Lesotho 1979 250 maloti
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This specimen was lot 31126 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $2,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "Lesotho: Moshoeshoe II gold Proof "Year of the Child" 250 Maloti 1979 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC. Struck to commemorate UNESCO's proclamation of 1979 as the "Year of the Child," this nearly unblemished issue depicts a triple portrait of Bosotho children and is tied for the finest at NGC and PCGS. From the Paramount Collection."
Recorded mintage: 2,500 + 2,000 proofs.
Specification: 33.93 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 1.000 oz.
Catalog reference: KM 26, Fr-15.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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