Poland 2003-MW 200 zlotych Fr-192

Goldberg sale 106, lot 1883

This specimen was lot 1883 in Goldberg sale 106 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Poland. 200 Zlotych, 2003-MW. John Paul II Anniversary. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." Poland obtained her freedom in the early 1990's with the fall of the Berlin Wall but the new government found the treasury as empty as before. NCLT's ("Non Circulating Legal Tender" coinage) were issued in a bewildering array to help stem the flow. This type honors the biggest Polish celebrity of all time, John Paul II.

Recorded mintage: 4,900 proofs.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.900 fine gold, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Y-472, Fr-192.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 106: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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