Malta 1975 50 pounds KM-39
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This specimen was lot 34647 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "Malta: Republic gold 50 Pounds 1975 MS68 NGC. A resplendent gem with a hefty eye appeal and near prooflike features." Malta was granted independence by Great Britain in 1964. Coinage was not inaugurated until 1972, when the republic was inaugurated. In 1982, one Maltese pound = US$2.45. The SCWC lists this type with two obverses; the gondola shown here and the state arms on KM 38.
Recorded mintage: 5,500.
Specification: 15 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 0.4422 oz.
Catalog reference: Fr-58, KM 39.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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