Nigeria 1991 10 kobo

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Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72465
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This specimen was lot 72465 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $95. The catalog description[1] noted, "NIGERIA. 10 Kobo, 1991. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Red Gold Shield. Fully blazing and brilliant, this Gem presents vibrant red surfaces and stands with just four others at the top of PCGS's population report. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." This one year type is one of a series comprising including one, ten, 25, fifty kobo and one naira.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.48 g, copper plated steel, 19.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-12.

Source:

  • 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 October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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