Romania 1937 50 lei

Stack's Bowers October 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75623

This specimen was lot 75623 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ROMANIA. 50 Lei, 1937. Bucharest Mint. Carol II. NGC MS-62. Entirely brilliant with few marks for the grade." This type was struck 1937-38 in substantial numbers and is common in circulated condition. It was demonetized in 1941, with many melted down for military uses. Romania fell into the Nazi orbit during World War Two and the monarchy was abolished shortly thereafter.

Recorded mintage: 12,000,000.

Specification: 5.83 g, nickel, 24 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-55.

Source:

• 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, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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