CUBA - 1934 to 1953 MATTE PROOFS & UNIQUE 1953 SANDBLAST FINISH SP MATTE

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EXCEEDINGLY RARE PROOF MATTE AND SANDBLAST FINISH SPECIMEN MATTE ISSUED BY CUBA. WHILE THE 1934 ABC PROOF MATTE WAS A PRODUCT OF THE PHILADELPHIA MINT, WE BELIEVE THE 1952 AND 1953 PROOF MATTE AS WELL AS THE 1953 SANDBLAST FINISH SPECIMEN MATTE WERE AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT OF THE BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA WITH THE SURFACES FINISHED LOCALLY.