Lesotho 1969 10 maloti

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 21135

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 21135 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $2,350. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LESOTHO. 10 Maloti, 1969. NGC PROOF-67 ULTRA CAMEO. F.A.O. issue with a mintage of only 3,000. A heavy gold coin with 1.1775 Troy ounces AGW, and without spots, tone or fog. Very impressive." The F.A.O. series was intended for circulating coinage; we don't know why gold was selected for this issue.

Recorded mintage: 3,000 proofs.

Specification: 39.94 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.177 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-9; KM-11.

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, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• Lesotho 1966 10 maloti pattern
• Lesotho 1966 4 maloti
• Lesotho 1969 4 maloti F.A.O.
• Lesotho 1969 20 maloti F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1969
• return to coins of Lesotho