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Venezuela: Republic gilt-copper Proof Uniface Trial Strike Essai 20 Venezolanos Obverse and Reverse Pair ND (1875),... (Total: 2 coins)

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A Marvelous Trial Strike Pattern Pair Meant for an Un-Issued Gold Denomination

Republic gilt-copper Proof Uniface Trial Strike Essai 20 Venezolanos Obverse and Reverse Pair ND (1875),
1) Obverse Trial, PR63 NGC, Paris mint, KM-TS7. Reeded edge.
2) Reverse Trial, PR64 NGC , Paris mint, KM-TS8. Reeded edge.

The combination of these uniface trials form the largest proposed gold denomination of the period, both having been expertly gilded on the striking side prior to production, resulting in fields that carry delicate flash and central motifs touched by satin texture. On both reverses for the pair, exposed copper remains, with telling evidence that these flans were at one time intended to strike trials for the 1855 French 100 Franc issue (the first year of Napoleon III's reign as Emperor); the text, in retrograde, reads: B/EPREUVE/100.F./1855. Minor handling limits the grade, but the overall presentation is superb. A trophy item in the Venezuelan coin corpus if there ever was one!



Auction Info

2014 August 8 ANA World and Ancient Coins Platinum Night Auction - Chicago #3033 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2014
8th Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 8
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