Czechoslovakia 1981 100 korun KM-104
This specimen was lot 41034 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "CZECHOSLOVAKIA. 100 Korun, 1981. PCGS PROOF-68 Cameo. Struck to commemorate the centennial of the birth of Professor Otakar Spaniel. From the Whytecliffe Collection." Wikipedia comments, "Otakar Španiel (13 June 1881 – 15 February 1955) was a Czech sculptor and engraver." He designed most of the coins struck during the first republic (1919-39). This specimen realized twelve times the catalog value in proof. The SCWC notes, "56,189 pieces, Unc and Proof, were melted by the Czech National Bank in 1999."
Recorded mintage: 115,000 plus 5,000 proofs.
Specification: 9 g, 0.500 fine silver, .144 troy oz ASW, 29 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-104.
- 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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