Only 6 pieces struck, and the first pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint for a foreign country. The extremely rare series of gold patterns struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1855 for Peru initiated the decimal monetary standard for that republic. One of the key gold types for the whole Republican Latin American series, and early recognized as such by Harry Williams in his pioneering work published in 1915. Only two known, this being the only example in private hands (the other is impounded at the Smithsonian Collection). Ex. Newcomer collection (Morgenthau, February 1937, lot # 540, "Proof, Ex. Rare"). Ex. Farouk (Sotheby's "Palace Collection", 1954, part of lot # 162, which included both the 5 Pesos - ex. Georg Ulex collection (Adolph Hess, May 11 1908, lot # 3183) - and this coin. Ex. J. J. Pittman (David Akers, 1997).
Estimate: 25000-35000 USD
Republic gold Pattern 2 Pesos 1855-MB, KM-Pn13. PR63 NGC. Choice Proof, well struck and very attractive reflective surfaces. Only 6 pieces struck, and the first pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint for a foreign country. The extremely rare series of gold patterns struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1855 for Peru initiated the decimal monetary standard for that republic. One of the key gold types for the whole Republican Latin American series, and early recognized as such by Harry Williams in his pioneering work published in 1915. Only two known, this being the only example in private hands (the other is impounded at the Smithsonian Collection). Ex. Newcomer collection (Morgenthau, February 1937, lot # 540, "Proof, Ex. Rare"). Ex. Farouk (Sotheby's "Palace Collection", 1954, part of lot # 162, which included both the 5 Pesos - ex. Georg Ulex collection (Adolph Hess, May 11 1908, lot # 3183) - and this coin. Ex. J. J. Pittman (David Akers, 1997).
Estimate: 25000-35000 USD