Cuba 1916 5 pesos

Heritage sale 3064, lot 32683

This specimen was lot 32683 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 5 Pesos 1916 MS64 NGC. Highly desirable, with bright glowing luster and an enviable strike." This type was struck 1915-16 at the Philadelphia mint during a brief sugar boom in Cuba. Most of the mintage remained in bank vaults to back paper money and the type is rarely seen in circulated condition. Gold one, two, four, ten and twenty pesos were also issued.

Recorded mintage: 1,132,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 8.36 g, 0.900 fine gold, .242 troy oz AGW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM 19.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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