Haiti 1967-IC 1000 gourdes

Goldberg sale 78, lot 2480

This specimen was lot 2480 in Goldberg sale 78 (Los Angeles, January 2014), where it sold for $7,168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Haiti. 1000 Gourdes, 1967. For the 10th Anniversary of Revolution. Dr. François Duvalier. In original case of issue. Choice Brilliant Proof." While the Haitian people starved, the regime issued numerous silver and gold commemoratives which were issued to insiders and sold abroad. A twenty gourde (KM 66), hundred gourde (KM 69) and two hundred gourde gold coins (KM 70) accompany this issue.

Recorded mintage: est. 2,950.

Specification: 197.48 g, 0.900 fine gold, 5.7140 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 71.

Source:

• Arroyo, Carmen, Coins of Haiti, 1803-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Yifu Che and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg sale 78: the pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2014

Link to:

• 1967-IC 10 gourdes, Toussaint L'Ouverture
• 1967-IC 20 gourdes, Mackandal
• 1967-IC 50 gourdes, folkloric dance
• 1967-IC 100 gourdes, Marie Jeanne
• 1967-IC 200 gourdes, revolt of Santo Domingo
• 1968-IC 1000 gourdes, François 'Papa Doc' Duvalier
• Coins and currency dated 1967
• return to coins of Haiti