Lesotho 1966 50 licente

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75364

This specimen was lot 75364 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LESOTHO. 50 Licente, 1966. Moshoeshoe II. PCGS MS-68. A virtually flawless special issue with fully argent surfaces. To date PCGS has only certified a single example finer (MS-69 finest)." Varieties exist in the position and size of the fineness mark on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: 17,500 plus 5,000 proofs.

Specification: 28.10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 4.1.

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:

• 1966 maloti, independence
• 1966 2 maloti, independence
• 1966 4 maloti, independence
• Lesotho 1966 10 maloti pattern
• Coins and currency dated 1966