Hungary 1979 200 forint

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33229

This specimen was lot 33229 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic silver Proof Piefort 200 Forint 1979 PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC. A pleasant piefort struck to celebrate the International Year of the Child." The SCWC does not give the specification for the piefort version of this NCLT so we have noted the specification of the regular issue (KM 615).

Recorded mintage: KM P22: 2,500; KM 615: 9,000 + 21,000 proofs.

Specification: 28 g, 0.640 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 615; KM-P22 (piefort).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

Link to:

• 1968 100 forint
• 1977-BP 200 forint, 175th Anniversary of the Hungarian National Museum
• Coins and currency dated 1979
• return to coinage of Hungary