Seychelles 1986 1000 rupees

Goldberg sale 91, lot 2502

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2502 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Seychelles. 1000 Rupees, 1986 NGC PF67 UC. Tower of Victoria. Tenth Anniversary. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo." This commemorative is struck to the standard of a British double sovereign. It is accompanied by a silver 100 rupees (KM 55).

Recorded mintage: 100 proofs.

Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.4711 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-6; KM-56.

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.

Link to:

• Seychelles 1976 1000 rupees
• Seychelles 1983 20 rupees
• 1985 500 rupees, UN Decade for Women
• 1988 100 rupees, 10th Anniversary of the Central Bank
• Coins and currency dated 1986
• return to coins of Seychelles