Congo 1970 zaire
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This specimen was lot 50130 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "CONGO. Zaire, 1970. PCGS PROOF-66 Deep Cameo Gold Shield. Struck to mark the 5th year of Joseph-Desire Mobutu's presidency. A superbly cameoed example of this modern African type with no instances of tone or haze over the surfaces. From the Pinnacle Collection." A circulation issue exists, struck in brass in large quantities. In 1971, the river and the country were renamed Zaire.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common in brass plus 1,000 in gold.
Specification: KM 13: brass; KM 13a: 32 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.9259 oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-6; KM-13a.
- 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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