Macao 1988 1000 patacas

from Heritage sale 3098, lot 34092

This specimen was lot 34092 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Macau: Portuguese Colony gold Proof "Dragon" 1000 Patacas 1988 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC. Lunar Series. Near-immaculate Ultra Cameo, watery fields, contrasting with razor-sharp frosty devices." Macao began issuing NCLT's in honor of the Chinese lunar calendar in 1979. This denomination was added in 1980.

Recorded mintage: 6,000.

Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold (same standard as a British two pounds).

Catalog reference: Fr-B2, KM 39.

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.
• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

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