South Korea 1986 50000 won

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40254

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40254 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "KOREA (SOUTH). 50,000 Won, 1986. NGC PROOF-68 ULTRA CAMEO. Olympics Commemorative, Turtle Boat." This one year type, like many modern commemoratives, trades as a bullion coin.

Recorded mintage: 30,000.

Specification: 33.62 g, 0.925 fine gold, 1.000 troy oz AGW, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-59; K&C-55.32.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• South Korea 1972 50 won
• 1986 10 won
• 1986 25,000 won, Folk Dancing
• 1988 1000 won, table tennis
• 1988 2000 won, weight lifting
• 1988 5000 won, wrestling
• 1988 5000 won, spinning top
• 1988 10,000 won, archery
• 1988 25,000 won, see saw
• 1988 50,000 won, Olympic Games, Pul Guk temple
• Coins and currency dated 1986
• return to coins of South Korea