Andorra 1960 50 diners

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 3162

This specimen was lot 3162 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 55 € (about US$71 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Andorra. 1960. Carlomagno. 50 diners. Acuñación de 3100 ejemplares. AG. Proof." Andorra, a protectorate of France and Spain, isn't really supposed to issue coins but occasionally markets NCLT's anyway. This one was accompanied by a 25 diners (KM X6).

Recorded mintage: 3,100 plus more struck in gold and platinum.

Specification: 28 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter, this specimen 28,09 g.

Catalog reference: KM X5.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

• 1964-FM 50 diners, Napoleon
• 1988 250 diners, 700th anniversary of the founding of Andorra
• Coins and currency dated 1960