Gabon 1960 10 francs
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This specimen was part of lot 1069 in Goldberg sale 116 (Los Angeles, June 2020), which sold for $636. The catalog description[2] noted, "Gabon. 10 and 25 Francs, 1960. KM-1,2. Head of Mba. Independence. Lot of 2 coins. Choice Brilliant Proof." Like the coinage of many impoverished African countries, the commemoratives such as this one, which were sold outside the country, are easier to obtain than circulating coinage. It is accompanied by gold twenty-five, fifty and hundred francs. The next coin issue would be in 1969.
Recorded mintage: 500 proofs.
Specification: 4.2 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 1.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 116: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.
Link to:
- 1960 25 francs
- 1960 50 francs
- 1960 100 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1960
- return to coins of Gabon