El Salvador 1977 250 colones
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This specimen was lot 2156 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "EL SALVADOR. 250 Colones, 1977. NGC PROOF-69 ULTRA CAMEO. 18th Annual Governor's Assembly. From a mintage of only 400 pieces. Hard mirror fields with frosted cameo devices. No spots, tone, or fog. Tied with just two other examples for finest certified. From the Richard Stuart Collection." This NCLT commemorating an event of breathless insignificance was accompanied by a silver twenty-five colones (KM 151) which was actually minted in smaller numbers.
Recorded mintage: 4,000 plus 400 proofs.
Specification: 16 g, 0.917 fine gold, .468 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-10; KM-152.
- 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.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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