Malta 1974 50 pounds

Heritage sale 3076, lot 34307

This specimen was lot 34307 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $750. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Malta: Republic gold 50 Pounds 1974 MS66 PCGS." Malta was granted independence by Great Britain in 1964. Coinage did not commence until 1972, when the republic was inaugurated. In 1982, one Maltese pound = US$2.45.

Recorded mintage: 8,667.

Specification: 15 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 0.4422 oz.

Catalog reference: KM 28, Fr-55.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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