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[[Image:Korea H3064-33400o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3064, lot 33400]]
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This specimen was lot 33400 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "South Korea. Republic gold Proof "Queen Sunduk" 2500 Won 1970 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC, Valcambi mint. Flawless mirror-like fields captivate the observer of this stunning proof, with a small mintage of just 1,750 pieces." This commemorative was part of a set which included KM 7 (50 won), KM 8 (silver 100 won), KM 10 (silver 200 won), KM 11 ([[South Korea 1970 250 won|silver 250 won]]), KM 13 (silver 1000 won) and KM 14 (gold 1000 won).

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,750 proofs (KM 15.1) + 100 proofs (KM 15.2). 

''Specification:'' 8.68 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, AGW 0.2801 oz.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 15.1.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[South Korea 1970 10 won KM-6a|1970 brass 10 won]]
* [[South Korea 1970 50 won|1970 50 won, Kwan Sun Yu]]
* [[South Korea 1970 100 won KM-8|1970 100 won, Adm. Sun Sin Lee]]
* [[South Korea 1970 200 won|1970 200 won, Koryo celadon vase]]
* [[South Korea 1970 250 won|1970 250 won, Chung Hee Park]]
* [[South Korea 1970 500 won|1970 500 won, Sokkuram bodhisattva]]
* [[South Korea 1970 1000 won|1970 1000 won, U. N. forces]]
* [[South Korea 1970 1000 won Fr-5|1970 1000 won, Great South Gate]]
* [[South Korea 1972 50 won]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1970]]
* return to coins of [[South Korea]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3064]]