Cuba 1988 5 pesos KM-219

Sedwick Treasure Auction 38, lot 1846

This specimen was lot 1846 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 38 (Winter Park, FL, November 2025), where it sold for $84. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CUBA, Havana mint, proof 5 pesos, 1988, 40th Anniversary of the Cuban National Ballet, NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo, ex-Busto. Mintage of just 2,000 coins. Well-struck frosted design with watery proof fields, a nice Gem example. Pedigreed to the José O. Busto Collection." This NCLT features a portrait of ballerina and company director Alicia Alonso (1920-2019) facing right.

Recorded mintage: 2,000.

Specification: 16 g, 0.999 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-219.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 38, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.

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