Macao 1988 500 patacas
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This specimen was lot 2356 in Goldberg sale 100 (Los Angeles, September 2017), where it sold for $470. The catalog description[1] noted, "Macao. 500 Patacas, 1988. For the 35th Anniversary of Grand Prix. Choice Brilliant Proof." This type was accompanied by a silver five ounce 500 patacas (KM 41) and gold five ounce 10000 patacas (KM 43) on the same topic.
Recorded mintage: 4,500.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold (same standard as a British sovereign).
Catalog reference: KM-42.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 100: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.
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