Ecuador 1928 condor

Heritage sale 3020, lot 23723

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23723 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold Condor 1928 Birmingham, UNC Details NGC surface hairlines, fully lustrous, scarce one-year type in mint state." A complete set of denominations were minted for Ecuador in 1928, starting at one centavo with this coin being the highest and only gold issue. Most remained in the central bank with only a few thousand passing into circulation.

Recorded mintage: 20,000.

Specification: 8.36 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 74.

Source:

• 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]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

Link to:

• 1928 centavo
• 1928 2½ centavos
• 1928 10 centavos
• 1928 50 centavos
• 1928 sucre
• 1928 2 sucres
• Coins and currency dated 1928
• return to coins of Ecuador