Israel 1961 5 lirot

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73842

This specimen was lot 73842 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 Lirot, JE 5721 (1961). Utrecht Mint. NGC PROOF-66. A tremendous proof, this brilliant and lustrous specimen delivers shimmering eye appeal and charm." Rapid inflation destroyed the value of the 1949 series and the coinage was reformed in 1960 to 100 agorot = one lira. This type did not circulate and was extensively saved.

Recorded mintage: 19,363 plus 4,455 proofs.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 34 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 33.

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:

• JE5720 (1960) agora
• 1960 5 lirot, Theodore Herzl, silver
• Israel 1960 20 lirot, Theodore Herzl, gold
• JE5721 (1961) agora
• JE5721 (1961) 10 agorot
• JE5721 (1961) half lira, feast of Purim
• 1962 50 lirot, death of Chaim Weizmann
• 1962 100 lirot, death of Chaim Weizmann
• Coins and currency dated 1961