Liberia 1972 20 dollars
This specimen was lot 72746 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "LIBERIA. 20 Dollars, 1972. PCGS PROOF-68 Deep Cameo. Serial Number: 325. Commemorating the inauguration of President Tolbert. An appealing large format gold piece with sharp Cameo contrast separating the devices and fields. There is a serial number and three other small stamps below the arms on the reverse. Considering the fact that we cannot recall offering a similar piece in over a decade, this is an intriguing option for African gold collectors." William Tolbert succeeded William Tubman as president of Liberia on Tubman's death in 1971. His assassination in 1980 plunged the country into civil war. This NCLT was struck to the module of a pre-1933 United States twenty dollars.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 33.437 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.9675 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-27.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to:
- Liberia 1970-B 25 dollars, Tubman's 75th birthday
- Liberia 1972-B 25 dollars, 150th anniversary of Liberia
- 1976 400 dollars, Tolbert inauguration
- 1983 20 dollars, International Year of Disabled Persons
- Coins and currency dated 1972