This was a pricey pickup for me but I decided to pull the trigger. It checks all my boxes - it's an obscure coin from an obscure colony and it's attractive. Only 24,000 of these made as well.
Very, very nice! This is one of those coins with a design that you could take a photo of, blow it up and frame it.
I'm a big fan of that bird design. Make sure you stabilize that coin - the green spot at the center of the obverse looks like trouble. I assume the diagonal lines are a planchet issue?
A great acquisition, @Hiddendragon. I'm happy for you. I certainly appreciate mine. And I especially enjoyed the comment from @7Jags that it is "a design that you could take a photo of, blow it up and frame it." Very aptly stated.
I assume you mean the spot inside the 8 - I think it was just dirt and I believe I got it out of there. The diagonal lines only show up under magnification. I guess it's a planchet issue. I don't know what else it would be. Either way I'm still happy with it. I considered buying another example that had a scratch all across the bird of paradise but I decided if I'm going to spend big on a really nice looking coin I didn't want a flaw like that to spoil it.
