Israel (1964) 5 agorot

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73850

This specimen was lot 73850 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ISRAEL. 5 Agorot, JE 5724 (1964). Tel Aviv Mint. PCGS MS-62. A KEY DATE in the series, with the lowest mintage, this wholesome example delivers a sharp strike and good retained details. An impressive Mint State example of the type." Rapid inflation destroyed the value of the 1949 series and the coinage was reformed in 1960 to 100 agorot = one lira. This type of 1960-75 did circulate altho the JE5724 is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 21,451 from Tel Aviv.

Specification: 2.3 g, aluminum-bronze, 17.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-25.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

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• 1963 5 lirot, 15th anniversary of independence, seafaring
• JE5724 (1964) 10 agorot
• 1964 5 lirot, 16th anniversary of independence, Israel Museum
• 1964 50 lirot, Bank of Israel
• 1967 100 lirot, Victory in Six Day War
• JE 5730 (1970) 5 agorot
• Coins and currency dated 1964