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PUERTO RICO: AR token, trial strike from token die, EF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - The Americas Start Price:180.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
PUERTO RICO: AR token, trial strike from token die, EF
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This item SOLD at 2019 May 24 @ 18:12UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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PUERTO RICO: AR token, trial strike from token die, RODRIGUEZ above denomination 50, VIEQUES, P.R. below on Peru AR 8 reales dated 1813 of Lima, assayer JP host, EF, RR.

This piece was the largest of 4 denominations (5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos) struck using original dies made by S. Quint and Sons of Philadelphia in the late 19th century and later acquired by Jorge Ortiz Murias and Efrain Archilla Diez. The original tokens were made in aluminum and are very rare. The trial strikes and uniface restrikes were struck for each denomination, and are almost as rare as the originals!