Canada 2008 150 dollars
This specimen was lot 3217 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 450 € (about US$583 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Canadá. 2008. Isabel II. 150 dólares. Año de la Rata. Acuñación de 582 ejemplares. En estuche oficial con certificado [year of the rat, 582 minted, in official box with certificate]. AU 0,750. Proof." This denomination was first used in 1990 for a half ounce platinum coin (KM 176). This series of Chinese zodiac coins with hologram reverses commenced with the Year of the Dragon in 2000 (KM 388) and ended with the Year of the Rabbit in 2011 (KM 1053). As a whole, they did not sell well, perhaps because Asian buyers prefer 0.999 fine gold.
Recorded mintage: 582.
Specification: 11.84 g, 0.750 fine gold, 28 mm diameter, hologram reverse, this specimen 11,84 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-114, KM 802.
- Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
- 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.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
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