Turkey 1978 500 lira KM-920

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Goldberg sale 90, lot 3850
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3850 in Goldberg sale 90 (Los Angeles, January 2016), where it sold for $470. The catalog description[1] noted, "Turkey. 500 Lire, 1978. F.A.O. series. Mother breastfeeding infant. Choice Brilliant Proof." The F.A.O. issue also extended to a ten kurus (KM 925, bronze), fifty kurus (KM 936, stainless steel) and a five lira (KM 928, stainless steel). There may be others but the SCWC does not give pictures for all of them, including this one.

Recorded mintage: 650.

Specification: 8 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2359 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-225 (formerly Fr-115), KM-920.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 90: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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