St. Thomas and Prince 1948 50 centavos
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This specimen was lot 72447 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAINT THOMAS & PRINCE. 50 Centavos, 1948. Lisbon Mint. NGC MS-66. A tantalizing one-year type, this Superb-Gem presents radiant steely gray surfaces with an enticing cartwheel nature to the luster on each side." This type was minted in Lisbon in 1948 for the Portuguese colony of Sao Tomé e Principe. This date is scarce. The colony, originally a slave trading station, later turned to sugar production and finally cacao. The Portuguese withdrew in 1975.
Recorded Mintage: 80,000.
Specification: 4.4 g, nickel bronze, 22.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 8.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
- [1]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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