Guatemala 1965 4/5 ounce
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This specimen was lot 34426 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. Gold 4/5 Ounce Medal, 1965. PCGS MS-67. Struck for the National Heroes series, this glistening Gem radiates with a soft golden-yellow hue and tremendous luster, and features the bust of Tecun Uman." This item is a medal, not a coin, but its coinlike appearance and its popularity with collectors has caused us to include it. A gold half ounce (KMX-M20) exists with the same design.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.95 g, 0.900 fine gold, 30.9 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-Unlisted; KMX-M21.
- MCuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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