Latvia 1993 100 latu

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 23182
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This specimen was lot 23182 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "LATVIA. 100 Latu, 1993. GEM BRILLIANT PROOF. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Incredibly brilliant and alluring, with lightly frosted devices. A seldom seen type, with a mintage of 5,000 pieces and containing just over a quarter of an ounce of gold." Latvia recovered her independence in 1992 and coinage resumed in 1992.

Recorded mintage: 5,000.

Specification: 13.34 g, 0.583 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-20; Fr-20.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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