St. Thomas and Prince 1985 100 dobras
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This specimen was lot 3815 in Goldberg sale 70 (Los Angeles, September 2012), where it sold for $2,990. The catalog description[1] noted, "St. Thomas & Prince. 100 Dobras, 1985. Mintage of only 50 pieces. On the 10th Anniversary of Independence. Reverse: Map. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo." This type was issued in sets with silver and copper-nickel counterparts. Circulating coinage from this impoverished country, which obtained independence from Portugal in 1975, is very scanty.
Recorded mintage: 50 in gold (KM 42b, shown here), 1,000 in silver (KM 42a) and an unknown but likely large number in copper-nickel (KM 42).
Specification: (KM 42b) 47.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.401 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-42b.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 70: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2012.
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