Tierra del Fuego. Territory gold "Popper" Gramo 1889 MS65 PCGS, Buenos Aires mint, KM-Tn5, Janson-7. Large letters obverse and reverse variety. Produced by Julius Popper, a Jewish Romanian-born Argentine adventurer referred to as a "modern conquistador." An elusive state of Gem preservation for the type, tied with one NGC representative for the finest across grading companies. Neat, pondlike fields and crisp devices confirm this position. Ex. Lawrence Adams Collection

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