Sudan 1979 50 pounds
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This specimen was lot 58487 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "SUDAN. 50 Pounds, AH 1400 (1979). PCGS PROOF-66 Deep Cameo. Struck to commemorate the 1,400th Anniversary of Islam." This denomination was used for various NCLT's 1978-81. It was accompanied by a silver five pounds (KM 80) and a gold 25 pounds (KM 82). Patterns exist of this design, struck in silver, copper and aluminum.
Recorded mintage: 3,000 plus 2,000 proofs.
Specification: 17.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.5159 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM-83.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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