Gabon 1960 50 francs
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This specimen was lot 3590 in Goldberg sale 62 (Beverly Hills, February 2010), where it sold for $661.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Gabon. 50 Francs, 1960. On Independence. President Leon M'Ba. Reverse: Arms. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." 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 ten, twenty-five and hundred francs.
Recorded mintage: 500.
Specification: 16 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.463 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM-3.
- 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, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 62: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.
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