Haiti 1975 200 gourdes Fr-30

from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, part of lot 6701

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 6701 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), which sold for $176.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HAITI. Two Piece Proof Set, 1975. NGC PROOF-64 CAMEO & 68 ULTRA CAMEO. Struck for the International Women's Year with a silver 25 Gourde and a gold 200 Gourde bearing the same design. The gold piece graded higher with the silver showing a bit of light haze in the fields." The silver accompaniment (KM 121) is rather more available.

Recorded mintage: 2,260 plus 840 proofs.

Specification: 2.91 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-30; KM-125, KM-PS15 (set).

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• 1971 200 gourdes
• 1973 200 gourdes, World Cup
• 1975 10 centimes
• 1975 25 gourdes, International Women's Year
• 1977 500 gourdes, 20th anniversary of the founding of the European Common Market
• Coins and currency dated 1975
• return to coins of Haiti