View source for Cuba 1995 50 pesos Fr-88

[[Image:Cuba H3082-33621o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3082, lot 33621]]
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This specimen was lot 33621 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,500. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Cuba]]: Republic gold Proof Colorized "Pirates of the Caribbean - Mary Read" 50 Pesos 1995 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC. From the El Don Diego Luna Collection." This design was also used on a 5 oz silver NCLT. As one of the first "colorized" coins, it is rather crude.

''Recorded mintage:'' est. 1,000.

''Specification:'' 13 g, 0.917 fine gold. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 493, Fr-88. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Cuba 1994 200 pesos|1994 200 pesos, manifesto of Montecristo]]
* [[Cuba 1995 10 pesos KMX-P11]] José Marti
* [[Cuba 1995 50 pesos Fr-85|1995 50 pesos, Pirates of the Caribbean, Blackbeard]]
* [[Cuba 1995 50 pesos Fr-86|1995 50 pesos, Pirates of the Caribbean, Henry Morgan]]
* [[Cuba 1995 50 pesos Fr-87|1995 50 pesos, Pirates of the Caribbean, Anne Bonny]]
* [[Cuba 1995 50 pesos Fr-89|1995 50 pesos, Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Kidd]]
* [[Cuba 1995 50 pesos Fr-90|1995 50 pesos, Pirates of the Caribbean, Piet Heyn]]
* [[Cuba 1995 100 pesos Fr-83|1995 100 pesos, Cuban independence and Jose Marti]]
* [[Cuba 1995 100 pesos Fr-84|1995 100 pesos, centennial of the Necessary War]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1995]]
* return to coins of [[Cuba]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3081]][[Category: Gold coins of South America]]