Nepal VS2052 1/20 asarfi

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72514

This specimen was lot 72514 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NEPAL. 1/20 Ounce Asarfi, 1995. PCGS PROOF-70 Deep Cameo Gold Shield. Hard and flashy mirrored surfaces with highly frosted devices." This bullion coin was accompanied by KM 1080 (1/10 oz), KM 1081 (1/4 oz), KM 1124 (1/2 oz) and KM 1082 (1 oz).

Recorded mintage: 15,000.

Specification: 1.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, .050 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-78; KM-1079.

Sources:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

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