Czech Republic 1997 10000 korun
This specimen was part of lot 22145 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $9,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "CZECH REPUBLIC. Proof Set (4 Pieces), 1997. Czech (Jablonec nad Nisou) Mint. All NGC Certified. Bohemian Crown series. 1) 10000 Korun. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Fr-1; KM-21. Mintage: 1,500. Pragergroschen. 2) 5000 Korun. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Fr-2; KM-20. Mintage: 1,700. Bohemian Small Groschen. 3) 2500 Korun. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Fr-3; KM-19. Mintage: 1,700. Moravian Taler. 4) 1000 Korun. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Fr-4; KM-18. Mintage: 2,250. Silesian 3 Ducats. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck in small numbers 1995-97. This NCLT honors the pragergroschen, an important coin of the late Middle Ages.
Recorded mintage: 1,494.
Specification: 31.104 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1 oz AGW, 34 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-21.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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