Cape Verde 1976 2500 escudos

Goldberg sale 62, lot 3370

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3370 in Goldberg sale 62 (Beverly Hills, February 2010), where it sold for $414. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Cape Verde. 2500 Escudos, 1976. First Anniversary of Independence. Amilcar Lopes Cabral. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo." Cape Verde obtained its independence from Portugal in 1975.

Recorded mintage: 3,409.

Specification: 8 g, 0.900 fine gold, .231 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-14.

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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 62: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.

Link to:

• Cape Verde 1968 5 escudos
• 1977 20 centavos
• 1977 50 centavos
• 1977 escudo, F.A.O.
• 1977 2½ escudos, F.A.O.
• 1977 50 escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1976
• return to coins of Cape Verde