Spain 1997 80000 pesetas
This specimen was lot 31182 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "Spain: Juan Carlos I gold Proof "House of Borbón - Ferdinand VI" 80000 Pesetas 1997-M PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC, Madrid mint. Celebrating three centuries of the House of Borbón, from Ferdinand VI to Juan Carlos I, this issue depicts a frosted classical portrait of the former with coat of arms. Currently the finest of two submitted to NGC, the other a PR66. From the Paramount Collection." As inflation ground away at the value of the peseta, the government resorted to ever larger denominations for its NCLT's.
Recorded mintage: 1,248.
Specification: 27 g, 0.999 fine gold, 38 mm diameter, AGW 0.8672 oz.
Catalog reference: Cayón-18327, KM 1028, Fr-390.
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- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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