Cuba 1988 5 pesos KM-223
This specimen was lot 1847 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, 150th anniversary of the Grand National Theater, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo, ex-Busto. Mintage of just 2,000 coins. Frosty, detailed depiction of Cuba's Grand National Theater on this nice Ultra Cameo-designated proof commemorative coin. Pedigreed to the José O. Busto Collection." The Havana Great Theater was built in 1838, named as Gran Teatro Tacón, later renamed as Estrada Palma (honoring the first Republic president), and today is "El Gran Teatro de La Habana García Lorca", honoring the great Spanish writer murdered by Franco.
Recorded mintage: 2,000.
Specification: 16 g, 0.999 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-223.
- 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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