China 1997 10 yuan KM-1060

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Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 54117
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This specimen was lot 54117 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Gold 10 Yuan, 1997. ICG MS-66 Prooflike. Type with child and fish. A brilliant and attractive prooflike coin with reflective fields and frosty devices." This type was also sold in multicolor (KM 1060a).

Recorded mintage: 100,000.

Specification: 3.11 g, 0.999 fine gold, 18 mm diameter, 0.10 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-194; KM-1060.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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