日本明治三年二圆半铜样币。大阪造币厂。 卓越非常，明治时期难得一觅的一枚样币。此铜质样币仅有两枚获 PCGS 评级，编者仅在日本拍卖会中见过此两枚。该面值未获授权流通，故此版仅有铜质和金质样币。通体呈棕色，些许红光闪现，无过多流通痕跡，可见自出厂便得精心呵护。 珍罕 ，拍卖场上藏家定為此枚群雄逐鹿，竞争定激烈非常。 JAPAN. Copper 2-1/2 Yen Pattern, Year 3 (1870). London (British Royal) Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS SPECIMEN-63 Brown. KM-Pn17 var. (gold); JNDA-Unlisted; JC-Unlisted; Jacobs/Vermeule-Unlisted; Bank of Japan Collection-155 var. (gold). An exceptional example, this piece is one of the most difficult to find patterns in the Meiji series. The present specimen is one of two in this composition of copper to have been certified by PCGS, with this cataloger being only been able to find these two offered in two Japanese auctions. This particular denomination was never authorized for broader circulation, leaving the only examples as patterns in copper and gold. Overall brown in color, this example does occasionally pop with minty red flashes. The surfaces do not display much evidence of handling, making it quite likely to have been cherished from nearly the day of its manufacture. As a phenomenal RARITY , this example should demand much action on the auction block, perhaps far exceeding the bounds of the estimate.
