(1872-77) 50C KM-R5.3 C/M on U.S. 50C MS (PCGS#531606)
January 2022 NYINC World Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8628
- 等级
- G Details
- 价格
- 27,409
- 详细说明
- CUBA. Cuba - United States of America. 50 Centavos, ND (ca. 1872-77). PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed, Good Details.
KM-R5.3. Variety B, long and thin key. Countermark applied to the obverse of a 1853-O United States of America seated 1/2 Dollar; Arrows at date and Rays around eagle. A surprisingly SCARCEtransitional one-year type where the design was modified to include arrows flanking the date and rays around the eagle on the reverse. The countermark is bold, though slightly unevenly applied, with clear diagnostics of the punch to a well-worn host. The reverse does exhibit evidence of a mount removal as indicated on the PCGS insert long since toned over. Despite its shortcomings a decent example of this usually problematic issue sure to add depth to the next collection it enters.
The Key has long been an icon of Cuba for centuries first being used in the Arms of Havana in the 1580s and used in various forms since that time. The island itself is often referred to as the "Key to the Americas" as well as the "Queen of the Antilles". During Cuba's first War for Independence also known as the Ten Year's War (1868-78) the Key was used in what would eventually become the arms of the Republic of Cuba. All known examples of these key countermarks are found on host coins from either Mexico or the United States of America dated prior to the end of the Ten Year's War. Although the exact origins of these key countermarks are unknown, at this time it is the belief of this cataloger that these are a Cuban issue of some nature and as such are of significant historical value to the island.
Estimate: $600 - $900.
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