Cuba 1915 10 pesos
This specimen was lot 23683 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $25,850. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic Proof gold 10 Pesos 1915, Proof 64 Ultra Cameo NGC, a superb example with flashy mirror surfaces and an attractive cameo contrast to the bust and raised details. The 10 Pesos in Proof is very rare and this coin exudes exceptional eye appeal. One of the key rarities in the Cuba series." This gold ten pesos was struck at the Philadelphia mint for Cuba during a brief sugar boom during World War I. The type was struck 1915-16 only to the weight standard of a United States ten dollar gold piece.
Recorded mintage: 95,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 16.71 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 20.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- 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.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
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