Australia 2017-C 10 dollars

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1103

This specimen was lot 1103 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $228. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Australia. 10 Dollar, 2017-C. Trans-Australian Railway. PCGS graded Proof 69 Deep Cameo." This NCLT marked the centennial of the completion of the Trans-Australian Railway in 1917, which linked Perth to Adelaide. This design was also used on a circulating aluminum bronze dollar (KM 2743) and a silver dollar (KM 2750). This denomination was usually used for large siver NCLT's.

Recorded mintage: 1,000 proofs.

Specification: 3.11 g, 0.999 fine gold, 17.5 mm diameter, 0.100 troy ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-2760.

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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Links to:

• 2015 10 dollars, Year of the Goat, 10 oz silver
• 2017 20 cents, platypus reverse
• 2017-P dollar, year of the rooster, 1 oz silver
• 2017 25 dollars, Perth mint sovereign
• 2017 50 dollars, Year of the Rooster, ½ oz gold
• 2018 100 dollars, a new map of the world, 1 oz gold
• 2023-P 10 dollars, kookaburra, 10 oz silver
• Coins and currency dated 2017