VERY SCARCE 1882 Oa AE 8R REALE PCGS MS62 JOHN J. PITTMAN SPECIMEN A+ LUSTRE

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THE SPECTACULAR
"
JOHN JAY PITTMAN" SPECIMEN OF:
THE 1882 OA-AE MEXICO 8 REALES PCGS MS62
!!
THIS, A VERY SCARCE AND HARD TO LOCATE MINT STATE EXAMPLE OF A COIN THAT HAS
THE LOWEST RECORDED MINTAGE
OF THE 1860'S-1890'S REPUBLIC 8 REALES.
PCGS HAS ONLY GRADED TWO SPECIMENS,
THIS ONE
AT PCGS MS62 AND ONE OTHER AT PCGS AU50 !
THIS,
THE "FINEST" KNOWN SPECIMEN AT PCGS
IN OVER 34 YEARS AND 41 MILLION COINS LATTER
!
RESIDING IN AN OLDER PCGS HOLDER (PRE EDGE VIEW) & WITH
THE "PITTMAN" PEDIGREE PRINTED ON THE PCGS LABEL
!!!
THE PIECE DISPLAYS 1ST RATE LUSTRE, AND VERY NICE MIRRORS !!
Oaxaca mint "OA", assayer "AE"
A SURPRISINGLY STRONG FULL STRIKE FOR A COIN OF THIS MINT,  REVEALING INTRICATE DETAILS OF THE REVERSE BREAST AND WING FEATHERS !!
VERY NICE & FULLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE GOLDEN TONING GRACE THE SURFACES OF THIS OUTSTANDING PIECE !!
WITH A MINTAGE OF ONLY 100,000 PIECES 132 YEARS AGO, AND THE LACK OF KNOWN COLLECTORS OF THESE COINS DURING THAT PERIOD.... THIS ENDS UP BEING A VERY, VERY SCARCE PIECE, ESPECIALLY IN MINT STATE PRESERVATION.
John J. Pittman's
friends and those who knew him best considered him a prime example of a "good collector."
He sought out coins in extraordinarily good condition, he focused on rarity, and insisted that his coins have an interesting history
. He proved that the most successful path to rare coin investing is to "
Think Like A Collector" first.
THE JOHN JAY PITTMAN COLLECTION SOLD IN THREE SEPARATE AUCTIONS DURING THE 1990'S. THE COLLECTION RANKED AS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING, AND IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE TOP 10 COLLECTIONS OF ALL TIME, INCLUDING THE NORWEB, FORD, ELIASBERG & KING FAROUK COLLECTIONS.
THE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL SALE OF JOHN JAY PITTMAN'S COLLECTION TOPPED 30 MILLION DOLLARS !
THIS IS ONE OF HIS  PERSONAL PICKS, & IT OUTSTANDINGLY
MEETS HIS CRITERIA OF
"EXTRAORDINARY CONDITION, RARITY, & INTERESTING HISTORY
!
MANY MORE REALLY COOL & HISTORIC NUMISMATIC OFFERINGS....
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MANY MORE REALLY COOL & HISTORIC NUMISMATIC OFFERINGS....
See other items
!