Cuba 1981 100 pesos Fr-12

Heritage sale 3082, lot 33627

This specimen was lot 33627 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $870. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Cuba: Republic gold "Pinta" 100 Pesos 1981 MS70 NGC. From the El Don Diego Luna Collection." An early NCLT from Castro's Cuba, which issued a flood later when the shortage of foreign exchange became acute.

Recorded mintage: est. 2,000.

Specification: 12 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 86, Fr-12.

Source:

• 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, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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