Liberia 1965 12 dollars
This specimen was lot 2075 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €500 (about US$578 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIBÉRIA, République (1847-), AV 12 dollars, 1965. 70e anniversiare du président Tubman. Rare. (republic of Liberia, gold twelve dollars of 1965, for the seventieth birthday of president Tubman. Rare, Proof.)"
William V. S. Tubman was president of Liberia from 1944 until his death in 1971. Another NCLT was issued in 1970 to mark his 75th birthday. In recent years, Liberia has become known for dozens of privately struck commemoratives, produced under license from the regime. We don't know where this was struck; Liberia has no mint.
Recorded mintage: 400 proofs.
Specification: 6 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 6.02 g.
Catalog reference: KM 20, Fr-5.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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