France 2014 50 euro KM-2169

Goldberg sale 128, lot 2503

This specimen was lot 2503 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Gold 50 Euros. Contains 1/4 Oz of .999 Fine Gold. It has a mintage of 3,000 coins. Pop 1; Finest example at NGC. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." Many NCLT's of this denomination were issued in 2014. Topics included the Year of the Horse, Ariane launch, Louis XIV, World War I taxis and Baccarat crystal. The World Cup was also honored with a five, ten and 200 euro commemoratives.

Recorded mintage: 3,000 proofs.

Specification: 8.45 g, 0.920 fine gold, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-2169, Fr-1001.

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.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Link to:

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• 2014 10 cent
• 2014 5 euro, FIFA World Cup in Brazil, ½ g gold
• 2014 10 euro, FIFA World Cup in Brazil, silver
• 2014 200 euro, FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 1 oz gold
• 2014 200 euro, centennial of World War One, Taxis of the Marne, 1 oz gold
• 2014 500 euro, Europa series, Ariane spacecraft, 5 oz gold
• 2014 1000 euro rooster
• 2014 5000 euro rooster
• 2016 50 euro, Petit Palais, Musee d'Orsay, 5 oz silver
• Coins and currency dated 2014