Burma 1952 50 pyas

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 962

This specimen was lot 962 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BURMA: copper-nickel 50 pyas, 1952. Lovely golden toning, NGC graded PF65 CAM, RR." This type is listed for 1952-66 and is common tho proofs are scarce. If the price realized is to be believed, this specimen yielded over ten times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 2,500,000 plus 100 proofs.

Specification: 7.8 g, copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-36.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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