Morocco AH 1370 100 francs

Steve Album sale 51, lot 3777

This specimen was lot 3777 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $390. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MOROCCO: Mohammad V, 1927-1962, AR 100 francs, 1951/AH1370, a fantastic example, PCGS graded MS66, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection." The SCWC says this type was never issued and only 100 pieces escaped the resulting melt.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.

Specifications: 2.50 g, 0.720 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM YA54, Lec-285.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
• Sanchez-Giron, J.M., Monedas de Marruecos, Ceuta, Spain: J.M. Sanchez-Giron, 1972.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Links:

• AH 1370/1951 franc
• AH 1370/1951 2 francs
• AH 1370 (1951) 5 francs
• AH 1371 10 francs
• AH 1371 20 francs
• AH 1371 50 francs
• AH 1372 100 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1951