CUBA - 1915 to 1953 GOLD & NON-GOLD - BRIGHT PROOFS - MATTE PROOFS - SANDBLAST FINISH SP MATTE

Set Description
THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE GROUPING REPRESENTS ALL KNOWN GOLD, SILVER & CuNI COINS STRUCK AS BRIGHT PROOFS, MATTE PROOFS AND SPECIMENS BY THE PHILADEPHIA MINT FOR CUBA DURING THE FIRST REPUBLICAN PERIOD (1902 - 1958) THE 1915 GOLD 5 PESO WITH SMOOTH EDGE IS UNIQUE. THE 1920 BRIGHT SILVER PROOF SET IS UNIQUE BUT MISSING THE CuNi 1C AND 5C. THE 1952 MATTE PROOFS (ONLY TWO SETS STRUCK) IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE WHILE THE 1953 MATTE PROOFS (ONLY FOUR KNOWN) IS ALSO EXCEEDINGLY RARE. WE ALSO PRESENT HERE THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF THE UNIQUE 1953 SAND BLAST FINISH MATTE SPECIMENS.

Set Goals
TO OBTAIN GEM MUSEUM QUALITY PROOF SPECIMENS STRUCK IN EVERY DENOMINATION AND YEAR.