Haiti 1968-IC 1000 gourdes
This specimen was lot 20471 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $9,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "HAITI. 1000 Gourdes, 1968-IC. NGC PROOF-65 Ultra Cameo. Serial numbered as #2611 on the reverse. Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Revolution, this piece features the bust of Dr. François 'Papa Doc' Duvalier, president for life. A brilliant and attractive proof issue, offering an intense cameo nature and containing nearly 6 ounces of gold." 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: unknown but at least 2,611.
Specification: 197.48 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-71.
- Arroyo, Carmen, Coins of Haiti, 1803-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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