Singapore 2000 50 dollars

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 73165

This specimen was lot 73165 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SINGAPORE. 50 Dollars, 2000-SM. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Zodiac Series, Dragon. A RARE and vibrant specimen, this gold issue offers a great deal of brilliance across its flawless surfaces." This is a continuation of a series of bullion coins. The only reference to the zodiacal year is the symbol buried in the hologram below the lion's head.

Recorded mintage: 200 + 388 proofs.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 32.12 mm diameter, 1.000 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-B15; KM-211.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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• 1990 50 dollars, ½ oz gold
• 1996 250 dollars, Year of the Rat, 1 oz gold
• 1997 50 dollars, year of the ox, 1 oz gold
• 1999 10 dollars, Year of the Rabbit
• 2000 5 dollars, the new millennium
• 2000 10 dollars, Year of the Dragon
• 2001 250 dollars, Year of the Snake, 1 oz gold
• 2005 5 dollars, Year of the Cock
• Coins and currency dated 2000