ITALY. Venice. Scudo dOro, ND (1523-39). Andrea Gritti. NGC MS-66.3.37 gms. Fr-1448; Paolucci-3. An incredibly wondrous and lustrous specimen, this premium Gem stands alone as the sole finest certified in the NGC census. The strike is razor sharp and very well centered, and the radiating brilliance is off the charts. A grade virtually never seen for a 16th century gold coin, this conditionally strongRARE /strongdesignation will assuredly entice the advanced collector of medieval and early modern issues.
