Macao 1986 1000 patacas
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This specimen was lot 71688 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "MACAU. 1000 Patacas, 1986. Lunar Series, Year of the Tiger. NGC MS-69. This superb issue displays matted and beautiful surfaces, with the majestic and regal tiger being fully displayed by the strong strike. A handsome and altogether charming example of the type." Macao began issuing NCLT's in honor of the Chinese lunar calendar in 1979. This denomination was added in 1980.
Recorded mintage: 2,000 BU plus 3,000 proofs.
Specification: 15.97 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.471 oz troy oz AGW (same standard as a British gold two pounds).
Catalog reference: Fr-B2; KM 35.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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