Israel 1963 5 agorot

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75272

This specimen was lot 75272 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ISRAEL. 5 Agorot, JE 5724 (1963). PCGS MS-69. A remarkable grade for this normally certified type. Not a mark to be seen on the surfaces. Tied for the top Pop in PCGS." This type was struck 1960-75 in moderate numbers but enough were saved that most dates are very cheap.

Recorded mintage: 1,429,000.

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, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• JE5720 (1961) agora
• 1962 50 lirot, death of Chaim Weizmann
• 1962 100 lirot, death of Chaim Weizmann
• JE5723 (1963) lira, menorah
• JE 5724 (1963) 5 lirot
• JE5724 (1964) 5 agorot
• JE5724 (1964) 10 agorot
• 1964 5 lirot, 16th anniversary of independence, Israel Museum
• Israel 1964 50 lirot
• Coins and currency dated 1963