Mongolia 2021 1000 tugrik KM-421a

Stack's Bowers October 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75520

This specimen was lot 75520 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MONGOLIA. 1000 Tugrik, 2021. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. A well made piece with mirrored surfaces and soft devices." This design was also used for a one ounce silver coin (KM 421). Altho Napoleon traveled far and wide during his career, he never made it to Mongolia.

Recorded mintage: 5,000.

Specification: 0.5 g, 0.999 fine gold, 13.9 mm diameter, 0.016 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 421a.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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