Ras Al Khaimah 1970 100 riyals Fr-7

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 23584

This specimen was lot 23584 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description^[1] noted, "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Ras Al Khaimah. 100 Riyals, 1970. Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi. NGC PROOF-67 Ultra Cameo. 1970 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico. Displaying the Jules Rimet cup, this football-related issue offers intense frosting upon the devices and a rather alluring mirroring to the fields, ultimately creating the ultra cameo look for which it has appropriately garnered the distinction." The total coinage of this state, now part of the United Arab Emirates, comprises several sets of NCLT's issued in 1970, including this one honoring the World Cup.

Recorded mintage: est. 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 20.7 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-12.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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