Yemen 1969 10 riyals Fr-10

Goldberg sale 115, lot 2036

This specimen was lot 2036 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $630. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Yemen. 10 Riyals, 1969. Three gazelles. PCGS graded Proof 69 Deep Cameo." Many of these obscure NCLT commemoratives were ignored until recently and many sold at bullion or below.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.8 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.2836 ounce.

Catalog reference: Fr-10; KM-7.

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 115: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

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