Armenia 1998 100 dram KM-80

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74132

This specimen was lot 74132 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ARMENIA. 100 Dram, 1998. Llantrisant Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Commemorating the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Untoned and essentially flawless." Independent Armenia began issuing coins the same year as the ceasefire was signed with Azerbaijan (1994). This denomination was also used to honor the Olympic Winter Games (KM 79) and a seagull (KM 78).

Recorded mintage: 10,000.

Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-80.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1997 25,000 dram, goddess Anahit
• 1998 10 dram, 10th anniversary of the earthquake
• 1999 100,000 dram, Noah's descent from Mt. Ararat
• 2003 100 dram
• Coins and currency dated 1998