Liberia 1995 20 dollars

Goldberg sale 122, lot 1948

This specimen was lot 1948 in Goldberg sale 122 (Los Angeles, June 2021), where it sold for $108. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Liberia. 20 Dollars, 1995. In memory of John F. Kennedy's Visit to Berlin. Choice Brilliant Proof." Many Liberian coins were not struck for circulation, being issued only in proof sets. In the last twenty years, Liberia has fallen into the clutches of the private minters, who have issued such Liberian themed commemoratives as Star Trek (KM 128), Babe Ruth (KM 131) and Princess Diana (KM 464).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.24 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.04 troy oz AGW, 13.84 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-820.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 122: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2021.

Link to:

• 1983 20 dollars, International Year of Disabled Persons
• 1995 250 dollars, Cairo Conference - World War II
• Liberia 2001 25 dollars, Mahatma Gandhi
• 2022 10 dollars, Joseph Jenkins Roberts
• Coins and currency dated 1995