CNG 100, Lot: 941. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PARAGUAY, Republic. 1811-present. AV 20 Centimos (24mm, 8.04 g, 11h). Dated 18[...]. Modern fantasy struck circa 1990 from dies stolen from the mint. Seated lion with liberty cap on pole / Radiate star within wreath. KM PnC37; Friedberg –. Ex NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Overstruck on an 1885 Argentino of Argentina (Friedberg 14).

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, May 2008. Reportedly ex Baldwin’s.