Jordan 1996 50 dinars

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72538

This specimen was lot 72538 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JORDAN. 50 Dinars, AH 1416 (1996). NGC PROOF-64 ULTRA CAMEO. Independence Anniversary. Estimated mintage of only 1000 pieces." This commemorative was issued for the fiftieth anniversary of independence in 1996. Like all silver and gold coins of Jordan, it was not issued for circulation. The coinage of Jordan began with the issue of bronze and copper-nickel coins in 1949.

Recorded mintage: est. 1,000.

Specification: 16.96 g, 0.917 fine gold, .499 troy oz AGW, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-69.

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, Rick, et al., The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• Jordan 1981 60 dinars
• AH 1413/1992 gold dinar, 40th anniversary of the king's reign
• AH 1420/1999 10 dinars, Abdullah II's accession to the throne
• AH 1420/1999 50 dinars, Abdullah II's accession to the throne
• Coins and currency dated 1996
• return to coins of Jordan