Tanzania 1974 1500 shilingi

Heritage sale 3016, lot 25191

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25191 in Heritage sale 3016 (Orlando, FL, January 2012), where it sold for $2,070. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 1500 Shilingi 1974, PF64 Ultra Cameo NGC, very scarce with a Proof mintage of 866." This NCLT was accompanied by a silver 25 shilingi (KM 7). It is safe to say that none of the gold coins issued for Tanzania after independence circulated there. In 1982, US$1 = 9.4 shillings.

Recorded mintage: 2,779 plus 866 proofs.

Specification: 33.437 g, 0.900 fine gold, .9675 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 9.

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]Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

Link to:

• Tanzania 1974 5 Senti
• 1974 25 shilingi, giraffes
• 1974 50 shilingi, rhinoceros
• 1977 10 senti
• 1978 5 shilingi, F.A.O.
• 1981 1 shilingi
• Tanzania 1981 2000 shilingi
• Coins and currency dated 1974
• return to coins of Tanzania