Uruguay 1983-So 20000 nuevos pesos Fr-7

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Heritage sale 3042, lot 34639
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This specimen was lot 34639 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold Proof 20000 Pesos Uruguayos 1983-So PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC. A sparkling issue struck to commemorate the proposed visit of the royal Spanish couple with harvest-gold coloration and a very faint haze atop the deeply-mirrored fields."

Recorded mintage: 1,500.

Specification: 20 g, 0.900 fine gold, 33 mm diameter, AGW 0.5787 oz.

Catalog reference: Fr-7, KM 132.

Source:

  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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