Israel (1949) 50 pruta
This specimen was lot 72019 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "ISRAEL. 50 Prutot, JE 5709 (1949). Heaton Mint (without pearl). PCGS PROOF-64 Gold Shield. Exceeded in the PCGS census by just two examples, this shimmering and blazing near-Gem offers a great deal of lustrous brilliance. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." This one year type was accompanied by one pruta (KM 9), 5 pruta (KM 10), 10 pruta, 25 pruta (KM 12), 100 pruta, 250 pruta (KM 15) and 500 pruta. This denomination was reissued in 1954 in nickel plated steel. Rapid inflation destroyed the value of this series and the coinage was reformed in 1960.
Recorded mintage: 6,020,000 + 20,000 proofs (ICI) + 6,000,000 (Heaton).
Specification: 5.8 g, copper-nickel, 23.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-13.1.
- 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 October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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