Venezuela 2001 25000 bolivares

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46181

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 46181 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "VENEZUELA. 25000 Bolivares, ND (2001). NGC MS-64. Struck for the 180th Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo. A flashy and bright, near-Gem coin with some zones of light toning." This commemorative, which may have actually briefly circulated, was issued prior to the 2005 reform which dropped three zeroes from the bolivar. It is not listed in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: unknown but probably copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-unlisted.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

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• 2001 50 bolivares
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• Coins and currency dated 2001