China 2006 10 yuan KM-1691
This specimen was part of lot 2496 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $72. The catalog description[1] noted, "China. 2006 Qinghai-Tibet Railway Silver 10 Yuan. Each contains 1 Oz silver. Its mintage is 36,000 coins. Lot of 2 coins. ICG graded Each Proof 69 Deep Cameo." Other ten yuan NCLT's issued in 2006 include KM 1664 (silver panda), 1666 and 1668 (bank anniversary), 1670 (World Cup), 1675 (Jinan bank), 1676 (coin and stamp expo), 1684 (Year of the Dog), 1685 (scalloped Year of the Dog), 1686 (trapezoid Year of the Dog), 1687 (colored Year of the Dog), 1690 (Yue Lu academy), 1693 (Long March), A1670 (horticultural expo).
Recorded mintage: 36,000.
Specification: 31.105 g, 0.999 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1691.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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