Cuba 1977 100 pesos Fr-7a
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This specimen was lot 30830 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $16,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold Proof 'Lenin' 100 Pesos 1977 PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM 42. Only 10 examples struck. This is the only specimen that we have encountered or know of. We note that the Standard Catalog of World Coins lists the type at $10,000 in PR65." This type, with only ten pieces struck, must have been delivered to insiders in the communist regime. Later NCLT's, designed for the mass market, were minted in large quantities and featured such revolutionary topics as dinosaurs, pirates and steam locomotives.
Recorded mintage: 10.
Specification: 12 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 42, Fr-7a.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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