Morro Velho (1950) gold bar
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This specimen was lot 22112 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $6,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. Morro Velho Gold Bar, ND (ca. 1950). UNCIRCULATED. Brilliant and lustrous, essentially as produced, this bar features stamps relating to its weight (114 [grams]) and fineness ([0.]9932), as well as series and company stamps: MMV, BB, and 271." This is not a coin, but an ingot, but it still fetched a fancy price.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 0.9932 fine, 114.07 g, AGW: 3.64 oz.
Catalog reference: Fr-416; KM-148.1.
- Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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