Australia 2012-P 100 dollars KM-1674

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Goldberg sale 110, lot 1938
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This specimen was lot 1938 in Goldberg sale 110 (Los Angeles, June 2019), where it sold for $1,500. The catalog description[1] noted, "Australia. 100 Dollars, 2012-P. KM-1674a var. Lunar series. Year of the Dragon. First Strike. PCGS graded MS-70." This design was issued in many other denominations including a colorized version. Since 1989, Australia has entered the bullion and collectibles market in a big way, having produced commemoratives and NCLT's numbering in the hundreds of types. The year of the dragon was honored with the following:

  • silver half oz coin (KM 1663 and 1663a, face value 50 cents),
  • silver one oz coin (KM 1664, 1713 and 1793, face value one dollar),
  • silver 2 oz coin (KM 1665, face value two dollars),
  • silver 5 oz coin (KM 1794, face value 8 dollars),
  • silver 10 oz coin (KM 1667, face value ten dollars),
  • silver 1 kg coin (KM 1668 and 1668a, face value 30 dollars),
  • silver 10 kg coin (KM 1669, face value 300 dollars),
  • gold 1/20 oz coin (KM 1670 and 1679, face value 5 dollars),
  • gold 1/10 oz coin (KM 1671 and 1671a, face value 15 dollars),
  • gold ¼ oz coin (KM 1672 and 1672a, face value 25 dollars),
  • gold ½ oz coin (KM 1673, face value 50 dollars),
  • gold 1 oz coin (KM 1674 and 1674a, face value 100 dollars, shown here),
  • gold 2 oz coin (KM 1675, face value 200 dollars),
  • gold 10 oz coin (KM 1676, face value 1000 dollars),
  • gold 1 kg coin (KM 1677, face value 3000 dollars),
  • gold 10 kg coin (KM 1678, face value 30,000 dollars).

Many come in variations with colored stickers added. The year of the dragon previously occurred in 2000 and a whole suite of collectibles were produced and marketed by the Perth mint.

Recorded mintage: 38 plus more of a colorized version (KM 1674a).

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 27.3 mm diameter, 1 ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-1674.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
  • 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.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 110: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

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