Gambia 1977 500 dalasis

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Heritage sale 3020, lot 23837
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23837 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 500 Dalasis 1977, MS63 NGC, Conservation Series showing the Sitatunga." The Gambia is an English-speaking region wedged inside the French-speaking Senegal. Attempts to unify them have been fruitless.

Recorded mintage: 699 plus 285 proofs.

Specification: 33.437 g, 0.900 fine gold (same standard as a United States twenty dollar gold piece).

Catalog reference: KM 19.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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