(1870) M3 P2 1/2 Y KM-Pn17 Var Copper, BN SP(PCGS#678296)

May 2022 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

56098

等级

SP63BN

价格

154,857

详细说明

Majestically Rare Pattern Issue for a Gold Denomination JAPAN. Copper 2-1/2 Yen Pattern, Year 3 (1870). London (British Royal) Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS SPECIMEN-63 Brown. KM-Pn17 var. (gold); JNDA-Unlisted; JC-Unlisted; Jacobs/Vermeule-Unlisted; Bank of Japan Collection-155 var. (gold). An exceptional example, this piece is one of the most difficult to find patterns in the Meiji series. The present specimen is one of two in this composition of copper to have been certified by PCGS, with this cataloger being only been able to find these two offered in two Japanese auctions. This particular denomination was never authorized for broader circulation, leaving the only examples as patterns in copper and gold. Overall brown in color, this example does occasionally pop with minty red flashes. The surfaces do not display much evidence of handling, making it quite likely to have been cherished from nearly the day of its manufacture. As a phenomenal RARITY, this example should demand much action on the auction block, perhaps far exceeding the bounds of the estimate. Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. 存世極少二圓半銅樣幣 日本明治三年二圓半銅樣幣。大阪造幣廠。 卓越非常，明治時期難得一覓的一枚樣幣。此銅質樣幣僅有兩枚獲 PCGS 評級，編者僅在日本拍賣會中見過此兩枚。該面值未獲授權流通，故此版僅有銅質和金質樣幣。通體呈棕色，些許紅光閃現，無過多流通痕跡，可見自出廠便得精心呵護。珍罕，拍賣場上藏家定為此枚群雄逐鹿，競爭定激烈非常。