South Africa 1980 krugerrand
This specimen was lot 49353 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. Krugerrand, 1980. Pretoria Mint. PCGS MS-66." The krugerrand was introduced by the South African government in 1967 as a way of marketing the gold produced from her mines. It peaked in popularity 1974-84 when it virtually had the bullion market to itself. The introduction of the maple leaf (Canada), the libertad (Mexico), the panda (China), the nugget (Australia) and above all the gold eagle (United States) cut into its market share. It is still in production but not in its former numbers.
Recorded mintage: 3,049,396 plus 12,000.
Specification: 33.93 g, 0.917 fine gold, 32.7 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-B1; KM-73.
- 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.
- Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns, Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
- 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 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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