Venezuela 1987 10000 bolivares

Heritage sale 3073, lot 33829

This specimen was lot 33829 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold Proof 10000 Bolivares 1987 PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC, Caracas mint. A highly attractive example of this impressive modern gold issue with superb heavy cameo details and virtually no handling marks. Scarce in this most pleasant quality." This gold issue is the highest denomination minted prior to Chavez's Bolivarian republic and its accompanying hyperinflation.

Recorded mintage: 50,000 proofs.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.900 fine gold, AGW 0.8999 oz.

Catalog reference: KM-Y61.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019

Link to:

• 1987 25 centimos
• 1990 5,000 bolivares, José Antonio Paez
• 1995 5,000 bolivares, Antonio De Sucre
• Coins and currency dated 1987
• return to coins of Venezuela