Albania 1970 20 leke
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This specimen was lot 32418 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $228. The catalog description[1] noted, "People's Socialist Republic gold Proof 20 Leke 1970 PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC. Skanderbeg issue with his helmet within a wreath." A variety exists (KM 51.6) with the fineness countermarked into the reverse.
Recorded mintage: 500 proofs.
Specification: 3.95 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 51.5.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Christiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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