Cuba 1915 4 pesos

Heritage sale 3020, lot 23679

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23679 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $8,225. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 4 Pesos 1915, Proof 64 NGC, golden mirror surfaces with superior eye appeal, a sparkling example. Very rare date in Proof with a mintage of 100." This gold four 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.

Recorded mintage: 6,300 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 18.

Source:

• 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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