Jordan 1981 60 dinars

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Ponterio sale 152, lot 7279
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7279 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $540.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "JORDAN. 60 Dinars, 1981. PROOF." This commemorative was issued for the United Nations "Year of the Child" in 1981. Like all silver and gold coins of Jordan, it was not issued for circulation. It was accompanied by a silver three dinars (KM 43). The coinage of Jordan began with the issue of bronze and copper-nickel coins in 1949.

Recorded mintage: 20,000.

Specification: 17.17 g, 0.917 fine gold, .506 troy oz AGW, milled edge, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-11; KM-46.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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