Romania 1901 50 bani
This specimen was lot 30493 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carol I 50 Bani 1901 MS64 NGC. A delightful one-year type featuring the bust of Carol I with stunning pastel iridescence that meanders the surfaces and illuminates the fully-rendered design elements of this small, but highly pleasing specimen. Our research indicates that a limited number of examples of this type have been offered in the past decade, and those that were didn't come close to equalling this near-gem." This type was struck in Hamburg 1894 and 1900-01 to the standard of a French silver fifty centimes. It is fairly common. Prince Carol was promoted to king in 1881.
Recorded mintage: 194,205.
Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 23.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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