New Zealand 1997 10 dollars

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from Goldberg sale 98, lot 2624
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This specimen was lot 2624 in Goldberg sale 98 (Los Angeles, June 2017), where it sold for $764. The catalog description[1] noted, "New Zealand. 10 Dollars, 1997. Gabriel's Gully. With original case and certificate. Choice Brilliant Proof." Gabriel's Gully, on the South Island, was the site of a gold rush in 1861.

Recorded mintage: 3,000 in aluminum bronze plus 650 in gold.

Specification: KM 104a: 15.552 grams, .9999 fine.

Catalog reference: KM 104 (aluminum bronze), KM-104a (gold).

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 98: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.

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