Lot no. 508
SPAIN - SPAIN
Isabella II (1833-1868). 40 pesetas in platinum, fancy coinage for Dr Reginal Huth, burnished blank (PROOF) 1904 JP-L, London (Pinches and Co).
Av. ISABEL 2a POR LA GRACIA DE DIOS. Veiled and crowned bust left; below (date).
Rv. REINA DE ESPANA. Oval shield surrounded by the Golden Fleece, resting on a crowned mantle, accosted by (different); below 40 PESETAS.
KM.X#15; Platinum - 12.95 g - 26 mm - 12 h
From the collection of King Farouk, Sotheby's, February 1954, No. 1519 "Brilliant and unique", then UBS 79, September 2008, No. 5963 and Sincona 66, October 2020, No. 2048.
NGC PF 62 CAMEO (5902565-005).
Burnished blank (PROOF), with mirror fields and matt relief. Minute hairlines. Almost Fleur de coin.
Unofficial mint, but of imagination, struck by the firm Pinches and C° of London at the request of a collector, Dr Reginald Huth who also struck for Hawaii or Madagascar (cf MDC 9 n° 1105).
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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