Sharjah 1970 50 riyals
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This specimen was lot 58588 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Sharjah. 50 Riyals, AH 1389 (1970). Karlsruhe Mint. Khalid bin Muhammad al-Qasimi. NGC PROOF-67 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate the FIFA World Cup in Mexico." Sharjah only issued coins in 1969-71 and all are NCLT's. This one was struck in Germany. The sheikdom joined the United Arab Emirates and coinage ceased.
Recorded mintage: 1,815 proofs.
Specification: 5.175 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.2998 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM-8.
- 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, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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