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This specimen was lot 20231 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CAMBODIA. 100000 Riels, 1974. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. KM-66; Fr-7. A deeply mirrored issue with frosty cameo and essentially no individually noteworthy surface marks. From the Collection of Dr. James Eustace Bizzell, II."

This specimen was lot 20241 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $50,400. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"CANADA. Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes 2500 Dollars, 2015. Ottawa Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. KM-Unlisted. 32.1507 oz AGW. Mintage: 10. Obverse: Looney Tunes ensemble cast with a colorized image of Bugs Bunny in the foreground and Wile E. Coyote, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Speedy Gonzales, Road Runner, Michigan J. Frog, Tazmanian Devil, Yosimite Sam, Pépé le Pew, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck in frosted cameo relief behind him; Reverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right with wave design in fields. Virtually perfect, this massive coin is a pinnacle item for the collector that both loves coins and still feels a connection to the joy brought by the characters that made the Warner Brothers' cartoons a can't-miss for decades. Sold with the original COA and wooden box of issue that proudly displays the fire-branded seal of the studio."

This specimen was lot 20354 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CROATIA. 500 Kuna, 1941. PCGS AU-58. Fr-1; KM-A3. Mintage: 170. A RARE and enigmatic issue of World War II, the present offering lightly handled in the past and now exhibiting somewhat vivid tone. Despite the light wear, there are essentially no noteworthy abrasions in the fields or across the device."

This specimen was lot 20434 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu d'Or, ND (1515-47)-L. Bayonne Mint. Francis I. NGC MS-62. 3.39 gms. Fr-338; cf. Dup-775. A decently struck piece on a slightly oblong planchet with only minor portions of the legend off the flan from about 1 o'clock to about 3 o'clock on the obverse and corresponding section of the reverse. A bright and lustrous example with attractive golden honey patina throughout."

This specimen was lot 20477 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1793-B. Rouen Mint. Louis XVI under the First Republic. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. KM-615.3; Dav-1335; Gad-55. The better date of this short-lived type, struck prior to the trial and execution of the king. Lustrous and fully argent, with a few minor planchet flaws, most conspicuously on the king's forehead. An alluring near gem."

This specimen was lot 20554 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. 100 Euros, 2006. Paris Mint. PCGS PROOF-68 Deep Cameo. KM-2044; Fr-803. Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. A massive and impressive issue containing five ounces of gold, this alluring gem proof offers brilliant luster and mirrored surfaces along with lightly frosted devices. An incredibly RARE piece, this example is stamped on the edge as #35 in a limited mintage of just 99 Specimens, and only 1 of 84 with a certificate signed by the artist and mintmaster in Paris. The first of this type which we have offered."