Canada 1993 300 dollars KM-243

Goldberg sale 109, lot 2260

This specimen was lot 2260 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it sold for $930. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Canada. Platinum 300 Dollars, 1993. Wildlife series. Arctic Foxes. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." The profits extracted from the manufacture and sale of NCLT's caused the Royal Canadian Mint to scramble for ever more arcane topics, including this one honoring Arctic wildlife.

Recorded mintage: unknown, all proofs.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine platinum, 1.000 troy oz APW.

Catalog reference: KM-243.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

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