Liberia 1906-H 50 cents

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Goldberg sale 69, lot 5170
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This specimen was lot 5170 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $949. The catalog description [2] noted, "Liberia. 50 Cents, 1906-H. Laureate head left. Reverse: Value and date within wreath. NGC graded MS-63. The Judy Cahn Collection." This type is from a series struck in 1896 and 1906 by the Heaton mint for Liberia. Other denominations included one, two, ten and twenty-five cents. Altho denominated as a decimal coin, the weight standard is very close to that of a British florin.

Recorded mintage: 24,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 11.6 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 9.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.

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