Gambia 1989 1000 dalasis

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Goldberg sale 62, lot 3550
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3550 in Goldberg sale 62 (Beverly Hills, February 2010), where it sold for $322. The catalog description[1] noted, "Gambia. 1000 Dalasis, 1989. Save the Children Fund. NGC graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo." The Gambia is an English-speaking region wedged inside the French-speaking Senegal. Attempts to unify them have been fruitless.

Recorded mintage: 3,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.2948 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM-27.

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]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 62: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.

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