Papua New Guinea 2020 500 kina
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This specimen was lot 71854 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $5,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 500 Kina, 2020. PCGS PROOF-70 Deep Cameo. A fairly RARE type given its small mintage, this flawless specimen radiates with intense appeal and features the famous birds of paradise design first utilized on the late 19th century coinage of German New Guinea. Includes original box of issue and pamphlet with serial number 91/400." Currently (March 2022), 1 PGK = US$0.284.
Recorded mintage: est. 400.
Specification: 1.00 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-Unlisted; KM-Unlisted.
- 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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