Paraguay 1997 guarani
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This specimen was lot 3306 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $90. The catalog description[1] noted, "PARAGUAY: Republic, AR guarani, 1997, Encuentro de Dos Mundos, mintage of only 6,000 pieces, scarce, PCGS graded Proof 69 DCAM." This was struck in Madrid depicting the Paraguayan bottle dance. It is from the third series of Ibero-American NCLT's, titled "Dances and customs". The collecting community had lost interest by the time this series was sold and today it sells for its bullion value. As of March 2026, US$1 = 6,540 guaranies.
Recorded mintage: 6,000.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.925 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-193.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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