*1889* Gramo CJ-3.2.1 MS64 认证号25021705, PCGS号242711

One of perhaps two known examples. Julius Popper was a Romanian-born adventurer who traveled to Argentina during the gold rush of the 1880s. He put together a band of mercenaries, called "Lavaderos del Oro del Sud" (Goldwashers of the South), and traveled to Tierra del Fuego, where he discovered gold. While camped at el Paramo, Popper struck one and five-gram gold coins from crudely made dies. These pieces are incredibly rare today, with only a handful known of each denomination. The present piece is lustrous and devoid of marks, it is struck in placer gold which contains traces of silver, and has developed subtle but attractive peripheral toning.