Watch List notes:

WORLD COINS, ETHIOPIA Emperor Menelik II (1889-1913). ¼-Birr, EE1887-A (1894), Paris mint. Small lion. Rev. By LaGrange with his fasces privy mark (KM 3). In NGC holder graded PR65 (only five certified proofs by NGC, including possible resubmissions, one is 62, three are 64 and a single 65, this coin, PCGS has graded only one proof at 62), gem quality exhibiting full brilliance overlaid in pale gold highlighted by russet in the protected areas. A rare Proof strike, the highest graded and maybe the finest extant.
ex FDC Collection

Estimate: $ 1,250