Mongolia 2001 3000 tugrik
This specimen was lot 33491 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "MONGOLIA. Platinum 3000 Togrog, 2001. Lunar Series, Year of the Snake. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. A fairly SCARCE issue, this flawless specimen is made all the more desirable on account of its status as the single finest graded example of the type in the NGC census." The various spellings of the Mongolian currency can cause confusion. Wikipedia comments, "The tögrög or tugrik (Mongolian Cyrillic: төгрөг, Mongolian script: ᠲᠥᠭᠦᠷᠢᠭ, transcription: tögürig; sign: ₮; code: MNT) is the official currency of Mongolia. It was historically subdivided into 100 möngö (мөнгө / ᠮᠥᠩᠭᠦ)." This appears to be a series, as coinage for the year of the dragon was struck in 2000. Other denomination were made in silver.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.76 g, 0.999 fine platinum, 22.5 mm diameter, 0.250 oz APW.
Catalog reference: Fr-unlisted, KM-unlisted.
- 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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