GORGEOUS NGC MS63 1884 LEO XIII VATICAN SILVER MEDAL RINALDI-78 ITALY TONED CAM

Description

IT'S
MOSES
!
IT'S
OMEGA MAN
!
NO, IT'S '
TAYLOR
' THE ASTRONAUT FROM PLANET OF THE APES!
AND NOW HE'S POPE CHARLETON HESTON !
WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT CHARLTON HESTON WAS A POPE DURING HIS STORIED CAREER!
YES WHEN WE FIRST SPOTTED THIS VERY COOL PIECE WE IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT:
'CHARLTON HESTON'
MAYBE IT'S HESTON'S GREAT GRANDPA, WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE, AND LET THE DNA FALL WHERE IT MAY.....
BEHOLD!
A VERY BOLD & GORGEOUS
CAMEO-LIKE
1884 LEO XIII VATICAN BASILICA LATERNAN MEDAL !
POPE LEO XIII & THE BEAUTIFUL BASILICA LATERANA!
A FABULOUS BOLD STRIKE, WITH LOVELY MIRRORS AND SEMI-FROSTED DEVICES !
CATALOG: RINALDI-78 LEO XIII
SUPERB HEAVENLY TONING OF
SKY BLUES, GOLDEN RUSSETS, SPARKLING SEA GREENS & ANTIQUE COIN SILVER GRAYS!
THE DIE MASTER:
F. BIANCHI
(SIGNED BY SAME ON OBVERSE)
THE DIE DETAIL OF THIS PIECE IS AWESOME TO BEHOLD!
A CONSERVATIVELY GRADED PIECE HANDS DOWN- IT HAPPENS!
DIAMETER:
LARGE 44 MM, THICK & HEAVY SILVER PROOF-LIKE PLANCHET
HOUSED IN A PRISTINE DOUBLE THICK NGC HOLDER !
THE NICEST EXAMPLE WE HAVE EVER SEEN !
MANY MORE REALLY COOL & HISTORIC NUMISMATICS...
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MANY MORE REALLY COOL & HISTORIC NUMISMATICS...
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THANK YOU.