Sumatra. East India Company copper Proof 3 Kepings AH 1213 (1798) PR64 Brown NGC, Soho mint, KM259.2, Scholten-951. Bordering on rare in proof grades, this spectacular near-gem exudes an indelible glassiness in the fields with bright flares of electric blue emerging as the coin is rotated in hand. From the Seki Collection

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