Cuba 1915 peso Fr-7

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22160

This specimen was lot 22160 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $376. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CUBA. Peso, 1915. NGC MS-64. Sharply struck with light toning and strong luster. Quite attractive." This gold peso 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: 6,850 plus 140 proofs.

Specification: 1.67 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-16; Fr-7.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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