Pedro II 1851 20,000 Reis BRASIL Brazil GOLD COIN Milled Exonumia Photo Locket

Description

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a genuine gold coin that was expertly milled into an almost undetectable hidden photo locket.   The coin appears normal all the way around and in excellent condition.  Yet when a hidden hinge is triggered, the hinge opens upwards and outwards simultaneously.   The coin is an outwardly intact, a
Brazil. 20,000 Reis, 1851. Fr-119; KM-461. (Original Mint Weight was 0.5286 ounce). Pedro II, 1831-1889. Large bust in Coronation Robe. Reverse: Imperial arms. Papo de Tucano type.
A rare coin on its own.   Inside we see a vintage black and white photo mounted in the frame.  Estimated Value is ,000 to ,000+
The entire outside of the gold coin looks very nice as shown, with exceptional details.   The interior was milled smooth and reflective with the firmly mounted rotating dual pin mechanism.  It all appears to be gold.   We have never cleaned or handled it in any way other than gloved exposure for these photos.  There is an ancient photo of a man inside, behind the old round glass, framed by an finely designed framework affixed with jewelers screws.  We have never opened the inner mounting where the photo is.
The pin mechanism rotates and stays open, and also closes perfectly as it was when crafted.  It is in really great condition in this regard with no discernible damage or repairs.
There are no maker marks visible.
The reverse of the gold coin looks very nice as shown, with exceptional details.   The reeded edges are sound as shown.   We have never cleaned or handled it in any way other than gloved exposure for these photos.
It has been stored in air-tight museum conditions for the past 80+ years.
We acquired an amazing private collection of over a dozen gold exonumia pieces.   This collection including this lot were acquired and preserved over five decades.  This piece has never been listed on-line.  We are listing it as a true auction at an opening level far under our cost and under the melt value to enable you all to bid for it.  It may be years before you see previously unseen pure gold pieces like these listed out of nowhere as pure open auctions.
THESE ARE PRIVATE AUCTIONS FOR TOP DEALERS AND COLLECTORS!  At EarthHunt Institutional, we know that dealers and collectors prefer to not publish their acquisition prices.  You will all enjoy our pure auctions that are all private.  For those wondering how to validate it all, please look at our coin & bullion feedbacks.  They mask all buyer ID's but share the most important thing:  These are extremely experienced eBay buyers and they are all extremely pleased with our coins and service.  Welcome to our private auctions!
We do nothing but maintain our coins exactly as acquired in perfect air-tight conditions.  This coin has only been handled by gloved hands for these photos after having been maintained by elite private collector's for many decades.  It comes in a proper numismatic snap case.
We are listing this piece for a fraction of value and let you all have some bidding fun with FREE US SHIPPING INCLUDED.
We offer free expert packing and Fully Insured UPS Shipping with a Signature Confirmation, so factor in the free shipping in your bid!  (value of -+ depending on the number of lots you buy).
US Based Buyers and Shipping Only.  We have a number of these very impressive ungraded gold coins listing now.  If you are bidding on multiple lots, we will wait until all of your active lots have ended to ship for security and efficiency.
We are experts in proper layered packing and safe insured shipping.   Our flawless 23 years on eBay with an average lot price of over 0 has been earned by total honesty in descriptions, and diligence in every part of the transaction.  We have never had a single return or negative comment in 23 years spanning over 12,000 eBay transactions representing museums and celebrity archives.  We are based in Silicon Valley, California.  We treasure your business and endeavor to continue our spirit of over-delivery in the long standing tradition of eBay itself.  Returns are accepted once the coin passes analysis that confirms that it is the exact same coin in the exact same condition as shown and shipped.  Clearly our images are very precise, so no worries.  It will be easy to validate it by the color and micro-variations.   As you would expect, we must receive this exact coin back in our possession in order to issue a refund.
These exonumia, coin and note lots are from our private EarthHunt Institutional collections.
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They are all stored in perfect air tight archival conditions.
This lot is the exact lot shown in the images.
Please note that we do not accept bids from those with recent negatives, zero feedbacks, or other performance issues, in order to maintain a level field for all as we do a fair number of actual auctions.  If you have fewer than 10 feedbacks, it is important to please contact us via the eBay message system to confirm your intention to pay when you bid.  If we have not heard from you and you have fewer than those 10 feedbacks, we will cancel your bid and ask that you do confirm first.  Please always pay promptly, (within 72 hours).  We always are prepared to ship promptly!
Returns are accepted and processed with detailed examination upon receipt.   The item must be photographed before packing (with the packing materials to be used) to show it is identical, with those photos uploaded to eBay before fully insured and tracked return shipping (paid by buyer).  The item must be received here to be a return, so be sure to insure fully as we do when shipping.   Due to this item's rare one-of-a-kind status, the item must be received in the same condition as shown and shipped in order for any refund to be processed.   This piece has been maintained for over eight decades to museum standards.   If the item becomes altered in any way, then the item will be returned to the buyer without any refund issued.   It is agreed that it may not be returned to EarthHunt if altered, if the screws or photo frame are disturbed,  (as we have never opened the photo mounting area with the screws).   To open it farther than shown in these images is strictly at the buyer's risk as no one has done so in over 80 years (perhaps well over 100 years), thus by doing that, it is agreed by the buyer that it may not then be returned.  Any return must be done without the piece being  "cleaned", or "polished" or "unscrewed" or otherwise handled so that restoration of any kind would be required to return it to exactly what is shown and described in this listing.