Czech Republic 1998 2500 korun
This specimen was part of lot 22146 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $16,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "CZECH REPUBLIC. Proof Set (4 Pieces), 1998. Czech (Jablonec nad Nisou) Mint. All NGC Certified. 1) 10000 Korun, 1998. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Mintage: 1,300. Commemorating Prague's New Town of 1348. 2) 5000 Korun, 1998. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Mintage: 1,500. Commemorating the Founding of Charles University in 1348. 3) 2500 Korun, 1998. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Mintage: 1,500. Commemorating the Issuing of the Bohemian Crown Legal Documents in 1348. 4) 1000 Korun, 1998. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Mintage: 2,000. Commemorating the Founding of Karlstejn Castle in 1348. From the Whytecliffe Collection." This type was struck in small numbers 1998-99. This NCLT honors the issue of the Bohemian Crown Legal Documents in 1348.
Recorded mintage: 1,078 plus 1,845 proofs.
Specification: 7.77 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.25 oz AGW, 22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-39.
- 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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