Samoa 1980 100 tala Fr-8

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Goldberg sale 91, lot 2499
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2499 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it sold for $270.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Samoa. 100 Tala, 1980 NGC PF69 UC. For the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Hurdling. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo Silver Wings." Another hundred tala for 1980 exists (KM 42) honoring governor Wilhelm Solf.

Recorded mintage: 250 plus 1,000 proofs.

Specification: 7.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.2211 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-8; KM-37.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 91: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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