Nepal VS2040 asarphi

Goldberg sale 112, lot 1836

This specimen was lot 1836 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Nepal. Asarphi (1983). 30th Anniversary Ascent of Mt. Everest. In original box with certificate of authenticity number 172. Choice Brilliant Proof." Climbing Mt. Everest has become a major industry and generator of foreign exchange for the poverty stricken kingdom (now republic) of Nepal.

Recorded mintage: 350.

Specification: 10 g, 0.500 fine gold, 0.1607 ounce.

Catalog reference: Fr-60; KM-1006.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

Link to:

• VS2031 (1974) asarphi, coronation of Birendra Bir Bikram
• VS2036 (1979) rupee
• VS2041 (1984) 50 paisa, Family Planning
• VS2043 (1986) asarfi, Ganges River dolphins
• VS 2060 (2003) asarphi, Conquest of Mt. Everest
• Coins and currency dated 1983