Australia 2002 10 dollars KM-583

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 50308
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50308 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $411. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 10 Dollars, 2002. Lunar Series, Year of the Horse. In original mint plastic capsule. GEM PROOF." Since 1989, Australia has entered the bullion and collectibles market in a big way, having produced commemoratives and NCLT's numbering the hundreds of types. The year of the horse was also honored on the following:

  • silver half oz coin (KM 579, face value 50 cents),
  • silver one oz coin (KM 580, face value one dollar),
  • silver 2 oz coin (KM 581, face value two dollars),
  • silver 1 kg coin (KM 586, face value 30 dollars),
  • gold 1/20 oz coin (KM 582, face value 5 dollars),
  • gold 1/10 oz coin (KM 583, face value 15 dollars),
  • gold ¼ oz coin (KM 584, face value 25 dollars),
  • gold 1 oz coin (KM 587, face value 100 dollars),
  • gold 2 oz coin (KM 707 and 1336, face value 200 dollars),
  • gold 10 oz coin (KM 708 and 1337, face value 1000 dollars),
  • gold 1 kg coin (KM 709 and 1338, face value 3000 dollars).

Recorded mintage: 500 proofs plus an unrecorded number of BU strikes.

Specification: 311.03 g, 0.999 Silver, 10 oz ASW, 75.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-583.

Source:

  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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