Australia 1996-P 100 dollars KM-342

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 20063

This specimen was lot 20063 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Gold 100 Dollars, 1996-P. Perth Mint, Kangaroo Series. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Proof only date. A sharply struck and attractive example with hard mirrored fields and frosted devices. Free of tone, haze or fog." This type, part of the kangaroo series of bullion coins, was struck 1996-97.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-B1; KM-342.

Source:

• 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.
• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Pitt, Michael, Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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