Ecuador 1991 50 sucres

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73468

This specimen was lot 73468 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ECUADOR. 50 Sucres, 1991. Sherritt (Fort Saskatchewan) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-63 Gold Shield. Variety with wide date and narrow edge. Exceptionally dazzling and vibrant, this near-Gem exhibits some scattered marks in the fields, but is exceeded in the PCGS census by just one example. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." This type was struck 1988, 1991 with narrow and wide date varieties. It was the only issue of this denomination for circulation.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: nickel plated steel, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-93.

Sources:

• 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 June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1988 sucre
• 1988 5 sucres
• 1988 10 sucres
• 1988 20 sucres
• 1991 5,000 sucres, Ibero-American
• Coins and currency dated 1991