Australia 2013-P 50 dollars KM-2040

Goldberg sale 115, lot 1910

This specimen was lot 1910 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $510. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Australia. Platinum 50 Dollars, 2013-P. Issued for the 25th Anniversary of Koala. Contains 1/2 ounce of .9995 fine platinum. Housed in the original wooden box of issue with a 1/2 ounce silver medallion stamped with No. 948 of 1,200 total mintage. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." Other koala issues for 2013 include:

• one dollar (KM 1979, 1 oz silver),
• two dollars (KM 2078, 1/40 oz gold),
• eight dollars (KM 2044, 5 oz silver),
• ten dollars (KM 1980, 10 oz silver),
• fifteen dollars (KM 1982/2049/2056, 1/10 oz gold),
• thirty dollars (KM 1981, 1 kg silver),
• fifty dollars (KM 2055, ½ oz gold),
• 100 dollars (KM 2048, 1 oz gold),
• 200 dollars (KM 1984, 2 oz gold), and there may be others.

Recorded mintage: 1,200.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine platinum, 0.500 troy oz APW, 25.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 2040.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 115: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

Link to:

• 2012 8 dollars, Year of the Dragon, 5 oz silver
• 2012-P 8 dollars, koala, 5 oz silver
• 2013 5 cents
• 2013 10 cents
• 2013 20 cents, centennial of Canberra
• 2013 dollar, saltwater crocodile, 1 oz silver
• 2013-P dollar, pygmy possum, 1 oz silver
• 2013-P 8 dollars, Year of The Snake, 5 oz silver
• 2013-P 8 dollars, koala, 5 oz silver
• 2013-P 30 dollars, koala, 1 kg silver
• 2013 50 dollars, kookaburra, ½ oz gold
• 2013 100 dollars, 20th anniversary of the kangaroo bullion coin, 1 oz gold
• 2013-P 100 dollars, Year of the Snake
• 2016-P 50 dollars, wedge-tailed eagle, bimetallic silver/gold
• 2017 50 dollars, Year of the Rooster, ½ oz gold
• Coins and currency dated 2013