South Korea 1986 25000 won

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Goldberg sale 85, part of lot 3392
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles
from the Stack's Bowers Collector's June 2022 Choice sale, lot 71670
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The first specimen was lot 3392 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $646. The catalog description[1] noted, "Korea (South). 25,000 Won, 1986. Weight 0.4999 ounce. For the 1988 Olympic games. Folk dancing. Choice Brilliant Proof." The second specimen was lot 71670 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "KOREA, SOUTH. 25000 Won, 1986. Olympic Series, Folk Dancing. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo." This one year type, like many modern commemoratives, trades as a bullion coin.

Recorded mintage: 42,500 uncirculated plus 117,500 proofs.

Specification: 16.81 g, 0.925 fine gold, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-11, KM-58.

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, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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